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Re: Headlight Cover Glue

To: bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Headlight Cover Glue
From: "MK F" <symbiotic@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 22:40:02 +0000
What I used was just rtv -- it has held up for the past three years or so.  
I am trying to sell my jalopy on ebay, boohoo, but I just don't use it like 
it should be used and I hate to see it just sit under a cover. Kim


>3M windshield urethane should be the answer here. If these are new or 
>unused
>the undersides should be thoroughly cleaned with ammonia. Most fiberglass
>resins have wax in them to promote wet out of the fibers and the wax tends
>to end up on the exposed surface. glue doesn't stick well to wax and the
>particular wax used doesn't come off easily with anything else. After
>cleaning the binding area should be scuffed with some coarse sand paper to
>increase the area and give a 'key'. the metal plates should clean and free
>of rust and for best results painted with an etch primer.
>
>
> >
> > Hi Scott, I'm re-gluing one of my headlight covers and would like to 
>know
> > the recommended type glue. Also, should I drill holes in the bracket to
> > allow the glue to penetrate?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Bob

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