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In The Ten Ring · 10-11-2015, 04:24 PM

I was getting ready to paint my 1972 egg crate inner grill (argent silver, thanks again guys) when I noticed a crack.

Would cyano-acrylic glue (super glue) be the fix for that?

In The Ten Ring · 10-11-2015, 07:16 PM

ttt

slikside · 10-11-2015, 08:18 PM

How about a sand-able, paint-able epoxy?

**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 10-11-2015, 08:26 PM

I used super glue on a Chevelle I once had. Looked fine. If you want it to look perfect, what slikside said.

**70shortfleet** · 10-11-2015, 08:29 PM

Yes, super glue it!

In The Ten Ring · 10-11-2015, 10:20 PM

I will look into an epoxy as suggested and use super glue as a back up. After the crack is repaired, it will be primed and painted over. Thanks.

**71blksuper4x4** · 10-11-2015, 10:29 PM

MEK with a scrap piece of the plastic your are working on. Put the scrap in a little bit of the MEK in a jar and close up. Wait a day and your have a liquid weld of plastic that you can now apply to the joint like super glue. The best part is it is plastic and fuses a lot of plastics back together. Trevor

In The Ten Ring · 10-11-2015, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 71blksuper4x4

MEK with a scrap piece of the plastic your are working on. Put the scrap in a little bit of the MEK in a jar and close up. Wait a day and your have a liquid weld of plastic that you can now apply to the joint like super glue. The best part is it is plastic and fuses a lot of plastics back together. Trevor

Well, I don't have any scrap pieces of inner grill. I do have a piece of grill from a 1979 Chevy Malibu plastic grill if it's the same material.

I assume I'd have to open up the crack a bit (like grinding open a steel crack to make room for a penetrating weld)?

**71blksuper4x4** · 10-12-2015, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring

Well, I don't have any scrap pieces of inner grill. I do have a piece of grill from a 1979 Chevy Malibu plastic grill if it's the same material.

I assume I'd have to open up the crack a bit (like grinding open a steel crack to make room for a penetrating weld)?

If its just cracked, you can apply the MEK in the crack with a small paint brush and it will start welding itself together. I have used this method many times. The paste that I suggested by mixing plastic scraps and MEK is for chips or anywhere a void needs filled. If applying by a paintbrush, make sure its a natural bristle brush as any plastic brush will melt. Trevor

**special-K** · 10-12-2015, 07:38 AM

Super glue will do it and be done without any further work. I have this stuff I haven't used yet that claims to molecularly bond materials. The demo was very convincing. I asked if it would bond anything other than molecules, he thought about it a second, and answered NO"

One of his first lines is Super Glue is old technology. I say it demonstrated at two different shows this year and it's good stuff. Claims it will bond a broken fan belt together. He cut a rubber cord, used this, and had you pull one end and it will not let go, just stretch and stretch. He cut through the bond lengthwise and you couldn't tell where it looked like one piece never cut

www.tech-bond.net

motorcritter · 10-12-2015, 12:58 PM

I've used ABS plastic cement to repair automotive plastic trim pieces. It works great, and you can use some scrap ABS to make a slurry of glue and 'molten' plastic to fill in gaps. I've used a heat gun (carefully) to speed up the hardening process.

**71blksuper4x4** · 10-12-2015, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by motorcritter

I've used ABS plastic cement to repair automotive plastic trim pieces. It works great, and you can use some scrap ABS to make a slurry of glue and 'molten' plastic to fill in gaps. I've used a heat gun (carefully) to speed up the hardening process.

Most abs cements are based with MEK.

In The Ten Ring · 10-25-2015, 12:34 PM

Well I just Crazy Glued it. If that doesn't work, I'll try the ABS or MEK mentioned above.

10-11-2015, 04:24 PM	#1
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,427	1972 cracked inner grill: super glue? I was getting ready to paint my 1972 egg crate inner grill (argent silver, thanks again guys) when I noticed a crack. Would cyano-acrylic glue (super glue) be the fix for that?

