 Interior Plastics... PP? |
 Feb 19, 2016 - 11:10 AM
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Hey guys,
I just wanted to confirm, are a lot of the interior plastics actually polypropylene? I thought they were ABS and bought ABS epoxy (broke a tab off my tweeter cover) and that didn't bond whatsoever. Silly low surface energy plastics... I think JBWeld Plastic Weld works for PP - has anyone ever used an epoxy that worked? -------------------- taking too long to mod since '09
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Feb 21, 2016 - 4:21 PM
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Another thing that'll help is scuff the bonding edges with 200 grit sandpaper and then wipe the area with denatured alcohol before applying the epoxy. Which if you have the space to place and wrap it around the fractured joint you could use fiberglass mesh with a compatible epoxy, though not having had one with tweeters I imagine the tabs for the cover are fairly small.
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Feb 22, 2016 - 1:28 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
QUOTE (Box @ Feb 21, 2016 - 2:21 PM)  Another thing that'll help is scuff the bonding edges with 200 grit sandpaper and then wipe the area with denatured alcohol before applying the epoxy. Which if you have the space to place and wrap it around the fractured joint you could use fiberglass mesh with a compatible epoxy, though not having had one with tweeters I imagine the tabs for the cover are fairly small. Very, very small. The most I could do is scuff and and clean. There isn't even space for my thumb and forefinger between the tweeter walls and the tab itself. -------------------- taking too long to mod since '09
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HectortheRican Interior Plastics... PP? Feb 19, 2016 - 11:10 AM
Box I used Permatex Plastic Weld to fix the lower left... Feb 19, 2016 - 1:58 PM
HectortheRican QUOTE (Box @ Feb 19, 2016 - 11:58 AM... Feb 19, 2016 - 4:02 PM Box That's not Plastic Weld though, is it. Feb 19, 2016 - 4:12 PM Noahwhite2014 QUOTE (HectortheRican @ Feb 19, 2016 - 1... Feb 19, 2016 - 9:16 PM HectortheRican QUOTE (Box @ Feb 19, 2016 - 2:12 PM)... Feb 21, 2016 - 3:47 PM |
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