Plastic Parts Repair

DennisCA · Post by **DennisCA** » 16 Nov 2025, 23:19

I wish I could get my hands on some MEK, I can get it in spray form but uh not optimal. Seems weirdly difficult to find a simple bottle of the stuff in Finland.

I used fiberglass to patch up some stuff, last night I repaired the plastic insert that has the lever with which you open the rear hatch from inside.

Post by **volvolugnut** » 17 Nov 2025, 07:14

DennisCA wrote: ↑16 Nov 2025, 23:19 I wish I could get my hands on some MEK, I can get it in spray form but uh not optimal. Seems weirdly difficult to find a simple bottle of the stuff in Finland.

I used fiberglass to patch up some stuff, last night I repaired the plastic insert that has the lever with which you open the rear hatch from inside.

MEK is easy to get in the US at most hardware stores. Perhaps in FInland you can get from a Marine supply store that sells fiberglass repair materials. Or maybe a commercial paint supplier.

volvolugnut

Post by **Grantkat** » 17 Nov 2025, 07:20

DennisCA,

If you cant get MEK, ACETONE works just as well. In the US acetone is available at any hardware, or bigbox store. You can generally find it anywhere they sell paint products.

DennisCA · Post by **DennisCA** » 17 Nov 2025, 21:34

That's great acetone I can get anywhere. MEK doesn't seem to be banned or anything here either so it's strange it seems hard to find, apparently it's the solvent in the hardener for the fiberglass polyester.

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