OT?: Bump gaurd strip on the side of door

[Tony Hwang]

Hi,
They are loose trying to fall off starting from an end.
Is there any specific adhesive to firmly reattach this thing?
What do I use?
TIA

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

Hi,
They are loose trying to fall off starting from an end.
Is there any specific adhesive to firmly reattach this thing?
What do I use?
TIA

I don't have that on any soob - but it was ALWAYS coming loose in
warm/hot weather on a Ford van we had. I took it off.

if no luck here try;

http://www.thistothat.com/


Carl

 

[S.Hansen]

Hi,
They are loose trying to fall off starting from an end.
Is there any specific adhesive to firmly reattach this thing?
What do I use?
TIA

3M double sided stick tape. How old of car?

 

[Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B]

I don't have that on any soob - but it was ALWAYS coming loose in
warm/hot weather on a Ford van we had. I took it off.

if no luck here try;

http://www.thistothat.com/


Carl

Interesting web page!

 

[Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B]

Hi,
They are loose trying to fall off starting from an end.
Is there any specific adhesive to firmly reattach this thing?
What do I use?
TIA

3M has an adhesive specifically for that purpose. It lasts a long time.

This is the stuff I use. About $6 a tube. Stronger than snot!

http://www.levineautoparts.com/3m08061.html

 

[VanguardLH]

Hi,
They are loose trying to fall off starting from an end.
Is there any specific adhesive to firmly reattach this thing?
What do I use?
TIA

Hit the car store. They should have a Chemlock rubber-to-metal glue.
That's what I used to reaffix my door seal rubber instead of having it
always get ripped out when it got iced up in winter and someone just
yanked open the car door. Of course, it doesn't prevent them from
ripping the rubber seal itself but just keeps it from drooping away from
the door and not sealing at all.

If they don't have the Chemlock stuff, see if they carry the 3M Super
Weatherstrip Adhesive (black to match).

However, neither of these is strong enough to pull back a distorted
bumper strip. It it is pointing away from the body, it may be
physically damaged (by collision or repeated heating which made it peel
away). When you press it back against the door, does it spring back
out? Is there a bent metal bracket embedded in the guard (that is bent
out)? If so, you probably need some super-strong adhesive, like Hard As
Nails or No More Nails (but you'll have to clamp the parts together
since they take 24 hours to cure). Well, even those gel-type
cyanoacrylate glues might work. However, before applying the glue, and
if the bumper is permanently warped or the metal bracket bent, you'll
have to peel it back a bit more so you can put a wedge underneath at the
bend. Then use a heat gun to unwarp the rubber bumper while pressing
back towards the door (be very careful to overly heat using the gun, and
a hair dryer isn't hot enough), or bend the metal bracket back. Just be
careful not to bend all the way back since you'll be left with a "bump"
at the rebend point. You just want to get rid of most of the tension
from the rubber warp or metal bend.

I'm not an expert in body repair. I know what gets by for me but I'm
not into detailing or even keeping my car looking pristine. You might
want to simply ask a body shop what they do (but you'll probably have to
sneak an interview in with a mechanic rather than ask the order prep guy
whose looking to make a sale).

 

[VanguardLH]

careful to overly heat using the gun

Oops, should've read " careful to NOT overly heat using the gun".

 

[DJD58]

3M double sided stick tape. How old of car?

X2. I used this on my Mk III Jetta - you always see those around with
the rub strips dangling - and they worked great.

Dan D
'99 Impreza 2.5 RS (son's)
Central NJ USA