Plastics Glue

[Madtrang]

Need to do a few repairs to my airbox,

I used areldite. but it just cant take the engine bay eat, goes all fragile.

Anyone have and idea what glues would suit this and were can i get it from?

[Simon-S14]

Proper epoxy glue would do the job i would think.

or Loctite 406 instant glue.. i sware by that shit

[Madtrang]

Where's the best place to by the old loctice 406?

[WazR32GTSt]

i think there is a glue called "plastic weld" specifically designed for high-temp plastics like radiators

i used it ony my girlfriend's radiator top tank once (old ford laser) where she had a hairline crack... and it held for about 3 weeks before she could get it to a workshop to get fixed. and even then it still looked like it wasn't going to leak for ages!

try supercheap, but expect to pay around $20 or so

[vidospace]

I believe plastic modelling glue works too as it actually melts the plastic slightly and as it drys it bonds the surfaces together (yes I used to make model tanks as a nerd... sorry child)

[Gazee]

i think there is a glue called "plastic weld" specifically designed for high-temp plastics like radiators

What about actual plastic welding? This works PERFECTLY if you do it properly...

Get yourself a soldering iron... and being the plastic welding process

[WazR32GTSt]

true, but you want to make sure you don't alter the structural integrity of the item

in the case of an airbox it probably doesn't matter, butif it were something more important, say a radiator, you don't want to make it thinner in one area because you melted it, even if it makes a nice tight seal.

of couse actually getting it properly done by a plastic welder is different, but DIY with a soldering iron doesn't sound like a sane idea from my end