So, plodding along on the '66 Chevy II. Cutting up another rear package shelf and installing some speakers. The front edge of the package shelf has a strip of sponge, and a strip of vinyl that covers the sponge and attaches to the metal that the seat back attaches to. I need a way to glue that down securely before I install the seat. Anyone have a specific product that they can recommend? Brush on might be easier to control than a spray. Some kind of contact cement? Hard to imagine a product with enough initial grab to hold it, and yet have it be re-positionable to a certain extent since it will be difficult to pull it tight evenly across the five or so foot length of it.
wae
PowerDork
8/19/23 3:15 p.m.
For just vinyl, I'd be all about a good contact cement. That stuff can dissolve things like sponge, though. I'd be slightly concerned that the Super 77 would eat the sponge material as well.
What about 3M 8008?
I've used barge's cement as well as 3m headliner adhesive. The cement can soak through the foam if you use too much/don't let it sit for a short bit before sticking stuff to it.
can't speak to longevity of either yet though.
High heat spray adhesive. The 3m stuff. I think thats the super 77, but im not certain. Its all i use for interior work anymore.
Trent
PowerDork
8/20/23 11:05 a.m.
Every pro upholsterer I know uses Weldwood contact cement in a cheap harbor fright spray gun.
They refuse to use aerosol cans of 3m adhesive for anything other than light duty work like scrim foam on seats.
jgrewe
Dork
8/20/23 11:39 a.m.
Dap Weldwood Landau top adhesive is my go to. I picked up a cheap gun with the biggest tip I could find.
This one, and when cleaned with mineral spirits afterward, it looks brand new.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7HSL47L?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
