plastic tray patch with epoxy putty

[mudfud]

I used some of the two part epoxy putty (plumber's putty, mighty putty) to mold corner pieces for this tray. it hardened to quite sturdy, and I can paint it orange to match (or not, since this machine has a large mixture of white and orange and faded orange parts already). should keep the tray from cracking any further.

[Microbus99]

Is that "Mighty Putty"? I have the same problem on a Maruhon tray. Was thinking of the fiberglass idea but if your idea works I'm game.

Thanks for the post.

[heavyguitarman]

That's funny, I did the same thing last year looks good but I painted it a totally different color.

[compirate]

you need to take those pictures with a grown up camera

Just messin with ya!

I'm happy to see people taking the time to fix these things like this. Good work people!

[heavyguitarman]

I don't know what happened, the pic on the original post looks better??

[compirate]

Might have accidentally posted the thumbnails.

If you right click on the thumbnails in a post and click on 'open in another tab' the image will open alone in - you guessed it - another tab.

[heavyguitarman]

ok let me try again

[Matt79]

Mud,

Don't forget that you can sand, drill, grind - whatever you want - to the putty once it dries!

Later,

Matt!

[Microbus99]

Hey Heavy, Do you have a close up shot of the repaired tray? How was the adhesion and did you grind/sand it down. What type of epoxy did you use?

Sorry about all the questions.

Love the beer bottle cap prop by the way!

[digital1]

I just used "Mighty Puty" today on the drawr for my Pachi cabnet. The only material I had laying around was sheets of clear plexi. so I used putty to join the pieces at the edges.
LOVE THE MIGHTY PUTTY!

[mudfud]

yep. it's great stuff. the plumbers have had it for years and I used to get it in that part of the hardware store, but now that it's called mighty putty, you can find it other places and for cheaper.

btw, I keep a roll in my car. never know when you might need to plug some hole... remember when guys were stealing gas by drilling a hole in your tank? mighty putty could get you patched and home, I bet...

I love adhesives. epoxy being one of my favorites. sticks to almost anything. i have a couple spots on the citicar that I held together with this stuff, too, and my bathroom remodel tile grout was an epoxy based material - won't need sealing and is hard as a rock. hasn't mildewed yet, either.

[digital1]

You used Mughty Putty as tile grout? I just removed the silicon culk and replaced it in my shower today because of mildew.

[mudfud]

no. not mighty putty for grout.

there's a special grout, spectralock or something like that, only sold at lowe's the last I tried to buy it. you mix a 2 part resin with the sand of appropriate color. it goes on like grout, but more sticky AND you have to clean it off the face of the tiles right away, or it gets stuck. costs 5 times more than regular grout, but it's worth it to me if it doesn't leak, doesn't need to be sealed and is more mildew resistant.

I used a bunch of new materials on the bathroom b/c I really wanted it to be water proof (second floor bathroom in old house with expensive lathe and plaster work).

[heavyguitarman]

I used a 2 part expoxy that comes in a tube, simular to mighty putty, you just squeeze the 2 clay like materials together. I don't have a closer pic, but it adheres great, and drys like steel. When I went to shape it , I had to use a dremmel.

[Sid]

yep. it's great stuff. the plumbers have had it for years and I used to get it in that part of the hardware store, but now that it's called mighty putty, you can find it other places and for cheaper.

btw, I keep a roll in my car. never know when you might need to plug some hole... remember when guys were stealing gas by drilling a hole in your tank? mighty putty could get you patched and home, I bet...

I love adhesives. epoxy being one of my favorites. sticks to almost anything. i have a couple spots on the citicar that I held together with this stuff, too, and my bathroom remodel tile grout was an epoxy based material - won't need sealing and is hard as a rock. hasn't mildewed yet, either.

works like a charm i have some in the car on a recent trip the cooling systems overflow tank cracked. molded the putty and was back on the road in about 30 minutes after it had hardened.. fortunately i have a few gallons of water in the trunk as well.. held for a few days until i could get a replacement tank..