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Subject:Re: Adhesive recommendation for rear motor insolation
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:47:26 -0500

The liquid nails ought to work. What would one yse for a really, really
heavy duty sound deadener back there?

It's coming down on my diesel, but it looks like it is/was held in place by
wire bails. Don't have waterboxer to look at to see if it is different.

Jim

On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> Over in the land of Mercedes, we typically use a 3M spray adhesive
> available at your FLAPS.  That stuff holds up well to heat and moisture,
> but will give up the ghost when assaulted by biodiesel.  I now use Liquid
> Nails construction adhesive.  YMMV
>
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi listers,
> >
> >         Can someone recommend for me an adhesive that I can use to re
> > attach the sagging insolation in my motor compartment.  When doing a deep
> > cleaning today I found that the thick padding with the tar paper backing
> > was sagging down.  This is happening on both sides of the car.  This is
> the
> > area I can reach by putting my hand in on the side of the Shock facing
> the
> > front of the car.  I'd like to use a product that actually works.  I'm
> > guessing that tar ish paper and metal surface might be tricky to adhere
> to.
> >  Also I suspaect that area gets hot when the car is running.
> >
> > Thanks for sharing any products that have worked for you for this purpose
> > or  in similar applications.
> >
> > Eric Caron
> > 85 Westfalia GL Auto
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Casey
>