Fixing cracks on old Stardusts

[Briar]

Yeah, I can see how that could cause paranoia...

I guess back to square one, huh? Silicone tape, maybe? We use silicone plugs after all... Though there is the matter of the adhesive...

I really hate to give up on this altogether. I just can't afford to replace this many of them, and I use them, I love having lots and lots of juices loaded and ready to go, I'm fickle with my juices...

I'm running into kind of a weird thing.....I've tried 2 of the Stardusts that I "welded" with the Ambroid. Neither of them leaks....but all I'm getting is nasty burnt taste from them. Given that I'm a bit paranoid.....I'm kind of leaning toward giving up on this project and just replacing them. I got 6-8 weeks out of them....so really can't complain.

 

[Briar]

Check this out - it has no adhesive!

P.S. I'm a ....-head. Forgot the link:
http://www.uline.com/BL_6422/Silico...ricode=WK713&gclid=CPrRx-zU2bACFUZN4AodDDvq2g

 

[awf40]

I ordered that ambroid from ebay as well.. I have 2 stardusts that I am using right now.. Had small cracks with each 1. They were not leaking yet.. So I put this stuff on waited for 24 hrs to dry & been vaping them.. Going to see if this stops the cracking.

 

[gerdalti]

Would Acetone work? From another thread I heard that the plastic is most likely Polypropylene or Polyethylene. Doing a little googling, I found this which seems to indicate that Acetone (easily found damned near anywhere) will work as a solvent for both of those types of plastic.

Thoughts?

 

[harleydiva]

The ambroid worked on a couple of mine. Another two were probably fixed in terms of cracks, but I tossed them because of performance (they were both over 3 months old with a lot of use, so I didn't feel bad about it).

 

[yiddleboge6]

Would Acetone work? From another thread I heard that the plastic is most likely Polypropylene or Polyethylene. Doing a little googling, I found this which seems to indicate that Acetone (easily found damned near anywhere) will work as a solvent for both of those types of plastic.

Thoughts?

I used to sculpt with polymer clays and have used acetone, but found that the result was a weakend piece and don't think it would be the best solution for this either. Just my opinion.

 

[harleydiva]

I used to sculpt with polymer clays and have used acetone, but found that the result was a weakend piece and don't think it would be the best solution for this either. Just my opinion.

The reason I went with the ambroid is that I read it "welds" the crack, and then evaporates.....which theoretically does leave anything nasty that you might be vaping.

 

[Briar]

The ambroid worked on a couple of mine. Another two were probably fixed in terms of cracks, but I tossed them because of performance (they were both over 3 months old with a lot of use, so I didn't feel bad about it).

I though last time you said that the ones you fixed with Ambroid were giving you a funky taste?

 

[harleydiva]

I though last time you said that the ones you fixed with Ambroid were giving you a funky taste?

A couple of them had a super tight draw and tasted funky..... I tossed them but I think they were just old. Just gave up on trying to fix them. Went back and tried a couple of others that had been sitting around after the ambroid......they seem fine now.

 

[Briar]

A couple of them had a super tight draw and tasted funky..... I tossed them but I think they were just old. Just gave up on trying to fix them. Went back and tried a couple of others that had been sitting around after the ambroid......they seem fine now.

Great. After your last post I was thinking of trying silicone tape, but now I'll go back to Plan A and Amboidize them.