Bonding polyethylene

Jan 13, 2007 3 Replies

Greetings,



My Thule (Atlantis 2100) car roof box is damaged. It's got some significant cracks & the construction appears to be polyethylene. The unit is quite new and the cracks are from a handling accident and not from UV damage.



I don't think JB weld or the usual epoxies will work with this stuff but before I try & leave a residue to have to deal with later, does anyone know what works effectively bonding polyethylene?



Fiberglass?



If worse comes to worse I can get some thin aluminum plate and rivet it back together & seal it with silicone rubber but if there's a bonding method that is as strong as the original, that would definitely be better.



Thank you for your considerations,



Gary


For accuracy, I was just notified it is specifically made of Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.

Thank you Rolf, I very much appreciate it.

Gary

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