10-11-2015, 07:16 PM	#2
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,427	Re: 1972 cracked inner grill: super glue? ttt

10-11-2015, 08:18 PM	#3
slikside Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Diego Co. Posts: 1,179	Re: 1972 cracked inner grill: super glue? How about a sand-able, paint-able epoxy? __________________ 1972 Chevy C-10, SWB, Fleet, 350/350, PS, PB, HEI, mostly stock, Survivor.

10-11-2015, 08:26 PM	#4
71CHEVYSHORTBED402 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Nevada Posts: 7,322	Re: 1972 cracked inner grill: super glue? I used super glue on a Chevelle I once had. Looked fine. If you want it to look perfect, what slikside said. __________________ Tony 71 Custom Deluxe, SWB, 2WD, 402, A/C. I developed an assembly kit for restoring the (a) truck from the ground up. My build thread, and more on the assembly kit https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=730025

10-11-2015, 08:29 PM	#5
70shortfleet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: St.Peters, MO Posts: 2,239	Re: 1972 cracked inner grill: super glue? Yes, super glue it!

10-11-2015, 10:20 PM	#6
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,427	Re: 1972 cracked inner grill: super glue? I will look into an epoxy as suggested and use super glue as a back up. After the crack is repaired, it will be primed and painted over. Thanks.

10-11-2015, 10:29 PM	#7
71blksuper4x4 SWB 4x4 Collector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Osage City, KS Posts: 5,156	Re: 1972 cracked inner grill: super glue? MEK with a scrap piece of the plastic your are working on. Put the scrap in a little bit of the MEK in a jar and close up. Wait a day and your have a liquid weld of plastic that you can now apply to the joint like super glue. The best part is it is plastic and fuses a lot of plastics back together. Trevor __________________ TREVOR 1970 CST swb 4x4 (speedwarning,cruise,tilt,tach,8track, original red shoulder belts,tow hooks) 1972 Jimmy (soon to be Hickey cloned) 1971 Cheyenne Super 4x4 swb (tilt,tach,buckets, original blue shoulder belts,am/fm,cruise,tow hooks, dealer 8 track) 1972 Cheyenne Super K20 4x4 Custom Camper (tilt, tach, am/fm, tow hooks, bed toolbox, aux gas tank 1972 Cheyenne Super Crew Cab K30 4x4 Duramax, Allison, np205, buckets, tow hooks (CURRENT PROJECT) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=624819 1989 V3500 Crew Cab (454tbi, NV4500, np205) 1970 Chevelle SS (LS5 454,th400,8track,buckets,tach) :2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (daily driver) WTB: 1968-70 Cruise Control Lever

10-12-2015, 07:38 AM	#10
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: 1972 cracked inner grill: super glue? Super glue will do it and be done without any further work. I have this stuff I haven't used yet that claims to molecularly bond materials. The demo was very convincing. I asked if it would bond anything other than molecules, he thought about it a second, and answered NO" One of his first lines is Super Glue is old technology. I say it demonstrated at two different shows this year and it's good stuff. Claims it will bond a broken fan belt together. He cut a rubber cord, used this, and had you pull one end and it will not let go, just stretch and stretch. He cut through the bond lengthwise and you couldn't tell where it looked like one piece never cut www.tech-bond.net __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 10-12-2015 at 08:13 PM.

10-12-2015, 12:58 PM	#11
motorcritter Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 350	Re: 1972 cracked inner grill: super glue? I've used ABS plastic cement to repair automotive plastic trim pieces. It works great, and you can use some scrap ABS to make a slurry of glue and 'molten' plastic to fill in gaps. I've used a heat gun (carefully) to speed up the hardening process. __________________ If 'that which does not kill me, makes me stronger', then I should be Superman by now!

10-25-2015, 12:34 PM	#13
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,427	Re: 1972 cracked inner grill: super glue? Well I just Crazy Glued it. If that doesn't work, I'll try the ABS or MEK mentioned above.



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