Araldite

[John]

I need to repair a cracked drawer in my freezer. It is the handle hole that
is cracked and I was thinking about glueing a plate behind the crack before
it gets any worse. Would Araldite type adhesive be OK for this due to the
low temperature of the freezer. I cannot look on thre packet as that has
long gone and the tubes are a bit too squashed to read. Does anybody have a
packet that they could look at and let me know.

Cheers

John

[Rod]

Post by John
I need to repair a cracked drawer in my freezer. It is the handle hole that
is cracked and I was thinking about glueing a plate behind the crack before
it gets any worse. Would Araldite type adhesive be OK for this due to the
low temperature of the freezer. I cannot look on thre packet as that has
long gone and the tubes are a bit too squashed to read. Does anybody have a
packet that they could look at and let me know.
Cheers

When, many years ago, I tried Araldite for a fridge, it worked. But the
interior of the fridge smelled of Araldite for a *long* time afterwards.
Not my best idea.

You can get some Araldite information online. Maybe try the (new) owners
of the company that makes it?

<http://www.silmid.com/araldite/adhesives.htm>

But you might do better by searching for 'araldite instructions' -
plenty of versions around.

[Andrew Gabriel]

Post by Rod
When, many years ago, I tried Araldite for a fridge, it worked. But the
interior of the fridge smelled of Araldite for a *long* time afterwards.
Not my best idea.

I once decided to store some resin in the freezer, thinking it
would keep longer. It might have, but it wrecked everything else
in the freezer, in spite of being in an apprently sealed tin.
The resin tainted all the stored food, easily passing through
all the sealed plastic wrappings.

[Roger Cain]

Would Araldite type adhesive be OK for this due to the low temperature of
the freezer.

I have used Araldite successfully at liquid nitrogen temperatures - you'll
be OK.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Post by John
I need to repair a cracked drawer in my freezer. It is the handle hole that
is cracked and I was thinking about glueing a plate behind the crack before
it gets any worse. Would Araldite type adhesive be OK for this due to the
low temperature of the freezer. I cannot look on thre packet as that has
long gone and the tubes are a bit too squashed to read. Does anybody have a
packet that they could look at and let me know.

Probably OK, but most fridge plastics are olefins and don't adhere well
to anything much.

If its styrene, (brittle) you could use a straight solvent/styrene mix
(polystyrene cement as used for e.g. airfix) and clear styrene can be
pirated from scarp fridges etc to make up a plate to sit behind the crak.

Te first thing is to establish if its a soleuble plastic: take some
ellulose thinners or acetoe (nail varnish remmover) and test..if it goes
cludy, its suitable fr a solvernt cement.

I have repaired model aircraft colws of styreme with a mixture of
micropore tape and cyanoacrylate as well, and that's an option. Ugly,
but effective. I of coure used plastic model putty as filler and sprayed
the repair..

Post by John
Cheers
John

[Varroa]

Post by John
I need to repair a cracked drawer in my freezer. It is the handle
hole that is cracked and I was thinking about glueing a plate behind
the crack before it gets any worse. Would Araldite type adhesive be
OK for this due to the low temperature of the freezer. I cannot look
on thre packet as that has long gone and the tubes are a bit too
squashed to read. Does anybody have a packet that they could look at
and let me know.
Cheers
John

I've patched up ours with hot-melt glue. It's not too brittle at freezer
temperature and is completely odourless.

[Mike Barnes]

Post by John
I need to repair a cracked drawer in my freezer.

If nothing has broken off and you simply want to stop the crack
spreading, you might drill a small hole at the "inland" end of the
crack, and stick duct tape behind all of the crack. That worked for me,
until I could get round to doing the job properly, which I've never
needed to.

[Huge]

Post by Mike Barnes

Post by John
I need to repair a cracked drawer in my freezer.

If nothing has broken off and you simply want to stop the crack
spreading, you might drill a small hole at the "inland" end of the
crack, and stick duct tape behind all of the crack. That worked for me,
until I could get round to doing the job properly, which I've never
needed to.

Are you me?

:o)

["Nigel Heather" the-heathers.co.uk>]

I've successfully fixed broken handles on fridge shelves using clear
silicone sealent. It adheres to just about anything, is very strong, very
flexible and dooesn't go brittle in the cold.

