help--silly question re: car

Cloud · 08-03-2007, 01:06 PM

So my little metal logo that says "Civic" is falling off the rear of the car. It looks like it's just stuck on there (rather than being screwed on or something)--do I just glue it back? Using what kind of glue?

barefoot serpent · 08-03-2007, 01:14 PM

3M makes an automotive adhesive usually available at auto parts stores. But, is it necessary? Just take it off and and use a credit card to remove any adhesive remains.

Cloud · 08-03-2007, 01:20 PM

necessary? nah, but I want it on there. Iwill look for the car adhesive, thanks!

Flint · 08-03-2007, 01:25 PM

Maybe some kind of epoxy, mix the elements together and it sets into a super-adhesive. That's what I used to put my rearview mirror back on.

Bullitt · 08-03-2007, 02:12 PM

Type-R sticker guarantees 20 more horsepower just fyi.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-03-2007, 05:55 PM

Can't use epoxy or super glue. Has to be trim adhesive, which is flexible, because the metal and the trim piece move at different rates in the heat and cold. Anything stiff and brittle will eventually fail.

Rhianne · 08-03-2007, 06:08 PM

Snot?

Uisge Beatha · 08-03-2007, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhianne

Snot?

No thanks, I'm trying to cut down.

lumberjim · 08-03-2007, 08:09 PM

rolled up duct tape. c'mon. what kind of a redneck ARE you?

Cloud · 08-03-2007, 08:16 PM

(smacks forehead) now, why didn't I think of that!

Hagar · 08-04-2007, 01:45 AM

Double sided, waterproof foam tape. Remove all the old adhesive, clean the surfaces with metho/white spirit, stick it to the badge and trim to fit.

Should last for ages!

DucksNuts · 08-04-2007, 06:31 AM

Hagar is on the money.

Its how my Invisible Pink Unicorn n FSM emblems were attached

08-03-2007, 01:06 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	help--silly question re: car So my little metal logo that says "Civic" is falling off the rear of the car. It looks like it's just stuck on there (rather than being screwed on or something)--do I just glue it back? Using what kind of glue? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-03-2007, 01:14 PM	#2
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	3M makes an automotive adhesive usually available at auto parts stores. But, is it necessary? Just take it off and and use a credit card to remove any adhesive remains. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

08-03-2007, 01:20 PM	#3
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	necessary? nah, but I want it on there. Iwill look for the car adhesive, thanks! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-03-2007, 01:25 PM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Maybe some kind of epoxy, mix the elements together and it sets into a super-adhesive. That's what I used to put my rearview mirror back on. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-03-2007, 02:12 PM	#5
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Type-R sticker guarantees 20 more horsepower just fyi. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

08-03-2007, 05:55 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Can't use epoxy or super glue. Has to be trim adhesive, which is flexible, because the metal and the trim piece move at different rates in the heat and cold. Anything stiff and brittle will eventually fail. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-03-2007, 06:08 PM	#7
Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	Snot?

08-03-2007, 08:09 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	rolled up duct tape. c'mon. what kind of a redneck ARE you? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-03-2007, 08:16 PM	#10
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	(smacks forehead) now, why didn't I think of that! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-04-2007, 01:45 AM	#11
Hagar Master of the Domain Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 220	Double sided, waterproof foam tape. Remove all the old adhesive, clean the surfaces with metho/white spirit, stick it to the badge and trim to fit. Should last for ages!

08-04-2007, 06:31 AM	#12
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Hagar is on the money. Its how my Invisible Pink Unicorn n FSM emblems were attached

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