Strongest adhesive to bond plastic?

[brainhulk]

Super glue?

 

[PottedMeat]

the kind that dissolves the surfaces and evaporates

what kind of plastic?

 

[vi edit]

2 part epoxy.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

An epoxy meant for plastics.

Also temporary bond or permanent melt together?

 

[Mayne]

try some pvc glue.

 

[brainhulk]

I broke the handle to my microwave because I'm also a hand grip hulk. So permanent

 

[highland145]

JB Weld.

 

[sdifox]

http://www.repairclinic.com/Shop-For-Parts/a6b3c70/GE-Microwave-Handle-Parts


look for your microwave obviously.

 

[PottedMeat]

http://www.repairclinic.com/Shop-For-Parts/a6b3c70/GE-Microwave-Handle-Parts


look for your microwave obviously.

yeah, i'd replace a handle. ...use repair clinic to find the part#, then use ebay to get more compatible part#s, search ebay for all those #s to get it cheap.

 

[brainhulk]

http://www.repairclinic.com/Shop-For-Parts/a6b3c70/GE-Microwave-Handle-Parts


look for your microwave obviously.

Sweet thx

 

[Markbnj]

http://www.jbweld.com/products/plasticweld-epoxy-putty

You have to prep the surfaces a bit but it will bond almost any plastic.

 

[edro]

Scuffing up the surface gives more surface area for the bond and removes any surface contaminants or oxidation.
It's important to get a good bond with most adhesives.

 

[Argo]

the kind that dissolves the surfaces and evaporates

what kind of plastic?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,1-Dichloroethane ?

 

[PottedMeat]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,1-Dichloroethane ?

never used dichloroethane before, have used dichloromethane though

 

[mcurphy]

I broke the handle to my microwave because I'm also a hand grip hulk. So permanent

JB Weld.

Yep I used JB Weld for this exact reason. Going on 3 years now and the handle is as solid as it was when brand new.

 

[BoomerD]

Well...duh...

http://www.amazon.com/Bondic-Anything-Waterproof-Resistant-Plastic/dp/B00QU5M4MG

The TV commercial says it works better than any kind of glue...so it MUST be true.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Strongest superglue I've come across.

 

[MongGrel]

Yeah, if your just looking to slap a microwave handle back together JB Weld would work.

It's a two part epoxy, of course, just for something commercial that works fast and dirty.

Not the thing I'd use a PVC type of solvent on.

"Super Glues" normally aren't going to last long.

That or just replace it, like has been mentioned of course, with the associated disassembly.

 

[Jeff7]

http://www.repairclinic.com/Shop-For-Parts/a6b3c70/GE-Microwave-Handle-Parts


look for your microwave obviously.

Seconded.

Depending on what type of plastic it is, and how much stress it's going to be under, an adhesive or epoxy could easily be a very temporary fix. Some plastics are damn near impossible to adhere to due to good chemical resistance and/or low surface energy.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

jb weld

i've used plastex to fix some motorcycle fairings before with good results also.
http://www.plastex.net/

Could also get a plastic welder or you can use a soldering iron plus melted legos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM4CkyhKyHo

 

[Rubycon]

Belzona 1211

 

[Markbnj]

Strongest superglue I've come across.

Cyanoacrelates work best on smooth surfaces without a lot of imperfections, imo. I've never had good luck using them to heal rough breaks. They don't have any gap filling ability, and so if two surfaces don't mate evenly you don't get a very good bond.

Edit: should also mention that one of the reasons I like JB Weld's Plasticweld is that it is a low-tack two-part epoxy putty in an extruded stick. You just chop off a small piece, knead the two colors together until you get a uniform gray, and then spread it evenly on one of the parts. It has great gap-filling properties, and can be sanded when cured.

 

[Howard]

General-purpose epoxy or JB Weld should strongly bond any plastic that isn't HDPE, PP, PTFE, FEP, PFA, etc. Unfortunately, HDPE and PP are extremely common in household and industrial settings.

 

[brainhulk]

I used JB weld plasticweld

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009EU5ZMK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00

It is solid!

 

[sdifox]

I used JB weld plasticweld

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009EU5ZMK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00

It is solid!

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