adhesive for trim

[karinvail]

Some of the trim on my '86 was missing, but got some off my donor car before it went to a new home. I tried a clear glue that *said* it was for trim (it was about the thickness of ''shoe goo'' or ''goop''), but it started lifting off before I knew it (so I pulled them off before I lost them). I tried to find the 3M stuff that was mentioned when I did a search of previous posts, but all I found was YELLOW stuff 3M stuff and it wasn't very thick. I was wondering if maybe urethane - the black stuff that they install windows with - would work good? It's not cheap, so if there is a less expensive alternative, I'd prefer that.

[Sweet82]

I've tried the double sided foam tape :-\

They don't last long.

 

I tried the rubber double sided tape

Works but hard to find.

 

Depending on the trim, I've used RTV Black

Works well on trim that can be held in place for the long drying time. (duct tape holds it steady for a while...)

 

Good luck,

Glenn

82 SubaruHummer

01 Forester

[subaru_styles]

ARRGGGHh 3m has as special tape for this but i can't remember the name:banghead:

[[HTi]Johnson]

Brad's fired. Go home.

Maybe this http://www.m-source.com/VHB/

[NorthWet]

... but all I found was YELLOW stuff 3M stuff and it wasn't very thick...

3M "Yellow Death"

 

Yellow Death was *THE* stuff to use in the 70s and 80s for weatherstrip and trip adhesive. It could be very messy, but was very effective in its day.

[Will Smith]

the windshield cement will work down to about 20 degrees below zero, then your trim falls off. An automotive paint supply will have double sided emblem tape, just make sure both sufaces are clean before application.

[Will Smith]

Oh yea, the yellow stuff is affectionately called "Gorrilla Snot".

[myfinalcoffinx]

There is an adhesive that we use at work to bond rubber gaskets to the stainless steel piping for the transport of yogurt. I believe it is by 3M, but can't remember the name of it. It's what I used to put all of my "subaru" pieces and trim back on after my paint job. Works VERY well (almost too well, seeing as how i put my subaru stars on the back on upside down and now i can't get it off to fix it... damn).

 

I'll check on the name of it for you tomorrow.

[edrach]

(almost too well, seeing as how i put my subaru stars on the back on upside down and now i can't get it off to fix it... damn).

 

 

Sorry to hi-jack this, but reminds me of my first Subaru (back when I lived in Delaware). It was a Standard model...a no frills hatch which was my daily commuter. The stars emblem on the dash inside the car (bought new) with the word Subaru was mounted upside-down. So much for Japonese workmanship; I thought it was pretty funny at the time.

[Meeky Moose]

i just glued all the trim back on my 85' used a clear 3m adhesive, came in a red tube.

 

you MUST scrape as much of the old stuff off with a razorblade as possible, then clean both surfaces with rubbing alcohol. apply the glue to the molding side heavily. press it onto the car as hard as possible, then peel it back off real fast.

hold it for about 15-30 seconds, then press it back on the car, make sure you press real hard (the door may buckle a little but it pops back out) once it sticks just let it sit for a couple hours and your good to go..

 

i can blast mine at the carwash and it doesn't even budge.. prolly even more solid than they were factory, lol..

 

BTW i used a hole tube on 4 pieces of molding. so it takes alot.

 

Scraping and cleaning the surfaces with rubbing alcohol is the key.