Tape to repair freezer drawer?

[PK99]

Freezer drawer split, and attempts to repair with Araldite along the split haven't held. I'm thinking I need something my dad used to use - some kind of fibre-glass (I think) tape or sheeting, saturated with some kind of liquid - epoxy of some kind? Don't know, and googling is just confusing me. Ring any bells? Any suggestions very much appreciated.

Gorilla tape. Been there 10 years.

 

[MontyVeda]

...
Incidentally, I lived about 80% of my life thinking that glue meant exactly the same thing as adhesive! In fact, I thought "adhesive" was the fancier, possibly more scientific term :P
I was educated in these matters by engineer colleagues pedants of more ... "advanced" years than myself.

FTFY

 

[PaulSB]

Glue is glue.........I'll just glue these two bits in place........I'll just adhesive these two bits in place?? Nah. Doesn't work

Or Granddad's going to glue it together

🤣

 

[matticus]

Perhaps you need a verb there - adhere?

 

[Profpointy]

Glue is glue.........I'll just glue these two bits in place........I'll just adhesive these two bits in place?? Nah. Doesn't work

Or Granddad's going to glue it together

🤣

yebbut you can glue things together with adhesive though

 

[PaulSB]

Perhaps you need a verb there - adhere?

Yeah, I considered that but wasn't sure.

 

[PaulSB]

yebbut you can glue things together with adhesive though

OK. OK. You win. 🤣

 

[Profpointy]

OK. OK. You win. 🤣

For the avoidance of doubt I was being silly!

 

[PaulSB]

For the avoidance of doubt I was being silly!

Oh, don't worry.....that was loud and clear. 🤣🤣🤣

 

[Profpointy]

Oh, don't worry.....that was loud and clear. 🤣🤣🤣

To be fair, it would likely be more efficient if I added "I am not being silly this time" for those few of my posts that required it

 

[slowmotion]

The adhesive on glassfibre plaster scrim tape is extremely weak, only really designed to hold the tape in place before you plaster some joint filler into it. I've never tried impregrating it with polyester resin but it might work. How about trying a heavy duty cross weave packaging tape? It has glass fibre strands running at right angles to each other and the adhesive is really aggressive. It should work by itself.

See here.....
https://www.vikingtapes.co.uk/products/pack-of-3m-8954-x-weave-filament-tape?variant=33203306266687

 

[Poacher]

Lot 2231 in Nottingham auction this Saturday; 10 x replacement freezer drawers.
One to replace your broken one, one more to keep as a spare, eight to set up in business selling to other unfortunate / clumsy people!
https://www.arthurjohnson.co.uk/cat...-saturday-auctions-24th-august-2024-lot-2231/
Sorted!

 

[swee'pea99]

Never say never, but it felt pretty robust while I was refilling it...

Fingers crossed!

And thanks again.

(Don't think I'll be going into the freezer drawer business somehow )

 

[Oldhippy]

Gaffer tape is your friend.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Gorilla tape's excellent stuff, like many of their products. Also excellent is McNett's Tenacious Tape if you wanted to splash the cash - lives up to its name.