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Whats the best type of glue to repair interior plastics?

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Gday 

Just looking for some advice.  Ive got an xd ute with a pretty tidy interior but i want to repair a crack in the centre console and the mounting points that are snapped off.  I also want to repair the usual breaks in the side speaker grilles in the dash. So im looking for what glue will best fix this type of plastic? I will also do a bit of plastic  welding to strengthen it 

Any advice is appreciated.   Phil

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thanks to both of you for your advice .. they both look like good options .. ive bought the JB Weld 2 part urethane adhesive...see if that works... ive got a spare glovebox that im going to take cuts out of to make up reinforcing for the broken areas 

 

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Sorry its taken a while to respond, work etc gto in the way of things .. I bought the JB Weld.  See the pics of the fix the JB weld smells same as Aryldite .. but im guessing its just a very good quality version of it .. if you are patient and leave the item alone for a few days after clamping its stuck like it was never broken here are some pics  .. 

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Excellent.!  That has come up MINT.!   JB weld and Araldite are similar products, both use a 2 part epoxy. Should be stronger than the original plastic. You could even epoxy a small piece of metal/alloy on the back of the plastic for added strength. 

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yeah i'd have considered reinforcing if the dash part was solid but it might break next. i'd probably support it to the floor better. 

 

does look good though. 

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4 hours ago, bear351c said:

Excellent.!  That has come up MINT.!   JB weld and Araldite are similar products, both use a 2 part epoxy. Should be stronger than the original plastic. You could even epoxy a small piece of metal/alloy on the back of the plastic for added strength. 

theres actually 2 thicknesses of plastic because I wanted it to mount at the same 'level' so i made bits to fill the broken off areas then put now pieces shaped like original in front ... 

 

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3 hours ago, deankdx said:

yeah i'd have considered reinforcing if the dash part was solid but it might break next. i'd probably support it to the floor better. 

 

does look good though. 

thanks .. there is a floor bracket and it mounts behind the ashtray .. ive also put a reinforcement on that because the whole thing was broken through the centre.  It feels very strong now .. ive tested installing it and its fine ... Im just in the process of reinstalling the dash, after completely refirbing the heater and vacuum controls .. will post a pic(s) when im done

 

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i'll link you do the DASH REMOVAL thread in a minute, if you can put your 2 bobs in and fill in any blanks with photos (some got lost over time) that may be helpful in future

 

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