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Re: Repairing Platinum //e case...
- Subject: Re: Repairing Platinum //e case...
- From: email@DELETE_THIS.luddite.no-ip.com (Simon Williams)
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:08:19 GMT
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Bender MX <nitroacdNO@telusplanetMORE.netSPAM> wrote:
> > Does anyone know a good glue/cement to use to repair
> > a clean break in the case of a Platinum //e?
> > -michael
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> Aside from ebaying for a new case, you could try "5-minute" epoxy.
> It's sold at a lot of stores, and comes in a 'binary' injector type tube.
> You simple squeeze out the desired quantity or epoxy, mix it all up
> and apply it to the area you wish to repair.
>
> It might not hold forever, but it'll hold for a very long time. I've
> successfully used it to epoxy plastic to steel on my car, so I'm
> sure plastic to plastic will be a breeze.
I've used epoxy to repair plastic cases. It works well, but the
down-side is that it is rather messy to work with and hard to clean off
any excess. Best bet is to apply _very_ sparingly.
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