Date:         Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:48:14 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bad plastic(s)
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
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If you want a better colour match, you can get coloured epoxy resins from
System Three and mix as necessary.  Its a great product!

Jake

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

>  For a black plastic repair using epoxy (as outlined in another of my
> posts) you use the graphite additive in your epoxy mix...that makes a black
> blob to put the screw/bolt into...Graphite for black..Micro balloons for
> brown (it is a bit on the reddish shade, but close enough)  White would be
> Cabosil added...or you can buy pigments to match other colors.
>
> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Mark L. Hineline <
> hineline@ocotillofield.net
> > wrote:
>
> > Two more bad plastic parts:
> >
> > The washer fluid reservoir (one of the three attachment ears crumbled
> > as I was taking mine off to test the pump)
> > The curtain cover back from the sliding door
> >
> > I'm inclined to go with Karl's idea that the heat makes it worse. But
> > I like the idea that the black plastic is better plastic. That gives
> > me hope, and it's a lot easier to get things to match up.
> >
> > Mark
> >
>



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Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

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