Trim Glues

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Jerry Kaidor, on the SOL list, writes:

*** Well, there are some really good glues out there, but nothing sprayable, AFAIK:

3M Weatherstrip & Trim Adhesive, AKA "Yellow Peril". Amazingly strong stuff. A little hard to apply: you're instructed to "apply a thin coat to each surface". Comes in a toothpaste tube.
"Goop"; Another toothpaste tube. Possibly the strongest rubberlike cement I've ever seen. I once glued together a ripped motorcycle seat with this stuff. Just butt-glued the rip together, even though the vinyl was under some tension. The only fault I can find with it is that it's not UV resistant. Sunshine will make it crystallize and fall apart.
There's a glue that Moss sells for upholstery and carpets. Comes in a quart can. Nice & strong, stinks to high heaven. I think it's thinned in carbon tet. For outside use only!
There's another one that I've seen at the hardware store. I think its called "Weldwood". I glued the headliner on my TR-2 hardtop with this one. Plenty strong.

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