I got this for free. It has small leak. Should I drop liner in or try and repair with some sort of plastic weld or epoxy?
Leaking Plastic Bin..Liner or Epoxy?
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Depends which route you want, I’ll recommend siliconing it but a liner will work
We get masses of these tubs at work, we call them DOLAVS. They use them in the food industry a lot. They're made of heavy duty HDPE plastic.
One of the quickest ways of mending a small hole or split is to heat seal it with a red hot knife. It's like a crude method of welding, but it can be quite effective. This is good if the hole or split is only small though. However, a gaping hole is going to be tough to treat using this method.
Silicon IS NOT a good idea, it doesn't adhere to plastics that good.
One of the quickest ways of mending a small hole or split is to heat seal it with a red hot knife. It's like a crude method of welding, but it can be quite effective. This is good if the hole or split is only small though. However, a gaping hole is going to be tough to treat using this method.
Silicon IS NOT a good idea, it doesn't adhere to plastics that good.
I do have hot knife. Would you suggest putting any plastic weld in there? It’s a crack. Small
Silicon and glass, yes yes yes, you'll struggle to find a stronger bond anywhere!
Silicon with anything else, not so much. It would only serve as a short term fix, not to be trusted long term.
If it's only small I'd get the knife really hot and sort of use it like spreading butter for want of a better description. Melt the plastic around the area and homogenise it together. When it cools you should have a good repair. It does take a bit of skill though.