Treefrog
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A couple of things fell off the motorhome (a wind deflector and a "dynamax" plastic logo.
I was thinking to use Gorilla Glue; anybody see a problem with that application?
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Gorilla Glue tends to "grow". It's like spray in expander foam in a bottle. If you can clamp together, it works. On a logo, I'm thinking it might make a nasty mess. The "overglue" is fairly easy to trim but I doubt you could clamp it tight enough. (experiment first to see if you like gorilla glue) Why not use automotive trim cement or two sided tape and some small screws? Am not sure about the wind deflector. VK
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vikx wrote:Gorilla Glue tends to "grow". It's like spray in expander foam in a bottle. If you can clamp together, it works. On a logo, I'm thinking it might make a nasty mess. The "overglue" is fairly easy to trim but I doubt you could clamp it tight enough. (experiment first to see if you like gorilla glue) Why not use automotive trim cement or two sided tape and some small screws? Am not sure about the wind deflector. VK
yep, I'm not terribly impressed with the "stickiness" of GG, but when used with a little moisture where it can swell up like replacing a chair piece into a leg hole it works great.
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Think you might be better off using a five minuet expoy. I've had good to great results with Gorilla Glue with wood, and as vlkx say's it likes to grow. Just a little bit to much and you carve a hole new RV out of it. JM2Cents Bill
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I'm not impressed with GG either...not only does it grow, it turns brittle after a while and loses its adhesion. For what you are talking about I would use Emblem tape (gray with red plastic backer) available at your local auto parts store. Don't use the white foam tape. Clean both surfaces well with rubbing alcohol, apply, and hit it with a heat gun (gently) or hair dryer. This is the stuff they use for window rain shields, deflectors, and other add ons.
If applied properly I've never had a failure....Brian
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Yeah, I would use 2 way tape if you can, they make different strengths, get the good stuff and like the above poster says clean with rubbing alcohol first, let dry and apply.
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Another mixed-feelings GG user here.........I only use Gorilla Glue when I can stand by to wipe up the mess. I wish it would not set up in the bottle so fast.
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Don't use Gorilla Glue, it foams and oozes onto what you don't want it to be on. I like it as a wood glue, where you can sand the excess and paint over the joint. But not on something that will be visible.
5 minute liquid epoxy (syringe type), epoxy putty (kneaded dough-type), Super Glue (cyanoacrylate) or silicone adhesive are my recommendations, depending on the materials being glued and environment they are exposed to. Read the labels of the adhesives for the materials they are compatible with. Prepare the surfaces to be glued by lightly sanding (if possible), followed by an alcohol or acetone wipe. This will give the best possible adhesion.
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beachcomber_1
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3M makes 2 excellent trim adhesives, that should work for wind deflector if you have a base to apply it to, definitly on emblem
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pcmentor29
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My wind deflector at the front of the hood had screw holes in it and screws where it layed flat just under the hood. You might try putting some.
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