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repair plastic bins. "Box Stitching"

Step 3Step 3 Rim Support

Step 3 Rim Support
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This step adress the likely event that your box has a rip that runs into the lip of the box. (Like mine did) The crack along the rim area can be potientially sharp and lies in an area where human hands are likely to grab the box. To sole this problem follow these steps.

1. Pull out your plastic ink pen tube (or other plastic tube of similiar size)

2. Use the same procedure as in steps 2 and 3 to attach the plastic pen under the lip of the box rim . This will help support the box and cover up jaged edges.

3. use the thick glue as a protective finisher to cover any places along the box where the edges protrude enough to hurt a person.

Congradulations, you have just reclcyed your box and saved it from a life of Not-biodegrading in a landfill.
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Mar 10, 2009. 3:21 PMfireplume says:
Brilliant! Snowplow attacked my recycling bin...The duct tape just wasn't holding up.... this should fix it!

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