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[imfallenangel]

For any stress parts, Super glue isn't going to work much, at least not on it's own.

There's different ways to do a fix, but the more you try and doesn't work, the less your odds are going to be that the next fix will work if you degrade the parts.

1) use a good plastic cement, which actually melts a bit of the surface and re-bonds it.
2) acetone can be used at your own risk but does similar with most plastic as it will melt it, but again... it's risky.
3) adding a metal pin to reinforce the connection, either drill or melt a small pin/wire then add the glue that you decided to go with.
4) a good epoxy, ensuring that you manage to get the parts covered properly with extra to reinforce the stressed parts, using a pin does increase your chances to success.
5) if you go with a metal pin, and still want to go with super glue, mix it with corn starch or talcum powder to make it a paste, but you have to work very fast as it will set very fast.


Both the epoxy or the super glue "paste" can be great to fix broken parts with missing chips, basically as fillers that are going to be quite solid, as long as the bond with the plastic happens.

Note that you might want to "rough" the parts to help get the glue to bond better.

I've also had good success with a mix of super glue (Gorilla) that was quite thick, and mixed in some acetone, which I believe would be a two-tier reaction where the acetone would melt the plastic a bit and the super glue would then re-bond the parts.

These are my usual approaches and my rate of success has been fairly high, but success is usually due to the type of part, it's location and the size, and also the type of plastic.

Note: do not consider that all super glues are equal, there's a fairly huge difference from brand to brand. So get some quality stuff. I go with Gorilla now and been quite satisfied with the results.