Hi,

Does anyone know of a decent strong adhesive that would be suitable for
repairing trim (specifically, the passenger side wing mirror on my '87 Polo,
which some little idiot snapped off the other night). It's an easy repair to
the stalk but Superglue doesn't work, predictably enough...

Thanks for any help,

L.

"L.Boardman" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Does anyone know of a decent strong adhesive that would be suitable for
repairing trim (specifically, the passenger side wing mirror on my '87
Polo,
which some little idiot snapped off the other night). It's an easy repair
to
the stalk but Superglue doesn't work, predictably enough...

Thanks for any help,

L.


try an epoxy resin - that should stick your house
to the side of your car - never mind a wing mirror.

you can get quick drying 10 min stuff.

mind it'll probably cost as much as a second hand mirror.

marc

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:53:24 +0100, "marc" wrote:

"L.Boardman" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Does anyone know of a decent strong adhesive that would be suitable for
repairing trim (specifically, the passenger side wing mirror on my '87
Polo,
which some little idiot snapped off the other night). It's an easy repair
to
the stalk but Superglue doesn't work, predictably enough...

Thanks for any help,

L.


try an epoxy resin - that should stick your house
to the side of your car - never mind a wing mirror.


AKA "Araldite".

you can get quick drying 10 min stuff.


Not as durable as the 24 hour stuff, IME

A good trick with Araldite is to make it warm (stick the tubes in hot
water for 5 minutes) first. Then thoroughly mix the resin & hardener
together & coat each clean & dry surface thinly & wait for it to go
slightly tacky - takes about 15 minutes if warm. Mate the two pieces
& clamp together for 24 hours & you should have a repair that will
outlast the car.