[Zmagnette] Slightly OT-Carpet adhesive

[Fletcher Millmore]

Contact cement is forever! Not what you really want for carpets that are 
sometimes necessarily removed. Not that I know WHAT to use, but a trip 
to a bodyshop supplier might be in order - there is likely something 
better for purpose. 3M or Permatex/Loctite is likely as good as you can 
get nowdays, even if it is not as good as it used to be, and they make 
all sorts of specialised cements. Jaguar used some evil substance that 
stayed sticky forever, such that you could remove the carpet & fuzzy pad 
several times and it would still stick - to the car and you and 
everything you got near for a few days on. I have thought of using the 
MGB carpet snaps, easy to fit and removable at will, at least for the 
floor sections.
Gorilla glue will do anything contact cement usually does, and is easier 
to get in small quantity.
I have not done any weatherstrip without 3M yellow weatherstrip adhesive 
- if it is gone I am screwt.
Note that you need to carefully clean any new rubber (lacquer 
thinner/Brakleen, etc), as it has evil mold release goop on it, and 
nothing will stick.

FRM

On 5/16/2014 6:11 PM, Steve wroate:
> I'll add to that, in a sense.  I also like 3M, but upon John's 
> recommendation, and a meticulously planned International conspiracy, 
> involving the Johnsons as Tri State Couriers of Contraband, Brother 
> Hanegan as the illicit Drop Point of Contraband, and a box of avocados 
> and some choice packing materials, I was able to secure the DAP top 
> and landau contact adhesive.  The stuff is awesome!
>
> I've used the 3M stuff in a spray can, and will continue to use it, 
> but if you can buy the DAP stuff above, it is better, and actually 
> cheaper.
>
> #2SteveK
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: John
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 1:59 PM
> To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America
> Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Slightly OT-Carpet adhesive
>
> My glue rule is... If it doesn't say Dap it's crap!  Anything banned 
> in CA has to be good.
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