[Shop-talk] Plastic epoxy/solvent weld

[Jim Stone]

I’ve got E6000 in my arsenal, too, but I don’t think it would hold up to the spring pressure of the clip.  But, it might be worth trying if the solvent doesn’t hold.  I will report back shortly.


> On Oct 6, 2025, at 8:54 PM, Brian Kemp <bk13 at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> I've had my fix-it reputation saved many times with E6000 adhesive.
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> Sample: https://www.homedepot.com/p/E6000-2-oz-Clear-Adhesive-800432/333376257
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> Fixed multiple special kid things.  Even reattached the bumper cover on my wife's car after she hit a pipe and tour the mounting tabs.
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> Brian
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> On 10/5/2025 7:52 AM, Jim Stone wrote:
>> 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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>> Thanks,
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>> PaG, aka Jim
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