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    Hey all I just got a set of plastic window visors and I need to repair a small crack in one. I am curious as to what glue would work the best to repair the crack so I can sand them down and paint them and not have the crack be noticeable or reappear. Thanks in advance.


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    Epoxy, perhaps?
    Irridium spark plugs last 100k mi and work just as well as copper. Copper is a waste on N/A and only lasts 15k mi. Don't use Platinum.
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    I've used epoxy on cracked plastic, and for some reason the epoxy just dried around it, and with a little bit of force it slid off leaving a smooth layer of epoxy. I ended up taking the 2 halves of plastic edges to the wire wheel to scuff it up just a little, which ended up making the epoxy stick just fine. I guess my lesson learned was to have a non-glazed clean surface.
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    Alright. I was leaning towards epoxy but my past experiences with using it on plastic have been hit and miss. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt.


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    Same here, it was always due to a dirty or glazed surface. Epoxy just wont stick when its like that.
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    JB Weld is a brand.

    How about a specific product? J-B PlasticWeld | Plastic Repair Epoxy Putty
    Irridium spark plugs last 100k mi and work just as well as copper. Copper is a waste on N/A and only lasts 15k mi. Don't use Platinum.
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    u could probly get that trim piece from a junk yard for the same price as buying epoxy
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    THese are the ventvisors i am talking about. I don't think that I would be able to find them at a jy.


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    why not.......
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    Well its possible but the junkyard by me has one GP thats a coupe and the other one a couple towns over wont let you go out in their yard to look for stuff so theres notelling what they even have and they probably dont even know.


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    Car-part.com and ebay may be a couple of good options.

    You could always try finding someone with a "plastic welder". Google it for more info on that process.
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