CarSPIN Forums

Auto Talk => The Garage => Topic started by: AutobahnSHO on June 03, 2022, 10:53:00 AM

Title: Vinyl repair?
Post by: AutobahnSHO on June 03, 2022, 10:53:00 AM
2012 odyssey.
Driver door handle- vinyl is splitting. How do we repair?

(https://i.postimg.cc/NykYkPCp/PXL-20220603-164940357.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/NykYkPCp)
Title: Re: Vinyl repair?
Post by: AutobahnSHO on June 03, 2022, 10:56:35 AM
It gets pulled a lot...

(https://i.postimg.cc/rKNJc1H7/PXL-20220603-165546166-MP.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rKNJc1H7)
Title: Re: Vinyl repair?
Post by: Speed_Racer on June 03, 2022, 03:14:43 PM
How about replacing the piece instead of repairing?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/163649021634?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=h9dAuPUWTsC&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=TjkUxl31SFC&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY (https://www.ebay.com/itm/163649021634?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=h9dAuPUWTsC&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=TjkUxl31SFC&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY)
Title: Re: Vinyl repair?
Post by: Soup DeVille on June 03, 2022, 04:22:09 PM
Yep. replace the piece.

Title: Re: Vinyl repair?
Post by: AutobahnSHO on June 03, 2022, 04:23:48 PM
Awesome!! Thanks
Title: Re: Vinyl repair?
Post by: Eye of the Tiger on June 03, 2022, 04:36:32 PM
Duct tape  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Vinyl repair?
Post by: AutobahnSHO on June 03, 2022, 06:25:40 PM
Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on June 03, 2022, 04:36:32 PM
Duct tape  :thumbsup:

Wasn't my first or third thought lol
Title: Re: Vinyl repair?
Post by: CaminoRacer on June 03, 2022, 06:37:04 PM
I was at least gonna go with superglue under the crack
Title: Re: Vinyl repair?
Post by: Soup DeVille on June 03, 2022, 07:10:56 PM
Quote from: CaminoRacer on June 03, 2022, 06:37:04 PM
I was at least gonna go with superglue under the crack

There are those little vinyl repair kits that work OK; but they always feel hard and are brittle afterwards- look Ok at first glance though.

I don' think it would be a good idea for a handle that gets used all the time.