I'd consider going to a local plastic shop and ask them for
recommendations and/or to do it (bring donuts and/or a five dollar bill
in case they offer this....). Locally we have a Tap Plastics and they
have always been super friendly and helpful.
Their solvent info:
https://www.tapplastics.com/repair_products/plastic_adhesives?srsltid=ARcRdnozESFT-zR_f00FYSgu7nDSGwQygKkungKzHnqwhdifNt0M0X-c
Regards,
Mark Miller 707-490-5834
markmiller@threeboysfarm.com
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> My granddaughter asked me to fix her favorite hair clip and I?d like to keep
> my reputation as Grandpa Fixit intact. The part that came off will be under
> stress when the clip is used. The plastic didn?t break; the larger,
> decorative part of the clip came loose from the spring clip. It looks to me
> like it was originally solvent welded, not glued.
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> I have never had tremendous luck gluing plastic but never tried solvent
> welding. Does anyone here have a recommendations for either a strong enough
> plastic glue or a readily available solvent that I could use to bond the two
> pieces and keep my reputation intact?
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> PaG, aka Jim
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