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Old 1st Apr 2011, 10:28 am   #1
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Default Bakelite repair - some lateral thinking

One is always on the lookout for tips and hints related to the thorny subject of bakelite cabinet repair. Having many times been annoyed with my offspring for leaving bowls of breakfast cereal in their room for several days, only to find that the remnants are stuck like glue to the bowl, I set about trying to use this particular property for useful purposes, namely the patching up of Bakelite cabinets.
Yes, it sounds preposterous, but let me share with you the results of my trials

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1. Take some Weetabix and break into a small container, such as an aerosol lid
2. Mix with a sparing quantity of Araldite into a slighty lumpy paste
( If required, the mixture can be darkened, I have stirred in some gravy powder)
Yes, it looks rather horrid !
3. Apply to cabinet taking care to push well into broken or damaged area
4. When dry ( about 6 hours or so ) Sand flat, taking care not to damage adjacent areas of the cabinet.
5. To achieve a reasonable result, the bakelite effect can imitated with a mixture of black and brown Humbrol paints #s 9 & 10 are suitable

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Default Re: Bakelite repair - some lateral thinking

And, Voila !
With a little finishing off , not undetectable, but a passable effort until, perhaps a replacement cabinet can be found - and quite cheap !!

Andy
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Good one in view of todays date!

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Default Re: Bakelite repair - some lateral thinking

No wonder why that repaired corner of my 371A tasted so good
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 6:13 pm   #5
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Default Re: Bakelite repair - some lateral thinking

Em. Sounds like Andy has been on the sauce or had tips from Ken Bruce!

If it is not an April fool joke I must say this is quite novel!
I have two long cracks on my TV22 at the top where the two mouldings for the back screws are. I did consider grinding down a bakelite knob down and mixing it with slow setting araldite and using the resultant paste as a filler.
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Old 1st Apr 2011, 6:56 pm   #6
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April fool or not - why not?
Bakelite is only resin with a filler, so not very different from epoxy and Weetabix mixture!
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Given that Bakelite consists of a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin - usually with a wood flour filler - I think the nearest that we can get to a similar composition - namely, something consisting of resin and wood flour is perhaps the best option. (I assume that these ingrediants are absent from the Weetabx recipe!). There are such products available quite cheaply - not thermosetting, but two-part catalytic resin compounds. One such product is Liberon two-part wood filler, which is made from a mix of wood flour and polyester resin to produce a hardwearing wood substitute. It’s intended for use reconstituting missing sections of wood in floors, tables, window frames etc. The makers claim that it is fast curing and shrink resistant, and can be sanded, nailed and dyed once hardened.

I’ve no experience of having used it, but on the face of things, it does seem a closer match to the original Bakelite in its make up than do most other substances often used for repairing Bakelite, such as Milliput, though I know that people have achieved good results with that.

Here’s a link to the product:

http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/s...tural-200g.asp

I’ve no connection with that or any other commercial outfit.

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With this solution, this time next year (April 1st!) I predict the evolution of the "BakeliteWorm"

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As stated earlier,view the date!

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