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Date:         Mon, 9 Jul 2012 15:08:23 -0700
Reply-To:     PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Curtain Tracks Falling Down!javascript:doSend('composeForm');
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4FFB4C64.1050206@turbovans.com>
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Plastic insert...maybe I could stick the end of a toothpick in there. As for glue, why wouldn't I want a permanent bond to hold the curtain track into its groove? I'm just wondering, if glue is the answer, which glue? There are so many specialized glues.... Patti

On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> one can also get a plastic insert. They're tapered. > you put it in the hole, you put the screw into it. > > glue is not a totally bad idea. Depends on the type. > what you don't want really is a permanent bond . > > Not sure if it work in this application .. > I often coat things with vaseline, that I don't want getting stuck to > epoxy, glue, etc. > That way the 'glue material' forms and hardens, > but doesn't adhere to the thing I wont to be able to remove later. > > think creative( ly ) > Scott > www.turbovans.com > > > On 7/9/2012 11:59 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > >> Patti, I had the same problem with another fitting. I just took the >> screws from the fitting to a hardware store and got the next larger size, >> same length. Another time, different fitting, I got two sizes larger, since >> the screws appeared to be quite loose. Worked great for me. mcneely >> >> ---- PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >>> They're falling out of the grooves. I ordered and received replacement >>> >> screws, but I surmise that the screw holes have gotten bigger and the new >> screws will probably fall out. (They're very small.) How can I reattach? >> Glue? wider screws? In the summer it goes past 100 degrees (on >> occasion,) >> so I'm a little leery about glue. >> Thanks! >> Patti >> 90 Westy Automatic >> North Hollywood, CA >> >>

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