Cracking Solution Required

[addicted]

2 of the drawers in my upright freezer have cracked down the front and naturally the cracks worsen each time the drawers are used. Spares are no longer available well of course they aren't. Anyone know of an adhesive that will do the job?. I'd prefer that to using joiners of some sort.

 

 

Carole

[ranworthbreeze]

Hi Carol,

I have a similar problem, but the broken pieces are on runners in mine.

I would cut some plastic sheet and use Evo-stik contact adhesive to stick the plastic across the cracked sections.

Take out the draws and wash them and dry completely before trying to stick them. Be careful some plastics can can melt with contact adhesive. You may be better off with some of the foam adhesive.

Regards

Alan

[Vaughan]

This often happens on hire boats and I have had good results with a quick repair using Isopon P38, as also used for filling holes in hulls. It goes off quickly and is surprisingly strong. You can also sand it smooth afterwards.

[JennyMorgan]

Many model railway shops sell thin plastic sheet that can be invaluable for reinforcing broken whatevers and even covering the break.so that it looks nice. Some double glazing company trade counters have off-cuts of 3 mm  'cover-board' which is very easy to work with.

[Oddfellow]

Glue that will melt the plastics should never be able to melt through it. In fact, it must be quite useful to have a degree of melt as the plastic will be quite smooth and resistant to a good bond; a slightly melted surface should provide a decent base to adhere to.

Make sure that whatever glue you use will be effective for long periods of sub-zero temperatures. Brace the crack with something on both sides, ideally. 

Also, don't rule out a mechanical fixing of the brace. Some pop rivets will work well in addition to adhesive. 

We have a glue at the yard that has a filler element which can be built up on to provide a bracing effect. It is excellent and I see there are a number of hacks onlne. Just google "Super Glue filler powder."

 

[Wildfuzz]

I had similar issues on a motorbike that fell off its stand and cracked some of the plastics, I used a soldering iron to "weld" the plastic from behind and it made a permanent invisible repair. The area that is "welded" can look pretty rough if it is in view so would need filling and sanding to make good, worked very well though and was as strong as the original.

[addicted]

Thank you all so much , I told my husband that if a remedy existed, someone on here would be sure to know what it was. this forum is always my first point of reference. thanks again,

 

Carole

[Oddfellow]

Not all plastics can be welded well. Brittle ones seem to work worst. Flexible ones are easier and there are plastic welding tools available and plastic welding glue that can be supplied in the form of small balls and so on. Isn't hot glue a plastic? 

[grendel]

have you thought of trying the one the advertise that is cured with an uv light - lazerbond

[Regulo]

How about this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Polymorph-Plastic-Mouldable-Friendly-Thermoplastic-aka-Plastimake-Instamorph-/201560455707