I pretty much concur with Peter, but I like to spray/apply adhesive to the parts separately. I mask off the hood and cover the engine compartment with an old sheet. I have a roll of butcher’s paper I put down on the floor where I place the pad and spray it. Once everything sets up (five minutes or more, depending on temperature and humidity) I get the pad positioned and just lightly tap it in a couple of places to stick. Once I’m satisfied that it’s in position, I press it into place by hand, then go over it in great detail with a brayer (hard rubber or wooden roller) to make sure it adheres properly.
I’ve never had one come off - yet. I’ll have pictures of the process on the blog tonight. -D > On Feb 17, 2018, at 9:29 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > It's been a while since we had this topic discussed, so here's the drill: > > 3M 8090 only, don't use anything else -- for two reasons: It stays up, and > you can get it back off. Liquid nails will work, but is pure hell to clean > off enough to get a new pad to stay up, I had this on the old 300D. Terrible > job. > > Get the hood as clean as you can, then fit the pad dry. Get it all tucked in > and properly positioned, then use a broom or something similar roughly in the > middle to hold the bottom up and pull the top half down. Make sure the > bottom half stays where you want it. > > Spray a very light coat of the adhesive on the hood and on the pad. Repeat > twice, very light coats. You don't want a thick gummy layer, it is much more > likely to fail. Just enough to coat all the edges of the cells on the pad. > > Let it dry until tacky, and carefully press the top half onto the hood, > starting at the broom or whatever you used. With a bit of care, it will all > fit exactly the way you had it before applying adhesive. > > Repeat for the bottom half. > > With the correct amount of adhesive, it will stay up until it falls apart, > both of mine have. > > The key is light but complete coats of adhesive. One can should do two hoods > if that gives you an idea of how much to use. More is NOT better in this > case. > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
