composition of plastics on a '68

["jsadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

Something that may work on the trunk piece is a piece of fiberglass mat embedded in resin on the back side might do the trick as long as your not real picky about what that side looks like.

John

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From: A. Foster

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Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 1:53 PM

Subject: Re: IML: composition of plastics on a '68

Mark;
 Probably what it means is that the plastic repair kit won't stick to either
one of those types of plastic. Can't speak for the moulding on your seat but
the plastic parts you describe in the trunk sound like polyethylene and
there aren't too many things that will fix that short of welding or
replacing it. The polyethylene is probably vacumn molded so it likely could
be reproduced if you went to the right plastics place.
 Many plastic interior mouldings from then, and even today, were actually
made from A.B.S plastic which can be glued with pipe cement. The only test
that I can think of is a solvent test on the back side, where it won't show
using the aforementioned glue.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim parts.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark McDonald" <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 12:42 PM
Subject: IML: composition of plastics on a '68


> Hey folks,
>
> It's time to play Stump the Panel.  I am thinking of ordering a
> Plastifix plastic repair kit from Eastwood Co., and it says in the write
> up that it is only good on certain plastics.  It will not work on
> polypropylene or polyethylene.
>
> I am going to use it on the following:
>
> 1.  Seat molding on my '68 (plastic part that wraps around side of
> bottom cushion is cracked at the front edge)
> 2.  taillight covering in trunk (a softer plastic-- covers the holes for
> the taillight bulbs in the the trunk-- it has cracks in it)
> 3.  hard plastic trim for A pillar in '70 NYer
>
> I don't think any of these parts are polypropylene or polyethylene, but
> how do I tell?
>
> Thanks, Mark
>
>
>
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