Residential refrigerator door shelf failures
We have a 3 year old Whirlpool 10 cu ft fridge that keeps having the tabs which are molded into the door to hold the door shelf fail as we drive down the road. The door is made with a SS outer metal ...
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That is the perfect application for a JB Quick repair. After practicing with a small amount first, you will need to mix at least 1/2 of each of the little tubes together.
Force as much as you can inside the hole (dig out some of the insulation foam) especially all around the edges. Then fill up the broken part that is in your fingers.
Mate all this big sticky mess together, glue should oooze out all around. Have a roll of paper towels and a bottle of rubbing alcohol or mineral spirits pre staged to clean up the mess.
Clean up fast as this stuff will get real thick in five minutes, the longer it sets up the more difficult it will be to clean up.
Practice first, good luck.
PS, That is a shame the door material is so thin. Mine was the same way and it was an RV fridge!
If the repair shows through the clear shelf, paint it with white fingernail polish.
Force as much as you can inside the hole (dig out some of the insulation foam) especially all around the edges. Then fill up the broken part that is in your fingers.
Mate all this big sticky mess together, glue should oooze out all around. Have a roll of paper towels and a bottle of rubbing alcohol or mineral spirits pre staged to clean up the mess.
Clean up fast as this stuff will get real thick in five minutes, the longer it sets up the more difficult it will be to clean up.
Practice first, good luck.
PS, That is a shame the door material is so thin. Mine was the same way and it was an RV fridge!
If the repair shows through the clear shelf, paint it with white fingernail polish.
