General Automotive Discussion General automotive discussion and chat. Honda, Toyota, Chevrolet, Ford. It doesn't matter, just talk about it here.

best appoxy / glue

Old May 22, 2005
  #1  
Silver_Si's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered!!
 
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 27
Likes: 0
Rep Power: 0
Silver_Si is an unknown quantity at this point
best appoxy / glue

hey guys, i'm still in school so moneys kinda hard to come by, especially like 800 bucks for a new front bumper. I ended up putting a medium crack on the front bumper but just on the black lower grille part. It's somehting you'd only notice if your looking right at that part but it annoys me as hell.

what would be the best glue/appoxy for fixing a crack like this?
Reply
Old May 24, 2005
  #2  
slicksivik's Avatar
Registered!!
iTrader: (9)
 
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 3,035
Likes: 0
From: PA
Rep Power: 313
slicksivik will become famous soon enoughslicksivik will become famous soon enough
not sure what kinda "epoxy" you want but i went to home depot, and got this epoxy that comes in a light blue tube, kinda small, its in the glue isle. it works good cuz i use it to hold on my urethane side skirts and they haven't fallen off in like a yr or two now. there stuck on real good. and its water proof so not problems at all. i think its called seal-all or something like that. just read the back of the tubes and find something for urethane or i guess fiberglass if u have that and make sure its waterproof.
Reply
Old May 24, 2005
  #3  
Boilermaker1's Avatar
Jap-Euro Fusion
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!!
iTrader: (16)
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 13,151
Likes: 3
From: Washington DC
Rep Power: 423
Boilermaker1 is a splendid one to beholdBoilermaker1 is a splendid one to beholdBoilermaker1 is a splendid one to beholdBoilermaker1 is a splendid one to beholdBoilermaker1 is a splendid one to beholdBoilermaker1 is a splendid one to beholdBoilermaker1 is a splendid one to beholdBoilermaker1 is a splendid one to beholdBoilermaker1 is a splendid one to beholdBoilermaker1 is a splendid one to beholdBoilermaker1 is a splendid one to behold
You don't want "Seal-All" (thats an actual product and brand of the same name) to glue plastic back together.
You can use any plastic-safe epoxy, some of them actually will dry black, which is to your advantage because you don't have to paint it. if its just like 1 spoke of the grill and its cracked you can probably just do it with Duco cement or model glue, or if its just a simple crack you can use plastic weld like Tentax 7R or some other product like that. There's 100 ways to fix plastic, all of which work well.

If the bumper itself is cracked (like the painted part), fix it from the INSIDE, its a lot easier to hide excess glue if you can't see it. Then just either touch up the paint on the outside or leave it alone if it dries well.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Honda Civic Forum
Replies
Last Post
Wankenstein
General DIY
8
Sep 25, 2015 08:02 PM
redcloud
I.C.E. (Audio) & Electrical Upgrades
9
Sep 7, 2015 01:45 PM
ZSKCivic01
Detailing
6
Mar 7, 2003 09:20 AM
slammed2k2
General Automotive Discussion
7
Dec 11, 2002 11:29 AM
BlueFlame
General Honda Civic Forum Archive.
6
May 20, 2002 07:51 PM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:46 PM.