What do i use to bond PP plastic and Xenarc case?

**Will Albers** · 07-11-2005, 10:32 AM

I have tried bumper repair and epoxy. I have tried fiberglass. None of it will stick to the plastic of my Honda Element.

So i sand down the shine of the plastic surfaces. Then what do i use to mount them together? What can i use as a filler?

I get the idea of how this is done, just need to find stuff that is workable and will bind with Poly propelene plastic

**fantomas** · 07-11-2005, 10:51 AM

"ABS sludge"?

**Will Albers** · 07-11-2005, 11:26 AM

Read up on that. Will it work? I'd hate to mess up the surface trying.

**Vee24** · 07-11-2005, 11:34 AM

This post says acetone will melt both PP and ABS. Check out post #100. Then someone suggests using PP and ABS chips together to bind it to ABS.

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...ene#post420525

**Will Albers** · 07-11-2005, 02:23 PM

Yeah, that wont work...

Any other suggestions?

**Altimat** · 07-11-2005, 09:22 PM

Prepare the surface of the PP with 3M 5907 adhesion promoter per the instructions and then use 3M Automix Plastic Adhesive/Filler.

**Will Albers** · 07-12-2005, 08:44 AM

Thanks much!

**yonu** · 07-12-2005, 09:14 AM

instead of acetone and ABS try useing Metholethlye Keytone(MEK) and ABS mix it into a paste and try that i use it on all plastics i havn't found one it won't adhear ot melt together yeat and it is workable just like bondo once it hardenes

**aaydemi** · 07-14-2005, 01:56 AM

Another Element owner! I'm in the process of putting together a carputer for my Element also.

I just recently fabricated a Xenarc case into an Element bezel, using Oatey's ABS Cement. I chose the ABS Cement because it was already pre-mixed and came ready to use. Cut the bezel to fit, sanded everything down, then applied the cement to glue it together and let it dry. I had to do several coats because I kept getting little valleys where the cement was. Applied probably 5 coats of plastic primer, sanding in between each to smooth out the bumps, and now I'm about ready to paint. I've given the new bezel a little bit of a twist, and it seems quite solid.

Any tips on the painting process? Where can I find the SEM paint that everyone's talking about?

**oekundar** · 07-14-2005, 08:50 AM

HEre's what I used...at Home Depot, they have this Expoxy that hardens into a plastic . It is workable up to 60 minutes so you can take your time and fully cures in 12 hrs or so...and it was on ly like $3 or so...