best way to attach vinyl to door
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Topic: best way to attach vinyl to door
Posted By: alex75
Subject: best way to attach vinyl to door
Date Posted: August 06, 2004 at 8:22 AM
I carefully removed the carpet from the doors of my Nissan Altima, traced the shape on to a piece of 1/8 inch wood paneling and cut it to exact shape. Next I wrapped the wood in white vinyl and used 3M Super 77b spray glue to attach it. The space where the carpet was is sunken in about 1/4 in, I thought the new panel would be easy to attach since it fits snugly in the space, wrong. I can't seem to get the corners to lay flush. I used the super 77 to attach the panels, is there a better way? I thought about applying some epoxy glue and using small clamps to hold it firmly while the epoxy cures. Any suggestions guys???
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Posted By: dpaton
Date Posted: August 06, 2004 at 2:49 PM
Upholstery shops use a spray-on contact cement. Epoxy could work, but you'll get uneven adhesion with clamps. Best to vacuum bag it if you want to go that route.
-dave
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Posted By: vdubmk4
Date Posted: August 06, 2004 at 4:41 PM
Did you try cutting small slits on the corners just beyond view ? cause that seems to work pretty well.
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Posted By: TheSaint421
Date Posted: August 07, 2004 at 7:48 AM
The best way it to use Selectproducts' ADH6302
$62.06
HEAT ACTIVATED ADHESIVE (PLASTICS)1GAL that way you can lay on the vinyl and then use a heat gun to activate the glue, and then stretch it to remove wrincles.
Posted By: lilboi
Date Posted: August 08, 2004 at 2:53 AM
damn that's expensive. anything cheaper? i tried the 3m 90 adhesive, it didn't work well on the areas where the vinyl had to strech. Any better way?
Posted By: TheSaint421
Date Posted: August 08, 2004 at 2:55 AM
well thats 1 gallon of it, I think they make smaller sizes. check out www.selectproducts.com ...It may be expensive, hopefully you can find it in a smaller amount, but it's the best, and I have used it quite a bit Mark
Posted By: lilboi
Date Posted: August 08, 2004 at 3:06 AM
its not worth it. anything cheaper?
Posted By: rolln_on_em
Date Posted: August 08, 2004 at 12:32 PM
weldwood glue
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Posted By: audiomechanic
Date Posted: August 08, 2004 at 12:33 PM
3M 1357 it is green contact cement. you can get it in a quart. it can be applied with a brush also. i spray it from a gun with a 1.8mm tip, but it if you let it tack up for about 10 minutes then lay the vinyl on the wood. then smooth it out with your hand. wrap it aroung the edges. it will not come off, even if you want it to.
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Posted By: lilboi
Date Posted: August 08, 2004 at 8:24 PM
wood? my armest is metal (under the fabric), i want to lay vinyl on it. will that stuff work? where can i get it?
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