RENAMED!! The adventures of Chase and his 2006 Yukon XL Denali!! Follow along on my travels!

[Danny3737]

There are a couple of products that work well for plastic.

Q-Bond is great for bonding plastic and Plastic-Aid is great for bonding and you can also use it to make small plastic pieces. It can also be color dyed as well. The Plast-Aid is also great for PVC plumbing too

Gotta JB weld the two broken clips on it. But then it’s just chillin.

 

[Danny3737]

 

[adventurenali92]

Dude, your truck looks so good.

Thanks haha! You say that now but if you could see the trashed clearcoat on the roof you’d think otherwise!! The esky racks hide it well....

 

[Sam Harris]

There are a couple of products that work well for plastic.

Q-Bond is great for bonding plastic and Plastic-Aid is great for bonding and you can also use it to make small plastic pieces. It can also be color dyed as well. The Plast-Aid is also great for PVC plumbing too

Nice! Thanks for the tip.. good info.

 

[adventurenali92]

So I’ve noticed all week that my esky third brake light has been loose and not sitting in the housing correctly and I couldn’t figure out why the screws were all in place correctly. Turns out the plastic tabs where the screws go into the underside wifi the light were all starting to break. Well yesterday at the end of a frustrating work day of detailing a boat, the finally snapped. The light was just sitting loose in the base. So I unscrewed it and grabbed the light and put it in the truck. Thankfully where I was working was super close to home. Got home and grab the JB weld plastic bond that I had sitting at the house. Cleaned the areas and put tabs back in place with plastic bond. I let the whole house sitting over night upstairs in my apartment and the plastic bond cured perfectly. All the screws are back in and the light is snug on its base. I may see if I can pick up another light. But for now it’s ok. We shall see how long the tabs hold up.

 

[Sam Harris]

So I’ve noticed all week that my esky third brake light has been loose and not sitting in the housing correctly and I couldn’t figure out why the screws were all in place correctly. Turns out the plastic tabs where the screws go into the underside wifi the light were all starting to break. Well yesterday at the end of a frustrating work day of detailing a boat, the finally snapped. The light was just sitting loose in the base. So I unscrewed it and grabbed the light and put it in the truck. Thankfully where I was working was super close to home. Got home and grab the JB weld plastic bond that I had sitting at the house. Cleaned the areas and put tabs back in place with plastic bond. I let the whole house sitting over night upstairs in my apartment and the plastic bond cured perfectly. All the screws are back in and the light is snug on its base. I may see if I can pick up another light. But for now it’s ok. We shall see how long the tabs hold up.

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Good work Chase. Man, you’ve had a lot of trouble with that whole rear hatch area..!

 

[adventurenali92]

Good work Chase. Man, you’ve had a lot of trouble with that whole rear hatch area..!

Yeah it kinda has been. But nothing I couldn’t handle given my currently level of skills. Lol

 

[Fosscore]

Nice work on the truck Chase! Man you gotta give yourself way more credit on your skill level.

Seriously though...go back when you didn't want to color match and now you are painting all kinds of pieces and CF the bezels and glueing the 3rd brake light, wiring the trailer brake controller, doing your front seats and more as well as catching problems before they become bigger issues..

And all the cool mods/updates you got going on plus of course the maintenance - window tint front, truck paid off, love that rear hatch trim painted, floor liners tie in nicely, lift gate hatch handle and that new shifter handle and redone steering wheel very nice indeed.

I think we forgot tingle, single, mingle, dingle, lol back a few posts...nice work again man.

 

[05Single]

So I’ve noticed all week that my esky third brake light has been loose and not sitting in the housing correctly and I couldn’t figure out why the screws were all in place correctly. Turns out the plastic tabs where the screws go into the underside wifi the light were all starting to break. Well yesterday at the end of a frustrating work day of detailing a boat, the finally snapped. The light was just sitting loose in the base. So I unscrewed it and grabbed the light and put it in the truck. Thankfully where I was working was super close to home. Got home and grab the JB weld plastic bond that I had sitting at the house. Cleaned the areas and put tabs back in place with plastic bond. I let the whole house sitting over night upstairs in my apartment and the plastic bond cured perfectly. All the screws are back in and the light is snug on its base. I may see if I can pick up another light. But for now it’s ok. We shall see how long the tabs hold up.

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Is it common for these tabs to break off ?

 

[adventurenali92]

Is it common for these tabs to break off ?

I don’t know. I’ve never heard of it before but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened. Lol.

 

[adventurenali92]

Nice work on the truck Chase! Man you gotta give yourself way more credit on your skill level.

Seriously though...go back when you didn't want to color match and now you are painting all kinds of pieces and CF the bezels and glueing the 3rd brake light, wiring the trailer brake controller, doing your front seats and more as well as catching problems before they become bigger issues..

And all the cool mods/updates you got going on plus of course the maintenance - window tint front, truck paid off, love that rear hatch trim painted, floor liners tie in nicely, lift gate hatch handle and that new shifter handle and redone steering wheel very nice indeed.

I think we forgot tingle, single, mingle, dingle, lol back a few posts...nice work again man.

Thanks friend! I’m getting better... slowly but surely... lol. I’d like to be more well versed under the hood haha.

 

[Fosscore]

Thanks friend! I’m getting better... slowly but surely... lol. I’d like to be more well versed under the hood haha.

I'd say pretty good. Yeah under the hood is always a massive benefit, but just awareness even if you cannot fix it, can prevent a major catastrophe is worth it too. Keep up the good work. Almost boarding time....

 

[adventurenali92]

I'd say pretty good. Yeah under the hood is always a massive benefit, but just awareness even if you cannot fix it, can prevent a major catastrophe is worth it too. Keep up the good work. Almost boarding time....

It would be nice to be able to fix more stuff though haha. Like the damn bolts on my oil pan that apparently the shop can’t seem to get right and stop it from leaking. Almost boarding time? What does that mean?

 

[HiHoeSilver]

It would be nice to be able to fix more stuff though haha. Like the damn bolts on my oil pan that apparently the shop can’t seem to get right and stop it from leaking. Almost boarding time? What does that mean?

Means snow is on the way, captain!

 

[adventurenali92]

Means snow is on the way, captain!

Never heard anyone say that before... lol
But ewwwww stop reminding me....

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Never heard anyone say that before... lol
But ewwwww stop reminding me....

Lol. You're a snowboarding instructor that hates snow and has never heard anyone refer to "boarding" time?

 

[Rocket Man]

Lol. You're a snowboarding instructor that hates snow and has never heard anyone refer to "boarding" time?

Shhhh he’s a detailer that teaches snowboarding when the snow comes and nobody washes their vehicles lol.

 

[Fosscore]

 

[adventurenali92]

Lol. You're a snowboarding instructor that hates snow and has never heard anyone refer to "boarding" time?

It’s not winter yet.... my brain isn’t thinking about snowboarding.... lol.
I like the idea of snow.... I just hate living in it.... I also hate being cold... I was born in June what can I say I like warm weather

 

[wjburken]

I think we forgot tingle, single, mingle, dingle, lol back a few posts.

Not Forgotten!