Came across a plastic repair product that looks promising.

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cbsnyder87 said:
Hey just thought I'd pass this along. Came across this stuff called "Bondic" which is a liquid plastic that only hardens at UV light (kind of like the stuff a dentist uses). I have seen guys use JB Weld to fix broken plastics on laptops or pieces they break off during disassembly/assembly as well as glue, etc.

This stuff looks like it would work much better...

https://www.touchofmodern.com/sales/bondic-6d378346-198d-4326-880b-45ebe26c3242/bondic-super-bundle
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Looks cool, I may buy one of these just to have. I don't have a need for this very often. Maybe once or twice a year, but looks like a cool tool to have on hand. Now buy one and give us a review.
 
Its just a UV curing resin. Its not very strong and we don't know its bonding capability, sheer strength, etc..

Looks like the kind of glue you would find in the "Sharper Image" catalog. I think I'll pass..... :p

ps - that link forces you to login for some reason, you can just google "bondic" and find it elsewhere.
 
NYJimbo said:
Its just a UV curing resin. Its not very strong and we don't know its bonding capability, sheer strength, etc..

Looks like the kind of glue you would find in the "Sharper Image" catalog. I think I'll pass..... :p

ps - that link forces you to login for some reason, you can just google "bondic" and find it elsewhere.
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I saw a video a little bit ago of a guy sitting in a hanging chair that was holding him. Not sure if it was real, but looked cool. Here it is:
 
I think I like the ability to leave it liquid until you are good and ready to harden it the most. How strong does it need to be to hold a laptop together? :p
 
So it doesn't cure unless hit with the uv light. It seems to me that creates a problem. Just like in the video Slater embedded, you have to build up on the exterior to join to things together. That's OK in situations that have room for build up, but what if you want to neatly fit a cracked plastic piece back together? You couldn't/wouldn't swab a big old layer of that stuff across the joint.

I'd be more impressed if the guy in the video just butt the two bolts together with a little bondic squeezed between them and have it cure that strong. But if bondic is compressed between two parts, how would you get uv light throughout the entire joint and not just the edges where light could reach? Or would even light on just the edges trigger curing throughout the joint?

The liquidity is nice, but may not beat the "cure anywhere" usefulness of JB Weld or similar.

EDIT: On Amazon prime. Someone that isn't me snag one and report back :p: http://www.amazon.com/Bondic®-Starter-Plastic-Anything-Situations/dp/B00QU5M4MG
 
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