Plastic Welding

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Has anyone try to do any plastic welding if so what advice / tips can you offer? I have been thinking about buying a plastic welding kit.
 
Have you seen this stuff yet? Dont know what youre tryin to do... but thought this stuff looks very cool- just ordered some:

http://www.plast-aid.com/

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I used to do it all the time with models.I would use the same kind of plastic and just melt it with a lighter.
 
i too was looking into this harbor freight has plastic welding kits with plastic rod and a torch looks cool id love to see what u do if u end up using one.
 
I re built my grille using plast aid, its better than the plastic welding kit from HF, I used that stuff on an ATV it didnt last 2 days...but plast aid is what you want for any type plastic molding, bonding or fabrication... look at the pics in my gallery and see what it can do..
 
I just ordered teh PLast- Aid, I will see how it works on my dash bezel.
Thanks
 
plastic welding is just appling eat to melt the two plastics together. did a few years ago makeing sheilds for electroplating place
 
I've had good results using "Plastic Weld", a two part epoxy made by Permatex. Also, I've used a soldering gun and pieces of scrap plastic of the same type. Unseen repairs are easy, but doing a repair on a visible area with a grain to it is almost impossible to patch without it being obvious. - Dale
 
that plast aid stuff is sandable, paintable, and solid as a rock when dry...
I am now a big fan of it, it can be applied as a wet glue, or let it sit a few minutes and it becomes totally maleable like silly putty.... use caution when applying this stuff, the fumes are harsh...
 
Step 1: What kind of plastic?

Step 2: See step 1, first.
 
I used the HF plastic welder several times,but even though it looked like it stuck the pieces together well, it really didn't. Some plastics can't be glued though, so you'll have to resort to welding. Polypropylene needs to be welded, ABS can be epoxied and PVC can be PVC glued.

Good luck!
 
I'm looking at fixing the end of my 67 barracuda Bezel it broke aat the end by the glove box. So anyone got any ideas? I ordered the plast Aid this morning but open to all ideas
 
No matter how you fix the cosmetic damage you'll also need to fix the cause or it will get broken again. There should be a part in the seats hinge that is made sort of like your motor supports. It restricts the seat back motion. Maybe just tighten the hinge bolts will correct it if all the parts are there.
 
I bought a good quality welding kit to repair the gas tank of my D100. It was a big waste of money, as the old polypropylene was too dried out to weld. I never tried it on any other types of plastic, so it sits gathering dust...along with a few other bright ideas.
 
I've had good luck with the Snap-on kit . Use it on fan shrouds , and dash parts mostly and it is phenominal . Highly recommended .
 
I thought Mopar plastic gas tanks were polyethylene, not polypropylene, but I could be wrong, so feel free to correct me.

I had the plastic gas tank in my Dodge van plastic welded by Plastic Welding Technologies, Inc. It has been a good repair so far, and I would recommend it. PWT has locations in most cities. It cost $100.
 
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