In message , Tim Mitchell writes
Or better, JB Weld, they make all sorts of claims concerning it's strength
I use it, but not for it's high strength properties
Of course, it goes without saying you should keep the mating surfaces as clean as possible until you try sticking it together. Also give some thought as to how you're going to hold the broken bit in position until it sets
I don't honestly know where the nearest one is anymore. All the local ones closed ages ago.
It's also rather too new to get bits easily.
Yes, using special jigs, special epoxy , special surface prep and special temperature ovens to do it...
I'd give JB Weld a try rather than Araldite. a smearing "on the joint faces" and a good ridge along the rear face. It will take up to 24 hours to cure - don't use forced heat to speed up the curing time or the joint will be severely weakened! Bloody good stuff! I repaired a cylinder head with it years ago and its still going strong!
How about getting one the right colour from a scrapyard?
aka 'monkey metal'
In article , sPoNiX writes
What exactly is that stuff made of?.....
What is the make / model? There are loads of scrap yards on-line nowadays.
Muckite? IIRC it's properly called zinc alloy.
FFS, he would still have to match the paint, that is the real problem here, not finding the handle (Dave has already said that), with colour variations and fading etc. even if he got the a S/H handle painted in the correct paint code there is little chance of it matching.
In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote
I had the same problem on a car that I owned around 20 years ago. I believe that you will have little success attempting to glue monkey metal back together. On something like a door handle that is subject to high forces you will find that the epoxy to monkey metal bond will _always_ fail in a short time. On examining the break you may find that the metal is still stuck to the epoxy and the break is the next layer of grains in the metal.
In article , Dave Plowman (News) writes
Yes..Hence the original question, what's in the alloy?.....
It's a BMW E39.
Thanks for this - I've given it a try.
Mezac?
Google it.
Brittle alloy for die casting.
Zinc mostly.
Its called 'pot metal' in the states
If the car is that new, get a replacement under warranty, if its that old, get one from a acrappie,
If its the wrong colour., get it painted you cheapskate. Or live with it. Or get a decent insurance policy.
Read the other posts on the subject.
All of which involve aggravation. I'd rather DIY - strange given the name of the group.
You got car insurance which covers things breaking? And you'd claim for around 100 pounds? Get real.
When Spouse was a metallurgist in the 60s and 70s it was called muck metal.
Largely zinc, alloyed with various other white metals. It has a low casting point and plates well but has little strength. It was very good for cast toys such as Dinky models.
We once locked ourselves out of a Transit and although he's not a big man (5' 5" x 9 stones) he simply exerted arm pressure on the back door handle and it broke. We were in.
Mary
I've used that service in the past too and have been very impressed. As I remeber you fill in a form and then over about 2-3 days various scrappies who have the part phone you up and give you a quote. Cheapest one wins.
My old cavalier was running on an engine acquired through them for a few years. As far as I know it's still going...
":::Jerry::::" wrote | FFS, he would still have to match the paint, that is the real | problem here, not finding the handle (Dave has already said | that), with colour variations and fading etc. even if he got | the a S/H handle painted in the correct paint | code there is little chance of it matching.
Why not get a set of replacement handles from the scrappie in a contrasting colour.
(A matching bonnet and boot and some burberry seat-covers would complete the urban ned look.)
Owain
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