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By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Above: The repaired camper panel is back in place on the camper. A coat of Krylon Fusion® textured, plastic-compatible paint completed the camper repair. Todd Lynch, one of our valued employees, brought in a damaged plastic panel from the back end of an 11-year-old pop-up camper and asked if […]
Uses and Tips for Furniture Repair and More by Tom Pawlak and Captain James R. Watson Above: G/5 Five-Minute Adhesive is applied neatly to a furniture joint. Let’s look at some ways G/5 Five-Minute-Adhesive can be used around the house for everything from furniture repair to building model railroads.
by Randy Barkley Above: The repaired and refinished walnut gunstock. This is how I repaired an obviously serious break in the gunstock of a 1956 Winchester Model 88 rifle using a WEST SYSTEM® 101 Handy Repair Pack.
by Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor I hesitated to write this article about repairing my old lawn mower because my friends accuse me of being a cheapskate. The text and photos to follow will only strengthen their argument. That being said, I can’t be the only person who would prefer to fix something rather […]
by Bruce Niederer — GBI Technical Advisor Above: I brushed WEST SYSTEM® 105/206 onto both of the upright bass’s repair surfaces and fit the joint together. Just by luck, I was in the right place at the right time to purchase an old upright bass from the local school system for $50 because, sadly, the […]
