OldFartRides Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Having learned of this method just recently, I was dying to try it out. First op was on a plastic sleeve in a folding hand truck. Got it working again, so I’m chalking up a win on my first repair. I cautioned her to treat it gently, cause durability is unknown. Second repair was a minor repair on a pair of reading glasses. Fine work with big fumbly fingers, but satisfying and acceptable results. Feel free to share ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellkitten Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 You can also use graphite powder too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFartRides Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 I read that, haven’t tried it…yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniBlab Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I mix my graphite with baking soda 50/50; much stronger than plain baking soda. Also try using styrofoam or even cotton q tips. For a loose woodscrew, insert q tip into hole, add CA; screw's tight as new. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellkitten Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 You can start a fire with cotton and crazy glue too! 🔥🔥 I’ve closed many cuts with it as well. https://www.healthline.com/health/super-glue-on-cuts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h00ktern Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) Plasti-fix Polyvance specializes in plastic repair. It's more costly than baking soda & super glue, but I guess that's why cheap production produces cheap products. This stuff is probably no pixie dust, but it does work as advertised, and has its pros over hot nitrogen gas welding, which I also own. I have used Plasti-fix to recreate a missing chunk from the mirror stay area on a sportbike ABS upper fairing, as well as mending cracks. Edited March 11, 2023 by h00ktern ETA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanok Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Another perfect filler which works better than soda is cigarette ash, especially when bonding dark colored material. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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