..dash pad repair...

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  1. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    I have a dash pad that the metal underside had rusted "completely away".
    I had another one that the top pad was "missing", the metal underside has no rust at all.
    I am trying to come up with a product that will stick these two surfaces back together...:yup:
    they look to have been...heat sealed/molded together...in the manufacturing process...

    mating...foam to metal...

    thanks for any, probably not all suggestions...

    Frank...:Handshake
     
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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Panel adhesive?
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    that's a whole lot of glue for one project, but...:Handshake
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    can't see any that works with foam, just (metal...fiberglass parts) hard parts...:Handshake
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    pics.

    pad back is real porous...:yup:
     
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    Use a cap and use instant foam to make a new pad that just needs a vinyl wrap.. :huh:
     
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    It'll glue anything.
     
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    Liquid Nails.
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    would you suggest the...Liquid Nails...that's to be used on Styrofoam.


    ...Frank...
     
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    I have used Liquid Nails on everything and it works well, if they make one for styrofoam it should work, but I have been thinking about this today and thought, why not use just a bit of the expanding filler foam in the can from a hardware store, that will fill the holes a bit in the foam rubber and grip it, and will also stick very well to the metal, just dont put too much on it.
     
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    They do. It's used to glue styrofoam insulation to the foundation. Should work on metal.
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    ...I know some will melt Styrofoam...:Handshake
     
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    Do you have blue styrofoam insulation in the US? Around here they do, and they actually have blue glue.
     
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    that's right.. some versions can.

    I also think the expanding foam would also work well too since it also has pretty decent adhesive qualities. And I know it sure doesn't come off any eaiser than liquid nails since I use both in construction projects and ruin clothes with both products more than I care to admit.
     
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