[Healeys] Re Trafficator Accident

[Bob Spidell]

pps.  Apparently, it's available in the Brazilian jungle (a little 
closer to home):

https://www.amazon.com/Araldite-ARA-400001-Standard-2-Tubes-Epoxy/dp/B00AU0MW1K

Kees, is this the formulation you recommend?

Bob

On 10/21/2019 7:27 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> I got curious and delved into--OK, I did a quick internet search--this 
> mysterious 'Araldite' stuff and found, among other interesting tidbits:
>
> /Araldite was used beginning in 1940 in the production of the De 
> Havilland Mosquito aircraft.
>
> /So, certainly it's suitable for our LBCs.  Unfortunately, however, 
> it's made in some place called the 'UK,' making it difficult if not 
> impossible to find on this side of The Pond (esp. without egregious 
> shipping fees).
>
> bs
>
> ps.  Also, of note:
>
> "In 1983, British advertising agency FCO Univas set up a visual stunt 
> presentation of the strength of Araldite adhesive by gluing a yellow 
> Ford Cortina <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Cortina> to a 
> billboard on Cromwell Road, London, with the tagline "It also sticks 
> handles to teapots".^[10] 
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araldite#cite_note-10> Later, to 
> demonstrate more of its strength, a red Cortina was placed on top of 
> the yellow Cortina, with the tagline "The tension mounts". Finally, 
> the car was removed from the billboard, leaving a hole on the 
> billboard and a tagline "How did we pull it off?". "
>
>
>
> On 10/21/2019 12:59 AM, Kees Oudesluijs wrote:
>>
>> Better to use Araldite or similar 2-pack epoxy glue instead of 
>> superglue. Using this on Bakelite gives an extremely strong bond and 
>> fills up cracks/missing bits and is easy to polish and paint.
>>
>> I use it a lot to repair/restore Bakelite items (caps and bridges on 
>> SU fuel pumps, car radio knobs and fronts, car switches etc.
>>
>> Kees Oudesluijs
>>
>>
>> Op 21-10-2019 om 01:29 schreef phillips:
>>>
>>> Michael,
>>>
>>> Just super glue the broken bakelite part back on and do a little 
>>> skim bodywork at the crack if needed ,prime and sand down with 400 
>>> and repaint it again. Sanding primer may fill in any defects from 
>>> the crack anyway.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
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