Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 12:41:22 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Strengthening Mounts Instrument Cluster
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Diddo on that West epoxy ..
what I use specifically is West System Marine epoxy ( you can get it via
West Marine boat stuff stores )
and ...
the 'the trick' ...the coupe de gras if I spelled that right, is mix
Teak Sawdust into the epoxy.
You can vary the thicnkness and consistence of course.
this material when cured is so knarly I call it 'thermonuclear concrete' ..
and it patches divots in concerte perfectly even.
and any material you put togetther with it ....as long as it can bond
well, it will never come undone or fail in any way.
when the corners of the instrument cluster or just slightly broken ..
I use large washers, like fender washers under the screw head- works
just fine.
for metal-to-metal ..
I love two part epoxy from a professional body shop supply place. It
comes in a twintube that fits in a special gun ...
with disposable mixing tubes that go on the front of the gun-like thing.
When you put two pieces of clean dry metal ( like a patch over a rusted
floor hole say ) together with that stuff ..
I call this stuff 'space ship glue' ...the tensle strength must be about
10,000 lbs per square inch ..
I like to use galvanized metal sheet, , aluminum, and stainless steel
for such patches ...this can make a repair so solid you can restore a
rusted out jacking point in a mercedes benz car floor. Very easy to
perpamently repair rusted out areas this way.
Scott
On 12/5/2012 5:35 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
> One thing I've learned is to tighten up those screws slowly and
> carefully, alternating screws as you get close to fully tight. Like in a
> cross pattern...Don't just put your battery screw driver on one and run it
> in till the torque clutch lets it rattle......
> I use epoxy to repair stuff like those tabs, but it is beyond a vanagon
> list post to pass on exactly how to best do that properly in every
> case....I prefer WEST epoxy for almost every task....with various additives
> and the correct hardner you can do about anything with it, and it's the
> best epoxy I have found for consistent dependability. Expensive compared
> to some other stuff...but mine lasts forever, it seems.
> Don Hanson
>
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Jon Durham <jon_durham@knology.net> wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to strengthening the instrument mounts to prevent breaking?
>> --
>> “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is
>> everything. What we think, we become.” Buddha
>>
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