[Healeys] Re Trafficator Accident

[Kees Oudesluijs]

That is the one, however I am sure there are equivalent brands of epoxy 
glues available in the US.

I have used Araldite all my tinkering life and found it very good.

Kees Oudesluijs



Op 21-10-2019 om 16:31 schreef 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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