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Spatech_tuo:

--- Quote from: jjackkrash on August 20, 2018, 10:21:44 pm ---What material is the shell made out of?

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That is the question we need to know. If it is a roto-molded polyethylene shell (as we expect) then any epoxy or silicone will not adhere and I don't just mean "won't adhere well", it flat out will come off pretty quickly. If it is acrylic shell (did they make any of them back then?) you can use a 2-prt epoxy which will seal it as long as you're ok with it looking like you put a band-aid on it.

SerjicalStrike:
I have never had any one of our customers successfully fix a crack in a Nordic shell

Andymon:
Well, Nordic said they couldn't recommend anything and that silicone might last a year. I'm now wondering if I could drill a hole slightly larger than the crack and put some sort of plug in it. For now, I'll give the silicone a try.

Hottubguy:
I doubt silicone would adhere to it very well. I would think you would have better luck with 2 part epoxy but i haven’t tried that before.

Hottubguy:

--- Quote from: Spatech_tuo on August 21, 2018, 11:05:38 am ---
--- Quote from: jjackkrash on August 20, 2018, 10:21:44 pm ---What material is the shell made out of?

--- End quote ---

That is the question we need to know. If it is a roto-molded polyethylene shell (as we expect) then any epoxy or silicone will not adhere and I don't just mean "won't adhere well", it flat out will come off pretty quickly. If it is acrylic shell (did they make any of them back then?) you can use a 2-prt epoxy which will seal it as long as you're ok with it looking like you put a band-aid on it.

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It’s a poly shell. They never made acrylic.

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