[Tigers] Non Tiger-Bakelite Repair

[A. C. Tynes]

Mark,

I have used two products to repair things that nothing else would adhere to.
Gorilla Snot (now called Gorilla Glue) and JB Weld. I found that when JBweld
would not stick well to something (which was rare), I could drill holes into
the edges of the object, force some JB into the holes and then apply some to
the edges and sides. The JB in the holes seems to act sort of like
reinforcing rods in concrete. No guarantees, but you might get lucky.

HTH,
A. C. Tynes
New Orleans

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> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 9:37 AM
> To: tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Non Tiger-Bakelite Repair
> 
> I have a piece of a door handle/release lever that is  a poor 
> design.  It breaks about every 6 months.  The GM dealer says  
> there is no improved part and they sell a ton of them:-)  It 
> is some kind  of hard plastic very similar in texture to the 
> old bakelite we are used  to.
>  
> I've tried epoxy, but it doesn't seem to grab on to  the 
> bakelite.  Is there any kind of a primer that might help or 
> is there  another repair substance that I might try?
> Thanks,
> Mark
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