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Broken antenna
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<p>[QUOTE="Tim58hsv, post: 143390, member: 663"]This is interesting. </p><p>Re-looking at the glue link posted above, they list Testors as being the worst glue for plastics. Reading the comments below the article, the very first post explains the reason for Testors ranking so low is because it's made for a type of plastic known as Polystyrene. The same type of plastic used in most models. </p><p></p><p>Now Googling "Polystyrene & TV antennas" brings up this site...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://literature.puertoricosupplier.com/006/EB6046.pdf">http://literature.puertoricosupplier.com/006/EB6046.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>True, they're indoor antennas but their bases are all made from Polystyrene, which is exactly the kind of plastic Testors was made to fix. Not sure, but it seems very possible the spacers on outdoor TV antennas would also be made from the same kind of plastic.[/QUOTE]</p><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tim58hsv, post: 143390, member: 663"]This is interesting. Re-looking at the glue link posted above, they list Testors as being the worst glue for plastics. Reading the comments below the article, the very first post explains the reason for Testors ranking so low is because it's made for a type of plastic known as Polystyrene. The same type of plastic used in most models. Now Googling "Polystyrene & TV antennas" brings up this site... [url]http://literature.puertoricosupplier.com/006/EB6046.pdf[/url] True, they're indoor antennas but their bases are all made from Polystyrene, which is exactly the kind of plastic Testors was made to fix. Not sure, but it seems very possible the spacers on outdoor TV antennas would also be made from the same kind of plastic.[/QUOTE]
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