I know where your coming from Doc....I am not sure how many HOURS I have just into the headlight buckets that I have been doing all week. I made a mistake the other day that sent me back also. I tried to use a cheaper glue. Same brand, said that it had a 15 min. bond time, dried clear...stuff must of been old or somthing...took over a day for the crap to weld itself to the plexiglass.....Needless to say I dont use that glue anymore!! One little trick I tried and worked was to use a torch so that the plexiglass was pliable and could bend to the shape of the bucket. Not to the point of melting, but just enough so that it could bend with out breaking. What I plan on using for the inside of the bucket is a brand of paint called "plastic coat". Its an enamel paint and I have used it with good success with other projects. It
usually comes in a jar and has to be applied with a brush, but I did find some in a spray can at my local wallyworld. And the Dremel tool......LIFE SAVER!! I cut plexiglass with it, I have made new mounting points for the ones that have been busted off...if the plexiglass is sticking out to far, just whack it off with the Dremel tool. Works good for ruffing up the plastic so stuff will stick to it. I do have a few small cracks that I couldnt get back to their original position, so I am going to try to use a little spot putty and some sanding to take care of the cracks. I just hope that the spot putty will stick to plastic as well as it sticks to bondo. I am going to use an old grille first, kind of like a template, before I attempt to re-enforce the n.o.s. grille that I plan on using. There are alot of places that need to be
re-enforced....I to have noticed that why are these grilles...so cheap and flimsie?? Bill Id.
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Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Grills & Plexiglass
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:30:43 -0500
I am finally making some progress with the grill. It is amazing what a
few small pieces of plexiglass in the right place will do to stiffen up
a flimsy grill. The PIA part is the cutting and fitting of them but
thanks to a battery powered & 110 volt Dremil's it is coming along. I
should have all the pieces glued in by the end of the week or at the
latest sunday. Then comes the tedious part of sanding and painting the
whole thing. :-(
"Doc"
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