anyone found a glue that works on the front grill plastic?

[pappentl]

Looking to glue a broken grill back together, anyone have a recommendation on a type of glue that will work?

...tom

[T.Hanson]

In lieu of no replies, the grill isn't plastic plastic from my uneducated experience. Rather the same stuff as the glove box handle, which doesn't seem to like much of any glues to return to as new strength, once broken.

Either Google plastic glues, read the labels on the shelf, or bet a few bucks on two part epoxy. Maybe fiberglass resin ? Still a long shot it will bond good as new, strength-wise.

Or, keep snooping for a good used part.

[alotawatts]

SuperGlue won't usually hold up to heat.....hot sunlight included
I'd go with T.Hanson's epoxy idea

[Mike W.]

Assuming you are looking at glueing one of the ribs that are kind of U shaped, I'd use epoxy with a piece of welding rod or even coathanger in the hollow of the "U". Also put some masking tape on the front so none of it oozes out and you don't have to try and chip off hardened epoxy.

[John in Simi Valley]

I've found that JB Weld does pretty good, <i>but there is another option:</i>
<b>Just get another grill.</b>
What year is your car?
What are you located?

[pappentl]

I'm not repairing a grill, I'm trying to build a grill where the horizontal bars go all the way across and eliminate the kidney grill.

...tom

[Lenny D.]

Then I might suggest this - take some test (scrap) grill material and see if it will bond to itself using 'plastic cement' sold in reputable hobby stores. It acts by melting the mating surfaces together, you apply with a brush and let it wick onto the pieces to be bonded. Plenty of work time. Brands are Tenax, Testor's, and a few more I've forgotten, but a hobby store will direct you to the good stuff. If it will melt the plastic you can then fuse them together in whatever fashion you want, but the surfaces must 'mate' to each other so 'bodywork' is involved. Remember, it is not a glue, so it won't 'stick' things together, it melts the plastic surfaces. You can even build up the (unseen) bond with strip styrene (Plastruct, Evergreen - hobby store) for added strength. If it works you will then want to lightly sand the bond that is seen, and I would suggest painting the entire project with rattle can satin black.