Cheers,

Nigel

Post by John
I need to repair a cracked drawer in my freezer. It is the handle hole
that is cracked and I was thinking about glueing a plate behind the crack
before it gets any worse. Would Araldite type adhesive be OK for this due
to the low temperature of the freezer. I cannot look on thre packet as
that has long gone and the tubes are a bit too squashed to read. Does
anybody have a packet that they could look at and let me know.
Cheers
John

[Keith W]

Post by "Nigel Heather" the-heathers.co.uk>
I've successfully fixed broken handles on fridge shelves using clear
silicone sealent. It adheres to just about anything, is very strong, very
flexible and dooesn't go brittle in the cold.
Cheers,
Nigel

Silicone sealent works on hot things equally as well. I used it to fix the
mounting brackets back onto the inner glass of an oven door. Lasted for
the rest of the life of the cooker which was several years. It was
recommended to me by a nephew-in-law who has a degree in adhesives.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Post by John
I need to repair a cracked drawer in my freezer. It is the handle hole
that is cracked and I was thinking about glueing a plate behind the
crack before it gets any worse. Would Araldite type adhesive be OK for
this due to the low temperature of the freezer. I cannot look on thre
packet as that has long gone and the tubes are a bit too squashed to
read. Does anybody have a packet that they could look at and let me
know.

I don't think that sort of temperature will matter - but epoxy isn't that
good on the sort of plastics this is likely to be made of.

[DM]

Post by John
I need to repair a cracked drawer in my freezer. It is the handle hole that
is cracked and I was thinking about glueing a plate behind the crack before
it gets any worse. Would Araldite type adhesive be OK for this due to the
low temperature of the freezer. I cannot look on thre packet as that has
long gone and the tubes are a bit too squashed to read. Does anybody have a
packet that they could look at and let me know.
Cheers
John

As it happens I was just thumbing through one of the many pieces of junk
that gets sent to me and one had an advert for the new improved etc. etc.
"Evo Stick Serious Glue" claiming good performance down to -30 degree C

No affilitation or idea as to its real perfomance, but it claims super glue
adhesion, but stronger, more flexible temperature resistant bond, to quote
the blurb.

cheers
David

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Post by DM
As it happens I was just thumbing through one of the many pieces of junk
that gets sent to me and one had an advert for the new improved etc.
etc. "Evo Stick Serious Glue" claiming good performance down to -30
degree C
No affilitation or idea as to its real perfomance, but it claims super
glue adhesion, but stronger, more flexible temperature resistant bond,
to quote the blurb.

I've used it quite a bit on the sort of plastics nothing else seems to
work on and find it very good. Not sure about being as strong as
superglue, though, where that is suitable. One thing to note is it needs
clamping for 24 hours to reach full strength. A very worthwhile addition
to the toolbox.

[Mike.....]

Following up to Dave Plowman (News)

Post by DM
"Evo Stick Serious Glue" claiming good performance down to -30

Post by DM
degree C
No affilitation or idea as to its real perfomance, but it claims super
glue adhesion, but stronger, more flexible temperature resistant bond,
to quote the blurb.

I've used it quite a bit on the sort of plastics nothing else seems to
work on and find it very good.

ive just used it for the first time, nice double nozzle, nice sticky
quality without "stringing". Claims to be water tolerant and waterproof.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Post by Mike.....

Post by Dave Plowman (News)
I've used it quite a bit on the sort of plastics nothing else seems to
work on and find it very good.

ive just used it for the first time, nice double nozzle, nice sticky
quality without "stringing". Claims to be water tolerant and waterproof.

Yes. The door rubbing strips on my old car had chrome bits - chrome on
plastic - which had 'gone'. I obtained some chrome on plastic half round
strip and glued it on with Serious Glue. Still there some years later.

[Mike.....]

Following up to Dave Plowman (News)

Post by Dave Plowman (News)
Yes. The door rubbing strips on my old car had chrome bits - chrome on
plastic - which had 'gone'. I obtained some chrome on plastic half round
strip and glued it on with Serious Glue. Still there some years later.

not so different from my alloy strips along top edge of kitchen base unit
door to stop water seepage into door (hopefully) from sloppy washing up

[Barb]

Post by John
I need to repair a cracked drawer in my freezer. It is the handle hole
that is cracked and I was thinking about glueing a plate behind the crack
before it gets any worse. Would Araldite type adhesive be OK for this due
to the low temperature of the freezer. I cannot look on thre packet as
that has long gone and the tubes are a bit too squashed to read. Does
anybody have a packet that they could look at and let me know.
Cheers
John

I used Araldite to mend a broken drawer in my fridge and it works fine. I
think the repair is actually stronger than the plastic. Only trouble is,
it's not very "cosmetic" if that bothers you - sort of a grungy brown colour
...

Give it a try.

Barb

[Beemer]

Post by John
I need to repair a cracked drawer in my freezer. It is the handle hole
that is cracked and I was thinking about glueing a plate behind the crack
before it gets any worse. Would Araldite type adhesive be OK for this due
to the low temperature of the freezer. I cannot look on thre packet as
that has long gone and the tubes are a bit too squashed to read. Does
anybody have a packet that they could look at and let me know.
Cheers
John

Did not work for my drawer lid which is white plastic. Is your drawer clear
plastic?

Beemer