Repairing Plastics with PlastiFix
Rigid Plastic Repair Kit

[PlastiFix] The PlastiFix Rigid Plastic Repair Kit is a revolutionary plastic repair system that allows you to repair cracks, fill gaps, rebuild tabs, and fix stripped threads. The most unique feature of the PlastiFix Rigid Plastic Repair Kit is the FlexMold flexible molding bar. The FlexMold bar allows you to replace a broken tab by forming a mold from an undamaged piece, then casting your new part using the PlastiFix acrylic adhesive system. This system does not work on olefinic plastics like PE, PP, TEO, or TPO.

Getting Ready

Dispense powder into cup	Use pipete to dispense liquid into the dropper bottle.
Insert dropper tip into bottle and place applicator needle onto dropper tip.

Application

Squeeze one drop of liquid into powder.	Pick up liquid/powder mix with tip of needle.
Squeeze bottle to apply liquid/powder mix to repair area.

FlexMold Molding Bar Use

Place FlexMold bar in very hot water until softens.	Shape FlexMold bar over pattern. Caution! Very Hot!
When FlexMold bar cools position in repair area	Fill mold with PlastiFix powder/liquid mix, allow to cure, remove mold

Reinforcing

Cut fiberglass cloth to cover damage on backside.	Cover fiberglass cloth with thin layer to PlastiFix powder.
Saturate powder with PlastFix liquid.	Cover with plastic sheet, press to shape, allow to cure.

Repairing a crack with PlastiFix

Sand away the paint surrounding the crack	V-groove along the crack line using a Dremel tools
Smooth out sharp angles with sandpaper	Apply aluminum tape to the backside to prevent PlastiFix from flowing out.

Repairing Stripped Threads

Drill or file threads from hole.	Apply lubricant to screw threads
Apply PlastFix powder/liquid mixture to screw threads. While adhesive is wet, insert into hole.