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"Plast Aid"?
Message #1 Posted by Paul Brogger on 4 June 2013, 1:45 p.m.

Anyone else heard of "Plast Aid" (http://www.plast-aid.com/)?

(And, do you happen to know what it actually *is*?)

The demo at the local Spa Outlet counter (a quarter stuck to a piece of PVC pipe) is pretty dramatic. Might be helpful for calculator case repairs.

Edited: 4 June 2013, 1:47 p.m.

      
Re: "Plast Aid"?
Message #2 Posted by Katie Wasserman on 4 June 2013, 3:59 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Paul Brogger

It looks to the same stuff as Rawn Plas-T-Pair. That's been around for many years and yes it is great for fixing broken calculator cases -- including broken screw posts.

The labels on the bottles say:

powder: CAS#'s: 26572-20-3; 140-88-5; 94-36-0

liquid: CAS#'s: 80-62-6; 121-69-7

I know that these are chemical codes, but don't know the translation to more common names. However, I'm sure that it's all nasty stuff that will cause cancer in California.

            
Re: "Plast Aid"?
Message #3 Posted by Paul Brogger on 4 June 2013, 4:55 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Katie Wasserman

The description on the back of my package says, in part:

"It chemically fuses to many plastics such as ABS, acrylic, and PVC, and those which becomes [sic] sticky after testing with a drop of Plast-aid liquid."

and also:

"Contains Methyl Methacrylate . . . "

The liquid is in a glass bottle with a hard plastic cap, but I still get a whiff of something awful each time I open the package.

Edited: 4 June 2013, 4:55 p.m.

                  
Re: "Plast Aid"?
Message #4 Posted by Katie Wasserman on 4 June 2013, 5:25 p.m.,
in response to message #3 by Paul Brogger

Yep. Sure seems like the same stuff.

I've used it for some repairs that I thought would never hold up, but they usually do!

                        
Re: "Plast Aid"?
Message #5 Posted by Paul Brogger on 5 June 2013, 1:07 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by Katie Wasserman

My first application: a custom-made headsail luff foil feeder for my sailboat. (The stainless fitting never quite lines up correctly with the vinyl foil. The jib's luff tape comes out the groove and chews up the vinyl.) But with this stuff ... I'll give a full report.

            
Re: "Plast Aid"?
Message #6 Posted by Denis CAMUS on 4 June 2013, 4:58 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Katie Wasserman

Quote:
The labels on the bottles say:

powder: CAS#'s: 26572-20-3; 140-88-5; 94-36-0

liquid: CAS#'s: 80-62-6; 121-69-7

I know that these are chemical codes, but don't know the translation to more common names.

Hello, Go to http://www.cas-no.org/ an paste every 3 number group. ex : 26572-20-3 is POLY(ETHYL METHACRYLATE-CO-METHYL 80-62-6 is Methyl methacrylate and so on.

            
Re: "Plast Aid"?
Message #7 Posted by Thomas Radtke on 5 June 2013, 2:25 a.m.,
in response to message #2 by Katie Wasserman

Have you, or anyone else, tried this on the hinge of the grey classic boxes?

                  
Re: "Plast Aid"?
Message #8 Posted by Katie Wasserman on 5 June 2013, 7:52 a.m.,
in response to message #7 by Thomas Radtke

This stuff doens't flex at all, it cures to a very hard plastic.

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