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Default Gluing washing machine plastic?

On 28 July, 22:35, Jan Wysocki
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The clips that hold the front (pull handle) *onto the detergent dispenser
tray have snapped off! *


If you can extract the bits there will be a triangular recycling mark
somewhere that indicates the plastic it's moulded from. There will
either be an acronym: "PP" is polypropylene, or a numeric code (Google
it). Knowing this, you can find a solvent adhesive that will stick
it. Polystyrene is easy, ABS is easy if you get the right solvent
(MEK alone won't work), PVC is poor mechanically but workable for
sealing. To be honest, these solvents are all awkward to get hold of,
so you're likely to end up using the same adhesive for ABS solvent
weld plumbing from a plumber's merchant, just because it's all you can
get. Not Travis Perkins though, as they're four times the price of
Toolstation!

Otherwise a good epoxy. Roughen the surface for a key first, try to
add a mechanical brace with aluminium strip and self-tappers first.