Repairing a freezer drawer with a broken front panel.

ID: 169328

Description:

Steps:

1. A freezer drawer broken from a fall is repaired with an ALUCOBOND aluminum sheet and rivets.
2. 1st: For the pride of repairing something yourself that would otherwise end up in a landfill.
3. 2nd: Due to the disproportionate price of these replacement parts, their cost is very high because manufacturers are not interested in appliances lasting many years; they are interested in having you decide to replace them because of the price of the parts.

4. Step 1, we must reassemble the broken plastic parts as much as possible, using super glue or similar and duct tape for reinforcement.
5. This step is performed to have a base for later reinforcement.

6. Reinforce the side with duct tape while it dries.

7. The material to be used for the repair, ALUCOBOND panels, is a sandwich-like panel made of aluminum – plastic – aluminum.
8. https://alucobond.com/alucobond-idea?loc....
9. If ALUCOBOND is not available, aluminum or galvanized sheet metal can also be used, but the latter may rust and would need to be painted.

10. Cut a piece to the total size of the front panel.

11. Proceed with the trimming to ensure the best possible fit along the sides.

12. Continue trimming the front shape.

13. Trim the front spacers to provide resistance for the handle.
14. Drill 5 mm holes for rivet installation.

15. Drilling and riveting.
16. The front is reinforced with L-brackets and the rivets are reinforced with a washer.

17. Interior view with the L-bracket reinforcement.
18. View of the front already riveted with 1 cm wide rivets.

19. Detailed interior views.

20. Detail views of the front panel.

21. Drawer repositioned in the freezer; it is now in perfect working condition and sturdy.

22. Final appearance.