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Subject Topic: Crack in plastic outer skin
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27/5/2015 at 1:08am
 Location: south yorkshire
 Outfit: 1992 Elldis Whisp Conway Countryman.
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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.
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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?

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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


28/5/2015 at 6:16pm
 Location: Norfolk
 Outfit: Vectra 1.9CDTi + Bailey Ranger 460 4
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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.

Thanks for the advice!


28/5/2015 at 7:43pm
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It's real messy stuff & difficult to make a neat job of main thing is it joins crack together again. A bit of sanding will soon clean it up. 😀
Kev


29/5/2015 at 8:42am
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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.
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29/5/2015 at 9:35am
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Nice idea, I will look into that!



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