Richard, I did this last week thanks to your tips, proven method worked, my cracks were not near as ugly as your damage but i found black rock guard spray worked great after the PL drys. Thanks!
Hey Richard, Last winter i went on the highway and forget to close the lid of my yakima skybox 21 which ripped right off and got cracked pretty bad. I was going to throw it out but when i saw your video i was so happy. Im fixing it up right now and it coming along pretty good. This box is over 1000$ up here in Canada so this is saving me money. Thank you so much again for sharing this video
I bought a damaged Thule box also. Was every bit as bad as yours? I did a lot of research, via UA-cam & came up with a slurry made up of Acetone & cut-up pieces of black ABS pipe. The slurry took about 24 hours to come to the consistency I wanted. Tried to hold the pieces together the best I could. Have to say myself it's probably stronger than the rest of the box. As life would go, there were 30 other people who wanted to buy it. I was the first to call on it so I got it. I have a 2016 Tacoma with a factory roof rack. Yes, the rails won't go to 43 inches, now I'm going to drill out the bottom slides & remount them to accommodate the distance I need. Word of warning don't follow too close behind me. Just kidding, if it doesn't look safe I'll redo it.
good job, ive just attempted to do mine here in the UK, used some bits and bobs out the shed. Mine was only a small hole really (size of your thumb nail) with a couple of cracks, im not sure if we have that stuff you used here so i had a go with Evostick Hard as nails to fill the hole with some gaffer tape on the inside to support it. Just waiting for it dry to see the result!
your opinion on using plastic welder instead ??? I need to increase gaps between mounting points on yakima cargo box. I was thinking dremel the heck out of existing slots and reinforce afterwards with plastic welder ?
Mine didn't get rock hard either. It almost seems like yours ended up course like a flat paint. I used the same product, and it worked, not hard as a rock, but like a hard rubber.
Thanks... I'll have to pick up a tube... Can it be sanded after it dries? I intend to put on several coats, smooth it out with a disc sander and hit it with plastic spray paint.
Richard - My wife just tried to drive into an underground parking lot and our box is cracked, lots of shatter not just cracks. I just tried your fix above but did it on the INSIDE only so far. I wasn't sure if you are recommending to also do it on the OUTSIDE of the box, or is the white that you are showing on yours as a result of the material seeping out? Basically - question - should i also apply the PL on the exterior?
Hi... It's been a couple of years since the repair... Is it still holding up well? I just did a bonehead move and drove into my garage with my rocketbox so I need to make a similar repair
A similar product to PL is called "Liquid Nails" used in wood home construction to glue subfloor down to the floor joists. I think it's made by "Lepage"
Hi, i did the same but used titebond premium polyurethane adhesive UK product..am not sure iff this is just same as PL..its been 3 days now and still not rock hard just like a gum..i messed it up i guessed..how can i get that PL please. Am in U
Thank you for posting this. My wife drove into a multi story car park with the roof box on the Car. I welded the outside with polystyrene cement and vinyl wrapped but did your method on the in side to strengthen it. Works a treat. Steve from the UK
It's been more than a year now and the box is still holding together nicely. I should have painted the exterior of the box better (I just quickly spray bombed it) so there is a little flaking on the outside (I suppose from UV damage) could have been avoided by a good coat of paint. I'm still happy with the repair (given the cost of these boxes!
Richard, I did this last week thanks to your tips, proven method worked, my cracks were not near as ugly as your damage but i found black rock guard spray worked great after the PL drys.
Thanks!
Hey Richard,
Last winter i went on the highway and forget to close the lid of my yakima skybox 21 which ripped right off and got cracked pretty bad. I was going to throw it out but when i saw your video i was so happy. Im fixing it up right now and it coming along pretty good. This box is over 1000$ up here in Canada so this is saving me money. Thank you so much again for sharing this video
richard, is your patch still holding up? are you in a cold climate where the box would be exposed to freezing temps?
YO! Can we get an update on your repair?
Hows it holding up???
I bought a damaged Thule box also. Was every bit as bad as yours? I did a lot of research, via UA-cam & came up with a slurry made up of Acetone & cut-up pieces of black ABS pipe. The slurry took about 24 hours to come to the consistency I wanted. Tried to hold the pieces together the best I could. Have to say myself it's probably stronger than the rest of the box. As life would go, there were 30 other people who wanted to buy it. I was the first to call on it so I got it. I have a 2016 Tacoma with a factory roof rack. Yes, the rails won't go to 43 inches, now I'm going to drill out the bottom slides & remount them to accommodate the distance I need. Word of warning don't follow too close behind me. Just kidding, if it doesn't look safe I'll redo it.
good job, ive just attempted to do mine here in the UK, used some bits and bobs out the shed. Mine was only a small hole really (size of your thumb nail) with a couple of cracks, im not sure if we have that stuff you used here so i had a go with Evostick Hard as nails to fill the hole with some gaffer tape on the inside to support it. Just waiting for it dry to see the result!
your opinion on using plastic welder instead ??? I need to increase gaps between mounting points on yakima cargo box. I was thinking dremel the heck out of existing slots and reinforce afterwards with plastic welder ?
Mine didn't get rock hard either. It almost seems like yours ended up course like a flat paint. I used the same product, and it worked, not hard as a rock, but like a hard rubber.
Thanks... I'll have to pick up a tube... Can it be sanded after it dries? I intend to put on several coats, smooth it out with a disc sander and hit it with plastic spray paint.
I appreciate you sharing this. it will work to fix mine as well! thank you
Richard - My wife just tried to drive into an underground parking lot and our box is cracked, lots of shatter not just cracks. I just tried your fix above but did it on the INSIDE only so far. I wasn't sure if you are recommending to also do it on the OUTSIDE of the box, or is the white that you are showing on yours as a result of the material seeping out? Basically - question - should i also apply the PL on the exterior?
Hi... It's been a couple of years since the repair... Is it still holding up well? I just did a bonehead move and drove into my garage with my rocketbox so I need to make a similar repair
A similar product to PL is called "Liquid Nails" used in wood home construction to glue subfloor down to the floor joists. I think it's made by "Lepage"
nice job, thanks... did you paint it? how did that work out?
Hi, i did the same but used titebond premium polyurethane adhesive UK product..am not sure iff this is just same as PL..its been 3 days now and still not rock hard just like a gum..i messed it up i guessed..how can i get that PL please. Am in U
Thanks for the video. Mine is the Atlantis series that has a different shell material I think. I'll try this anyway and post results here.
Thank you for posting this. My wife drove into a multi story car park with the roof box on the Car. I welded the outside with polystyrene cement and vinyl wrapped but did your method on the in side to strengthen it. Works a treat. Steve from the UK
This saved our Thule after we forgot it was attached and went into a parking garage.
It's been more than a year now and the box is still holding together nicely. I should have painted the exterior of the box better (I just quickly spray bombed it) so there is a little flaking on the outside (I suppose from UV damage) could have been avoided by a good coat of paint.
I'm still happy with the repair (given the cost of these boxes!
Thanks for this!
Thanks I will try that..will wait for another 2 days if it doesn't go hard enough then I will try that.. :)
Sorry, this response is kinda late, but you can weld certain types of plastic. Your plastic may be weldable
This was the only choice I had because the plastic my box was made of could not be "plastic welded" trust me I tried it : ) ...
Am in UK.
$75 for that junk? brother….i just bought a Thule Cascade XL 667 for $120 and its a solid 8 out of 10…..it looks to me like you got screwed man!