Parker Duofold Centennial Repair

[lvda]

Hi everybody,

 

I asked the same question in the repair section, but did not get any response. So I hope I am going to be more successful here. I have a Duofold Lucky 8 version. On top of the cap there is a kind of gold disc. This disc has spontaneously fallen of. I would like to get a recommendation what type of glue I need to use to fix it. But I don't want to damage the plastic of the cap or 'oxidise' the gold disc. And I don't want to run the risk that it will fall of again (as I am afraid that I might lose the disc).

 

Should I use, epoxy or superglue or something else?

 

Thanks for any help!

 

Lucas

[richardandtracy]

The same thing happened to mine.

 

Having had a look at the plastics & metal decal I came to the conclusion that neither epoxy nor CA (superglue) would do. I came to the conclusion that an impact cement would do the job. This is the sort of glue used to glue the decorative melamine edges of kitchen worktops to hide the chipboard.

I put the adhesive on both sides, allowed it to dry for 10 minutes, then put the two sides together. That was 2 months ago, and it's still there.

The solvent shouldn't damage either the acrylic or metal, and once it has evaporated the only material left is natural rubber, so should be safe.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

[lvda]

The same thing happened to mine.

 

Having had a look at the plastics & metal decal I came to the conclusion that neither epoxy nor CA (superglue) would do. I came to the conclusion that an impact cement would do the job. This is the sort of glue used to glue the decorative melamine edges of kitchen worktops to hide the chipboard.

I put the adhesive on both sides, allowed it to dry for 10 minutes, then put the two sides together. That was 2 months ago, and it's still there.

The solvent shouldn't damage either the acrylic or metal, and once it has evaporated the only material left is natural rubber, so should be safe.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

 

Thanks Richard! I had not thought of that.

 

Thanks again, Lucas