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Dish washer rack - repair broken prong

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Pianoman1

Pianoman1 Posts: 79 Forumite

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12 September 2021 at 8:26AM in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving

I have a broken prong on the dish washer. It's too short to fit a replacement cap over it. From what i have gathered, i will need to sand down the rust and re-apply some vinyl coating.

Can anyone please recommend which vinyl coating I can use? When i search for dishwasher vinyl coating, there seems to be just the Performix ReRack brand, of which the public opinions are very mixed.

Can I use any vinyl coating or does it need to be dishwasher specific?

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theoretica Posts: 12,691 Forumite

12 September 2021 at 9:15AM

I would use silicone sealant, not vinyl. Mainly because it is useful elsewhere and easily available.

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grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite

12 September 2021 at 9:41AM

I'd use some epoxi compound.

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lemondrops69 Posts: 352 Forumite

12 September 2021 at 12:11PM

I'd use a ball of 2 part epoxy 'plastic weld' , but only as i have some in the drawer at home

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goldfinches Posts: 2,533 Forumite

12 September 2021 at 10:46PM

I've seen dishwasher racks mended with that sugru mouldable compound and here is their page on how to do it.
Dishwasher rack repair | Sugru

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