iFixit - Answers With Device "Plastics"

Plastics: Broken Nylon Tipped Tweezers

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:35:16 -0700

The “nylon tip” of my tweezer from ifixit broke. A very similiar one then this here (at least the tip is the same):

https://eustore.ifixit.com/en/Tools/Grip...

It does not seem that i can order a replacement. On the other hand, it seems that the nylon-tip is attached with the rest with screws but it is also threaded.

How can i fix that?

⟐ Commented December 10, 2025 at 19:35 MST

Plastics: How can I repair gouges in an ABS plastic kayak?

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:04:42 -0700

Bought a demo kayak with a few deep gouges. What materials do I need to repair them and what procedure should I follow?

⟐ Answered September 09, 2021 at 11:04 MST

Plastics: How do you take off paint scratches from a plastic surface?

Sat, 31 Dec 2016 09:11:16 -0700

I just wanted to ask how I would take off some white wall scratches off of my plastic vacuum ?

is there any type of liquid you can find at home that takes away that stuff?

⟐ Answered December 31, 2016 at 9:11 MST

Plastics: strip spray paint off vintage drum (plastic)

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:14:22 -0700

I got a vintage snare drum with a wrap called "mother-of-pearl" but a teenager put brown spray paint on it. I've been researching and as far as I can tell the wrap is made of cellulose nitrate or celluloid acetate. I know nothing about these materials. What can I use to strip the brown spray paint off but try not to harm the original wrap? If I do harm the wrap, can I fine sand and polish it back? I don't want to irreparably etch it.

EDIT: added a few "after" photos.

⟐ Commented June 01, 2022 at 20:14 MST

Plastics: Motorcycle windshield tiny nicks in clear part

Sun, 30 Apr 2017 07:34:41 -0700

When dust or bugs hit the windshield, often there is a tiny dot or nick that reflects sunlight and looks like tiny stars. The only way I have heard about removing these nicks is to sand them out with very fine sandpaper, but I think there should be another way like some kind of wax or polishing fluid that will hide these blemishes.

⟐ Answer accepted April 30, 2017 at 7:34 MST

Plastics: Kaki jemuran dari bahan plastik patah

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:07:07 -0700

Bagaimana menyambung bahan plastik yang patah

TRanslation Malay - English

The plastic clothesline leg was broken

How to connect broken plastic material

⟐ Answered December 31, 2024 at 19:07 MST

Plastics: How do you clean iFixit plastic bits?

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 21:59:12 -0700

My plastic bits have gotten dirty; do i just soak the chips and stick wedger into hydrogen peroxide?

⟐ Answer accepted October 01, 2023 at 21:59 MST

Plastics: How to I tighten my Bandai D-Arts Mega Man X joints?

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:08:31 -0700

My action figure has loose elbow and knee joints. The knees just flop around making it really hard to pose him. His right knee was floppy out of the box, but the left one started stiff. His forearms are able to be removed in order to swap between his hand and X-Buster. However, the forearms and buster keep falling off of the elbow joint. If it helps, I believe that this is a fake version because the neck is not painted and the real version is said to have tight joints.

⟐ Edited by author October 09, 2023 at 7:08 MST