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Hi, looking for some plastic pieces, maybe 2"x2". I need it to aid in re-attaching my dash lenses in my 69 cuda bezel. If im correct, you just can "shave" thin strips and mix it with a small amt of acetone correct??

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Hi, looking for some plastic pieces, maybe 2"x2". I need it to aid in re-attaching my dash lenses in my 69 cuda bezel. If im correct, you just can "shave" thin strips and mix it with a small amt of acetone correct??

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4spdragtop
Steve, I have rebuilt a couple and just used some good clear silicone.Works great! I see trouble when melting plastic!
 
Steve, I have rebuilt a couple and just used some good clear silicone.Works great! I see trouble when melting plastic!

When you say silicone you talking like in the caulking gun?? 3 outta the 4 pegs I re-soldered down with the plastic. I would prefer to use plastic if someone has some spare junk pieces. Thanks bud, I hit yer spanks button!
 
Hi, looking for some plastic pieces, maybe 2"x2". I need it to aid in re-attaching my dash lenses in my 69 cuda bezel. If im correct, you just can "shave" thin strips and mix it with a small amt of acetone correct??

Thanks
4spdragtop

A member on here used cassette cases for the plastic. I remember some pictures and it looked great but I don't recall which thread.
 
Steve, you can also use the leftover plastic from any car,plane, or ship model. The leftover trees you remove the parts from if you have any of those laying around.
 
Steve
I repair grilles and plastic parts all the time and tried the shaved plastic/acetone and it works but is also very brittle after the stuff fully dries.
Go to the hardware store and buy a product made by Devcon called plasti welder,its a small two part syringe that you mix up the two parts and apply.
Best stuff I have found so far and its about $6

Just to give you an idea of how well it works
in the first pic all those 72-74 cuda grilles were broken in half and missing pieces including the blue one which is the grille hanging on my wall at the bottom in primer in the 2nd pic
Doug
 

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acetone works best on abs plastic.
go to your local body shop and grab some busted grill pieces
just test until you get the correct abs
 
You can probably find some peices at any buzy intersection. I know here in houston I observe signals fog lights and grill peices everyday.
 
I use Plast-Aid a lot. Mix the plastic powder with the solvent, wait a few minutes until it is a putty, and shape it how you want.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NySFkteZ8M0"]Plastic Repair Kit - Plast Aid - YouTube[/ame]
 
use a small piece of the current dash above the noise suppressor, there is a no/low stress ledge, just shave some small pieces. I use a soldering iron with a needle point and a few shavings and melt them back in then flatten against the holes it's worked for me.
 
Thanks all, I forgot about Devcon Doug, I think someone else mentioned that in another thread I was checking.
Im going to chk out for the Plast-Aid as well..interesting stuff.

thanks again!!
 
Unless you like milky white plastic you wont use acetone on clear plastic.
A run or drip can ruin your lens.
 
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