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Date:         Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:47:26 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Adhesive recommendation for rear motor insolation
Comments: To: Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com>
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The liquid nails ought to work. What would one yse for a really, really heavy duty sound deadener back there?

It's coming down on my diesel, but it looks like it is/was held in place by wire bails. Don't have waterboxer to look at to see if it is different.

Jim

On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> Over in the land of Mercedes, we typically use a 3M spray adhesive > available at your FLAPS. That stuff holds up well to heat and moisture, > but will give up the ghost when assaulted by biodiesel. I now use Liquid > Nails construction adhesive. YMMV > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Hi listers, > > > > Can someone recommend for me an adhesive that I can use to re > > attach the sagging insolation in my motor compartment. When doing a deep > > cleaning today I found that the thick padding with the tar paper backing > > was sagging down. This is happening on both sides of the car. This is > the > > area I can reach by putting my hand in on the side of the Shock facing > the > > front of the car. I'd like to use a product that actually works. I'm > > guessing that tar ish paper and metal surface might be tricky to adhere > to. > > Also I suspaect that area gets hot when the car is running. > > > > Thanks for sharing any products that have worked for you for this purpose > > or in similar applications. > > > > Eric Caron > > 85 Westfalia GL Auto > > > > > > > -- > Casey >


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