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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 08:03 PM
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Just wondering what works for repairing the plastic mounting brackets mine on my lower right panel are broken there are so may choises but what really works
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 08:05 PM
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J-B Weld
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 08:10 PM
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 08:16 PM
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Also fiber glass matting works great with J-B Weld for added strength.


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I've used JB Weld plus I've used this: http://www.plastex.net/Product_Info.php

Here's one where the tabs were broken off completely and gone so they were made from plastex material. I didn't flatten them to keep as much material as possible, plus they aren't seen
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Most of the time. I plastic weld back together. And build it up with more plastic. I do not like the wait time for traditional JB weld. Many repairs might be fixed in vertical /overhead positions. JB weld will run.
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