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Box repair
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:20:55 GMT
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I've recently won some items on eBay - one of them unfortunately got damaged in
transit (poor packing).
What type of glue is best glue to use to reattach a lid and should I try to
remove the old glue 'strip'.
Also, if a box has become ripped - is there a good tape to use?
Opinions greatly appreciated - I'm so happy to have rediscovered me lego passion
after 20 years :)
Many thanks
Piers
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 | | Re: Box repair
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| (...) Piers, I've found that removing as much of the glue strip as possible (if you can use an x-acto knife well, this isn't hard), and using a hot glue gun works pretty well. The trick is waiting for the gun to melt enough of the glue (I tend to be (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Box repair
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| I recently won an auction for a 7720. The box was pretty beat up. About the only thing I could do was use a very clear, wide packing tape from Scotch to shore things up. -- Bryan "Piers Saunders" <angelus@cwcom.net> wrote in message (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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