glue for resin

[Broadback]

My daughter had a life size model of a sheep given her. sadly it got broken into several peices in transit. It apears to be made from a resin, as it will (if repaired) stand in the garden any ideas as to the best adhesive to repait it? As the breaks are extensive a tube would not go far.

[Ian Stirling]

A real sheep would probably be cheaper than the adhesive.

[Newshound]

One pack of araldite will cover a lot of area. Is it solid or hollow?

[Grunff]

Yes, but if the sheep is GRP, then it's almost certainly polyester resin and not epoxy. Epoxy should not be used to glue polyester because the bond formed is very weak.

[Owain]

I hope the sheep is in the back garden, or the OP's daughter is well away from a pub, otherwise late night revellers (piss artists) might decide to steal it, or try b*gg*ring it.

Owain

[Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics)]

I thought the problem was that it already had been? :-)

Polyester resin. Repair kit (nasty, goes off too quickly) from car shops like Halfords.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Sounds like it's b*gg*r*d already?

[Lobster]

Maybe try alt.base-jumping.sheep.bounce.bounce.bounce - I'm sure someone must have had the same problem there.

David

[Peter Parry]

Stick it together with adhesive tape (Duct tape) except for one hole. Fill with expanding polyurethane foam (read

first) . Ideally use the two part buy with care the tins you buy in the likes of B&Q will do. Don't rush the job though - give each application of foam a good long time to reach maximum expansion before topping up. Leave for a day or three and remove the sticky tape, redecorate where necessary.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Epoxy resin will fix it.

Milliput is such, with filler and can be used to make good any missing bits, but I'd use straight epoxy for the repair.