One question, does this dash pad need to hold up to LSR speeds? :>)
There are several grades of contact adhesive, 3M has a high strength 90 for
marine applications, the 74 and 77 for trim and headliners, the 80 is for
vinyl and rubber, and a few more for special applications.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Adhesives/Tapes/Products/~/3M-Tap
e-and-3M-Adhesives/Non-Structural-Adhesives/Spray-Adhesives?N=5396314&rt=c3
I have used the 77 for headliners and foam insulation-to-firewall with great
success. The no-name spray stuff at Autozone is crap.
If you can work with the brush-on liquid, try the 3M Fastbond, I used it on
all the upholstery work and it holds well.
Have fun and try not to glue your fingers together like I've done!
Bugz
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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Larry Mayfield
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 3:37 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Dash Pad Install
Ok, so I have my old dash pad off, in a zillion pieces, cracked all over the
place. I see from both the metal onder it and frm th epieced togethr old pad,
tht it was glued down around the outer edge about an 1 1/2
inchesd wide from one end to the other. And around the vent openings.
Contact cement of some sort was used but sparingly. Also under the dash
behind the front metal facia, it was glued down. I seem to remember
that there was a short discussion on gluing the pad down. I am going
to put the new pad on like the old one was on.
The questions I have is one of technique and procedure. I head that
one put contact cement on the two parts and let it set up. Then put down wax
paper on the bottom, then some short sections of dowels (size,
length) and then maybe some more wax paper over the dowels to keep the
upper pad from gluing itself to the dowels. Then place the dash pad
into close proximity to the final location and get it aligned to some tape
marks I have made. While my helper is pushing the pad forward into alignment,
I will pull the dowels from the center most locations and when in alignment,
press the pieces together. I will do that working from the center to the outer
ends. When that is finished, I will put contact cement on the tuck under
pieces that go up and over the top of the dash and then when that glue is
ready tuck all those pieces into place. I will probably do those working from
the center outward also.
If any of that sounds goofy, just consider who is making the plan, lol.
I would dearly love to hear from any and all who have actually done this
little chore and what pitfalls I am about to encounter. If you have done this
before and are not to ashamed of your work, please, please tell me how you did
it? What contact cement did you use? A detailed step by
step procedure? Heck is there one on the TU web site? I'll look... I
want to do this tomorrow or the next day.. I still have some minor trimming to
do.
Many thanks, in advance!!!
larry
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