Re: Plastic Tender Shell Repair

[don448@aol.com]

Thanks for the info Scott.  I tried Gorilla Glue, but it is spongy and foamy.  There was a dark brown glue years ago I thought it was also called Gorilla Glue.  I'm doing some web searching to try and find it.  It would be perfect for building up a corner on a car.     Don 

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From: scott smiley <sc.smiley@juno.com>
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Sent: Wed, Nov 30, 2011 8:29 pm
Subject: Re: Plastic Tender Shell Repair

My dad found something he was making build ups with but I do not know what it was so I am not much help.  It was dark brown and I thought it might be gorilla glue?  Sorry.

 

Scott

 

 

On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:13:07 -0500 (EST) don448@aol.com writes:

Here's hoping that someone out there is doing plastic repairs as I am trying to do.  I am refurbishing an old Lionel Tender shell and have to build up one corner that was broken off.  In the past I have tried Epoxy, J-Weld epoxy, built up Gorilla Glue, Testors Model cement, crazy glue, and others I can't remember.  Either the material will not stick to the plastic shell, or it remains too soft/pliable to be any good.  The piece I am working on was repaired previously with a dark blue material that is fantastic.  It dried to a crystalline finish and can be drilled and sanded.  Too bad I have no idea what it is.  Any help from out there appreciated. 

 

There was a guy at the HO Guage show in Round Rock that was doing some model repairs that looked really great.  I did not get his name.  Anyone know who that was?

 

Ed:  He had a table about 30 feet down from you along the wall.  Any idea who it is?