Quote: Originally posted by jonparker on 21/5/2015
Quote: Originally posted by zac45 on 16/5/2015For acetone you are better off buying a small bottle of pure acetone from boots its only about £1.50. I tried some of the wife's but some of it contains other ingredients & not as much acetone. I mixed the ABS paste in a glass jam jar just enough acetone to cover the bits of ABS put lid on & leave over night. If it's too thick just add a little more acetone & stir.
Kev
Kev.
What sort of consistnecy should it be before application to the cracked area? Like a paste I presume?
I further presume that out in the open air the acetone evaporates and thus the 'melted' plastic turns back into hard plastic?
Regards
Jon
If you can get it to look like treacle you can dribble it into the crack easier with a match or something. I put a bit of blue tack at the bottom to stop it running down the van, it does go off quick but takes a few hours or next day before you can sand it down.
Kev
Done the job today, my word it 'goes off' quickly once you take it out of the jar! Seems to have done the job though. I've not made a great job it but I will gently rub/abrade the excess away when I have time.
The crack appears to have come from the screw hole underneath the rail. Hopefully, job done.
Just a thought if after cleaning up it still looks a bit messy you could get a couple of red reflectors & stick one over it & same on opposite side to match it up , stick on with a polyurethane adhesive & it will make sure it's not going to leek.
Kev