Polypropylene glue/adhesive question

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I am wondering if anyone has had any luck glueing polypropylene. If so, what product did you use?
 

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are you referring to HDPE, high Density Polyethelene or do you really mean polyprpylene? Starboard is a HDPE product
Regardless, neither is easy to glue. I have seen videos of some success for starboard that uses a special adhesive and a flame treatment of the joints before glueing. I think a Ca type super glue was used.
 
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I have used the 2 part

Loctite Plastic Bonding System on polyethylene. It claims to work with polypropylene too.

 

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are you referring to HDPE, high Density Polyethelene or do you really mean polyprpylene? Starboard is a HDPE product
Regardless, neither is easy to glue. I have seen videos of some success for starboard that uses a special adhesive and a flame treatment of the joints before glueing. I think a Ca type super glue was used.
Not starboard but the white/translucent polypropylene. I tried J-B Weld Plastic Bonder and no luck. I'll look into the stuff family affair recommended.
 

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I used that stuff on a large plastic garbage bin but it didn't hold up. It originally seemed OK but under stress it failed.
 

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I used that stuff on a large plastic garbage bin but it didn't hold up. It originally seemed OK but under stress it failed.
For the record, I made no claims to its performance, other than it did glue 2 parts together.:)