[GreenKeys] Model 33 Hood/Window Restoration Tips/Hints

[Chris Elmquist]

ah ha!  OK.  I must have been looking at the 1L "jugs" at the $400+ price.
I guess I don't have that many broken M33's to fix :-)

Chris

On Sunday (05/31/2015 at 04:32PM +0000), David Tumey wrote:
> $39.13 per tube here:  Loctite 3926 Acrylic Adhesive | 3926 | RS Hughes Industrial Supply
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> | Loctite 3926 Acrylic Adhesive | 3926 | RS Hughes Industr...Loctite 3926 fluorescent one-part acrylic adhesive is compatible with glass, metal, pvc and thermoplastic materials.  |
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>   These things also show up on the Bay from time-to-time probably ~$5 per tube.  We used to buy our glue on the Bay until the quantities got to the point that we need to buy those big $478 buckets.
> --dave
>       From: Chris Elmquist <chrise at pobox.com>
>  To: David Tumey <davetumey at yahoo.com> 
> Cc: Teletype Mailing List <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> 
>  Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 11:15 AM
>  Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Model 33 Hood/Window Restoration Tips/Hints
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> Hi Dave--
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> Sure does help.  Thank you very much.
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> I looked up the Loctite #3926 and for us mere mortals, it is roughly $478
> a tube :-)  So, I will become better friends with my dentist or someone
> else in the medical field to pull that one off.
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> Great stuff.  Thanks again,
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> Chris NØJCF
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> On Sunday (05/31/2015 at 03:03PM +0000), David Tumey wrote:
> > Thanks Chris,
> > The solvents I used in welding the ABS plastics can be purchased here:  Plastruct, Inc. - Home
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> > All of the abrasives/cleaners/polish (Meguiar's 105, wet/dry paper, bonnets, buffer, etc.) I got at my local Pep Boys.  I used Simple Green to pre-clean the plastics.
> > Information on the "RetrObright" process can be found here:  http://www.retr0bright.com/
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> > The Loctite #3926 I stole from my company not my dentist!  (well, I am a co-founder so its not "really" stealing).  Actually we use a number of Loctite light-cure adhesives in the assembly of our medical products, so I contacted our Loctite rep and asked him for a sample of their best product for bonding dissimilar plastics and he gave me a free tube.
> > I got the polycarbonate screws and nuts and nylon washers from Amazon.com.
> > Hope that helps.--daveW5DT 
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> Chris Elmquist
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Chris Elmquist