Epoxy

After bonding, more ductile epoxy is used to waterproof the bond.

When the microwave door handle snapped off, I just used epoxy putty to stick it back in place, rather than paying for a proper repair.

BPA is widely used in plastics and epoxy resins, including the lining of food cans.

Investigators want to know how the beard on the young pharaoh’s burial mask became detached and why restoration staff reaffixed the piece using an unseemly amount of epoxy during its restoration in 2014.

BPA is widely used in plastics and epoxy resins, including the lining of food cans. It has been identified as an endocrine disruptor which means it affects glands and hormones.