On Thu, 6 Apr 1995, Alistair Bell wrote: > > > On Mon, 3 Apr 1995, Martha Rubin wrote: > > > of the vanagons? I have a hole I'd like to cover up, and this would > > be about the right size; am trying to avoid replacing the whole > > front grill. > > > > those front grills are brittle, eh? I've broken off a bit of mine while > trying to pusht the van out of a muddy spot. I managed to glue it back on > with polystyrene cement (what memories that stuff recalls!) which worked > for about 8 months. I don't think toluene is the best solvent for whatever > plastic the grill is made of. Ive just re-glued it with fly tying head > cement (Loon brand). At the wreckers, you never seem to find a complete > grill, but I am toying with the idea of cutting up a broken grill for > replacement bits for my grill, which if left unhelped, will probably end > up looking like a photo from the Big Book of British smiles. > > Alistair > I was following some Pickup truck down the highway with those extra wide flared fibreglass fenders over the double rear wheels. He swerved to avoid a plastic bag on the road and hit the cement median. The fender flew off and cracked my grille but it held together so I left it. It all got replaced after my accident last fall anyway. :)
Cheers <sstones@io.org> SStones Toronto, Ontario.
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