SOME TIPS I LEARNED, I wanted to share

[fantomfan57]

I wanted to take the time to mention a couple of things I learned while collecting.

First,
I know folks mentioned magic eracers for cleaning and being extra careful. I I found that a double sided sponge/synthetic scrubber, saturated with 91% alcohol makes quick easy work of baseboard/furniture marks on both painted, plastic and vinyl vacuum surfaces. The later takes a bit more time, but not much.

Second,
you can make a solid repair to plastic parts by using "crazy glue (liquid not gel) and baking soda. Fill the crack(s) with the glue, then quickly sprinkle the soda. Let dry to a super hard fix. Sand if necessary. You can also use this method to "sure up" a plastic part that comes under torquing or general stress. Yes, it can look imperfect, but it works. Don't know the reasons, but it works.

I pieced back together a PN elbow till I found a replacment.

I am about to experiment re-chroming my Vibra-beat plastic logos using silver leaf from Hobby Lobby. I will let you all know how that goes.

 

[blknblu]

The original JB-Weld is what I used to repair some broken pieces that were missing some bits of plastic. Just use some tape to hold things together until it sets.

 

[kirbylux77]

Garry

What an awesome idea to use baking soda & crazy glue to make repairs to plastic. I will have to try that the next time I have a broken piece of plastic. I would bet the reason it works is that the super glue causes a chemical reaction with the baking soda & causes it to harden. If you ever watch "Forensic Files" on HLN, they have shown a few times how crazy glue, in a process called "Super Glue Fuming" can be used to show fingerprints on crime scene objects. So who knows how many different purposes crazy glue has if it can react that way.

Here's a little tip of my own - When cleaning up paint marks on a vacuum, DO NOT use Magic Erasers. Go to the dollar store & pick up some aerosol hairspray. Spray the hairspray on a clean cloth & then rub the vacuum with it. It will remove the paint scrapes & some scratches, but unlike Magic Erasers or nail polish remover, it won't cause scuffs to the plastic or paint.

Rob

 

[miskini]

Good tip rob

 

[luxlife]

very interesting...............

I just might try Krazy Glue again. I shyed away from it after I notice that it doesn't work on all types of plastic. Gorilla brand instant glue seems to work pretty well for me sometimes. There's one that has never failed me by Loctite and it's called Go2. It's not instant, but it's a pre-catalyzed 1 part epoxy and it's extremely strong.