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dragon queen

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  1. Have a look at there ebay page they seem to do quitea bit of stuff, we did enquire about a slower setting glue, they do have a 5 min seting one as well, wish we`d spotted that one first, but will stand by what hubby said. good stuff.

    I bet it could fix the bracket i would add a little bit of support to help brace it, send them a pm they`ll advise you whats best

  2. Hi not sure if this should be in this section, am sure one our fine upstanding moderators will tell me off again for posting in the wrong section :) ,

    My hubby asked me to mention this product he found on good old ebay, we are in no way conected with the firm or its products.

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220834372793?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

    Hubby used this to repair the fixing flanges where the bolt holes had been ripped open and split on a polpropylene skyline bumper for a friend, and was amazed at how easy and how strong the stuff was (forgot to take pics) and it can be used on a variety of plastics , not all though. The working time is very short, it sets (1 minute) and would advise mixing very small amounts just enough to cover the area being repaired at a time, to save wasting.

    It seems expensive for what you get, but it certainly does the job. If anyone has moved a big skyline bumper about youd realise just how flexible they are, The glue remains flexy as well,wouldnt hesitate to use it again.

    We learnt a little bit about plastics researching this and found most bumpers skirts etc are stamped with a code identifying what type of plastic its made from and whats best to repair it with.

    Just thought this may be of use to some of you out there. :)

  3. I have a suction spray gun which is fine for things like you need to do but gravity is better.

    You will also need an inline water trap to catch any condensation that will come through from the compressor.

    If you can wait till Thoresby i have a inline trap you can have for nowt :)
  4. It matters not how big the pads are as the same pressure is applied.

    However for a given pad size the further out for the centre the force us applied the quicker you brake.

    Try it. Get someone to spin a frizbee inbetween their fingers and then stop it with your finger tips near the edge and then near the middle. The latter requires much more effort :)

    Disc-brake-6.jpgSorry to hijack this thread, as per your quote, i understand the mechanics of this, yet what i am struggling with is why so much wasted unused surface area. The motorbike piccy above, to me, have it right, the vast array of styles whether functional or neccessary is left to the imagination. Whether this can be used in the car industry i havnt a clue, perhaps car weight and stress loading dictate it as a nono??? How many agree with me on this? Just think how much more paint or bling we could see behind the wheels instead of a solid lump of steel and a painted caliper.. ps I dont mean to belittle the origional post and piccy, they look very good, i just feel we or the industry could do better. :popcorn2: :popcorn2:
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