Richard J Kinch

nrs writes:

> On the back of the package it says it may not bond to this plastic but
> it seems that in practice it works well; I tried to scrape it off and
> could not and it has stopped the leak (put it on the inside last
> night).

"May not bond"? Puh-leeze. What crooks. Like that aisle of junk they
sell you to pour into your radiator/crankcase/transmission/fuel/etc to fix
whatever serious problem is wrong. For a few bucks there are enough
suckers who just wanna believe.

You might have a mechanical lock with the epoxy that might hold up for a
while instead of a glued bond. Kind of like locking in a dental filling,
even though amalgam doesn't stick to tooth. Or maybe you don't have
polyethylene after all.

philthy

a new one???

nrs wrote:

> Just an update. I finally found the Permatex epoxy and it does stick
> the the HDPE, thanks to merril for the tip. The problem is that the
> leak is from a seam in a spot that is very hard to get to (bottom of
> the molded mounting rail). It looks like it will have to be sealed
> from the inside. Since the leaking spot is invisible to the eye, I am
> considering sealing with roofing tar, silicone or maybe radiator stop
> leak. Any preferences?
>
> Thanks

philthy

a new one???

nrs wrote:

> Just an update. I finally found the Permatex epoxy and it does stick
> the the HDPE, thanks to merril for the tip. The problem is that the
> leak is from a seam in a spot that is very hard to get to (bottom of
> the molded mounting rail). It looks like it will have to be sealed
> from the inside. Since the leaking spot is invisible to the eye, I am
> considering sealing with roofing tar, silicone or maybe radiator stop
> leak. Any preferences?
>
> Thanks

philthy

a new one???

nrs wrote:

> Just an update. I finally found the Permatex epoxy and it does stick
> the the HDPE, thanks to merril for the tip. The problem is that the
> leak is from a seam in a spot that is very hard to get to (bottom of
> the molded mounting rail). It looks like it will have to be sealed
> from the inside. Since the leaking spot is invisible to the eye, I am
> considering sealing with roofing tar, silicone or maybe radiator stop
> leak. Any preferences?
>
> Thanks

philthy

a new one???

nrs wrote:

> Just an update. I finally found the Permatex epoxy and it does stick
> the the HDPE, thanks to merril for the tip. The problem is that the
> leak is from a seam in a spot that is very hard to get to (bottom of
> the molded mounting rail). It looks like it will have to be sealed
> from the inside. Since the leaking spot is invisible to the eye, I am
> considering sealing with roofing tar, silicone or maybe radiator stop
> leak. Any preferences?
>
> Thanks