So I attached the gun to the pack last night and couldn’t resist trying it on. Hehe, it was awesome. Heavy, but awesome.
Anyways, when I put the pack back down on the saw horses, the gun slipped off of the hook and smashed on the ground. Most of what came off can be glued back on but the gun body cracked on the corner by the barrel. From bottom to top.
Getting a new body isn’t an option at this point so I was wondering what I could to to hold it together. I have a few small brackets that I was thinking of gluing to the inside but I’m not sure that will hold.
Try some epoxy putty in the proper places and held together with the some rubber bands or clamps until the putty sets, usually just a few minutes. I use Mighty Putty or some Wal-Mart derivation thereof. It’s a dough-like substance sold in a tube that you slice off and knead into a uniform color. You press it into the cracks and corners and sets in about five minutes rock solid. Cheaper brands sometime crack under stress but Mighty Putty is the stuff. You can get 6 sticks for $20 shipped. Good luck.
For me, Mighty Putty is a superior epoxy putty. That Wal-Mart Loctite crap sticks to everything except where I want it to go. I spend valuable work time unsticking it from my fingers. Too damn gooey.
I repaired a crack in my resin pack with J.B. Weld and Lexor silicone sealant/adhesive. J.B. Weld sets quickly and is not as brittle as Bondo. You can sand J.B. Weld after a day of curing. Mighty Putty is also excallent in that you can mold it too.
Pictures of the damage would be a great help, but without seeing, I would go with bondo/epoxy and loc-tite for the smaller pieces. Epoxy is amazing. I glued my A/C fan back together in my cherokee with it. I put that car through hell over the last 9 months and it still holds strong.
I’m with everyone else here. Bondo is your friend.
HOWEVER, if you can fit a small bracket in the corner, countersink a few holes, bolt the bracket in place, bondo over the screw/bolt heads and crack and repaint.