After oldest boy snagged it on a tree backing out of the driveway, I repaired the badly cracked plastic housing of the door mirror on the Focus using epoxy and aluminum strips cut from a beer can. Holding so far. Easier when you don't care what it looks like.
Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > Good idea too. Being a belt and suspenders kind of guy I think the idea > of some fiberglass then a piece of aluminum over that, then maybe a > coupla little screws on either side once it cures. Thanks Curley and Max! > > --FT > > On 11/23/20 3:51 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >> I like the first idea. Maybe sand the white plastic to roughen it, then a >> few layers of fiberglass wrapping around the perimeter? After the >> fiberglass sets, put a couple screws through it into the plastic, one on >> each side of the crack. >> >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> >> >> Nov 23, 2020 3:23:55 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com>: >> >>> My weedwhacker housing cracked at this screw attaching point and caused all >>> kinds of mayhem necessitating replacement of two castings (bought used off >>> eBay). It stripped out the part of the housing in there that the screw >>> presses on. It’s a totally stupid design with that much pressure on these >>> little bits of plastic. >>> >>> I got it all back together but need to get this sorted before I use it. >>> I’m thinking some JBweld plastic epoxy with something shrouding the curved >>> plastic housing bit to hold it and make it stronger and somehow filling >>> inside where the screw goes, or just getting a longer screw and washer to >>> fit over the top to hold the strengthened bit of the plastic tight. >>> >>> Any thoughts? _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
