Handy Hints, Gadgets, Products & Gizmos
Another member suggested a new forum section with new products but it doesn't look like it will be feasible. So I thought I would post this here under General RVing Issues. If enough people post (even...
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A bump for this useful thread, an interesting product, and a maintenance tip....
The product... I was at HD buying Super Glue when I noticed a new (to me, anyway) Loctite product, "Plastics Bonding System". It's a two-part system, activator/primer and 'Super Glue 2' that claims to bond polyethylene and polypropylene! The glue is in a standard small super glue tube, the primer in a slightly bigger bottle. Other than being clean and dry, there are no special requirements for surface prep. For $3.77, what the heck... I'll keep it around. It's probably too small to fix something like a major tank leak, but maybe... Don't take this as a recommendation, since I haven't tried it yet.
The tip... I had a back-up light out on the Tiger. They use a standard Bargman tail light with two brake/turn & tail lights, and the backup in the center. I found an old pack of 1156 Bulbs in a drawer (tagged $1.39 for two ;)). When I was installing it, I noticed that the _inside_ of the lens was somewhat dirty. I pulled the two brake light lenses and they were even worse, and the bulbs were dusty. A few minutes work resulted in all six lenses making a trip to the sink and being scrubbed out. Much better and brighter! I'd already cleaned out the top clearance lights while waxing, but hadn't thought of the tail lights.
Jim, "Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither did I."
The product... I was at HD buying Super Glue when I noticed a new (to me, anyway) Loctite product, "Plastics Bonding System". It's a two-part system, activator/primer and 'Super Glue 2' that claims to bond polyethylene and polypropylene! The glue is in a standard small super glue tube, the primer in a slightly bigger bottle. Other than being clean and dry, there are no special requirements for surface prep. For $3.77, what the heck... I'll keep it around. It's probably too small to fix something like a major tank leak, but maybe... Don't take this as a recommendation, since I haven't tried it yet.
The tip... I had a back-up light out on the Tiger. They use a standard Bargman tail light with two brake/turn & tail lights, and the backup in the center. I found an old pack of 1156 Bulbs in a drawer (tagged $1.39 for two ;)). When I was installing it, I noticed that the _inside_ of the lens was somewhat dirty. I pulled the two brake light lenses and they were even worse, and the bulbs were dusty. A few minutes work resulted in all six lenses making a trip to the sink and being scrubbed out. Much better and brighter! I'd already cleaned out the top clearance lights while waxing, but hadn't thought of the tail lights.
Jim, "Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither did I."
