Hi,Our daughter has this little doll wheel chair that the leg broke offof. The leg has a wheel and it is a pretty big piece that broke offbut it fits very tightly when I put it together where it broke off andthere are actually 2 pieces that broke off and join together and Ithink it would glue together nicely because the pieces are at rightangles and I would be gluing two pieces together, not one.The pieces are round and about 1/4 inch in diameter. They justsnapped off but they fit together perfectly when I put it together.Just needs a good glue to hold it in place. I guess I would have tosit there and hold it in place for a while, or figure out a way to usea rubber band or something to hold it together while the glue dried.It's an expensive little accessory which is why I'm not just going outand buying a new one.I was reading on this page: it mentions 5 different types of glues for gluing plastictogether.Tensol Cement, Contact adhesive, Epoxy, Super Glue, or A glue gun.I've never had much luck using Super Glue so I would lean towards oneof the other glues. I think a glue gun might be the same as epoxy,but now really sure about that.Contact adhesive seems like a good choice based on what I read but Ihave no experience using it.I would appreciate any suggestions for the best glue for my job.Thanks in advance,Steve

I would try the superglue, maybe a gel type if you have trouble usingthe regular runny stuff. A glue gun might work, but the glue aroundthe joints would be very obviious, Contact adhesive is generally IMEgreat for paper and cloth, but not for plastics.

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Best glue for bonding plastic to plastic?

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Rod Speed 7 years ago

Pity about the last one in that list.

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invalid unparseable 7 years ago

I just took it from a quick google search so you must be correct. Both ABS and PVC are easy to bond and same cements would probably work for both as solvents are similar. We had this discussion on PVC and CPVC and it was agreed the best glue to use would be one designed for it whereas others could be adequate. The toughest polymers to bond listed here are PET the PE's and PP.

There are a hell of a lot more commercial polymers not listed above and bonding conditions are different.

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Clare Snyder 7 years ago

"fiberglass" as in "fiberglass re-enforced plastic" can be polyester, vinylester, or several; other plastics for the binder - or it can have epoxy

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