Ace Dreamer]I guess one interesting question is what happens when you need to maintain damaged stuff (that was made using handwavium) - splash on handwavium and pray?[/quote]The Fen already have those, cheaper than that. If you're selling down The Well, maybe if they're desperate and can't wait for delivery.
This is a complicated question. The short answer is: It Depends.
I am going to assume youre talking tech here. The best way is to fix it like any other peice of equipment by replacing the fauly parts if they can't be repaired. In jury-rigging situations, Universal Adaptor (a.k.a. 'Waved Duct Tape) can cover a multitude of sins.
In the situation where you don't have spares, but do have all the bits, I can see putting all the bits in roughly the right places in a tub, covering it in goop (I recommend the same strain as used to create it for preference, or the plainest, most generic variety you can get), and putting it out of sight for a few hours. You'll have an intact part, if a bit quirkier than usual, and a bit less goop that you can reuse.
If you don't have all the bits, well you'd probably need some junk that the 'Wave can canibalise. You'll end up with less goop, it'll take longer, and be quirkier, but it'd work.
For delicate work, I'd use a mix of 'Wave and glue and a detail brush (this is probably good for broken pottery as well).
The splash and pray method is pretty much the last resort. You'll have [i Wrote:something[/i] that works in roughly the right way, but any bonuses will have new quirks to go with them. And if you don't fill the holes with something, it'll be noticably smaller. (The 'Wave needs something to work on, after all).
[quote=']Would people buy a $2k spacesuit, that was comfortable enough to wear as normal clothes?
As an additional question, has Arthur had any contact with Helios Holdings (Galactic)? Being run by a Blue Blazer, I can see Fred (via Buckaroo possibly) making contact.