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Topic: Welding Plastic

http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_articles … astic.aspx

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Re: Welding Plastic

Zip ties for welding rod!

JB Weld also works great for plastic radiator patches. If the radiator is still hot it will harden very quickly.

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  • From: Houston (Spring) Texas
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Re: Welding Plastic

MurileeMartin wrote:

JB Weld also works great for plastic radiator patches.

JB is a great fix, but because my car is a 96 Integra, I don't need to be taking the easy route. I need my "frowned upon" car to be either spectacularly rigged, or spectacular when the rigging fails.

Yee-Haw 2010 "Most Heroic Fix" & "I Got Screwed" -2 trophies for 1 lap, but I took checkered on my lap.
Gator-O-Rama 2012 "Organizers Choice" -2 laps 1 trophy, but i still finished ahead of an E30
Yee-Haw 2013 No trophy -26 laps, I think I see a pattern here
Gator-O-Rama 2014 "Waiting for the Last Minute Call from the Governor Award" -who's counting? John

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Re: Welding Plastic

http://www.tinmantech.com/assets/images/braze/aero_braze_lg.jpg

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Re: Welding Plastic

You can also use a soldering iron, or just go out and buy one of those high-falutin' "plastic welding" kits for $60. I used the one at work to repair a pair of factory Grand Am mirrors that broke on a co-workers car just out of warranty.