I am installing a fiberglass under hood insulation pad on a 60 CDV. It appears that it just needs adhesive to put it on. Is that correct? No clips or tucking in are needed that I can see. Is that correct, or am I missing something? I'm sure there is glue involved. Does anyone have a recommendation as to the adhesive that works best for this. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
3M Spray Adhesive.
Specifically, 3M High Strength 90 rather than the lesser spray adhesive. No clips or other fasteners. If you really want to geek out on attaching, you can clamp a thin piece of wood over it while the adhesive sets and dries.
Thanks for the advice on the 3M 90. I was going to use 77. The wood is an interesting idea too.
The other obvious option is to take the hood off, and lay bottom side up to attach.
Take the hood off?
That turns this into a 3 man job with the risk of chipping paint and having to realign the hood.
When you use contact adhesive the method is to spray a light coat on both surfaces and wait about 5 minutes and stick them together.
You get one shot at getting it on straight though.
Brian is correct in his advice. If the hood were already off, that would be easier. I would recommend two things: Be absolutely sure that all of the old adhesive has been removed and that you are down to the painted surface and that any oily residue has been removed. There is adhesive removal spray that is paint friendly. Second is to mask off any area that you do not want to get the contact adhesive sprayed onto, since it is difficult to spray exactly up to a line and still get adequate adhesive where you need it. Get someone to help you with positioning the pad, because as Brian said, you only get one shot at getting it right!!! Once you stick the pad in place, there is no adjusting it--it is stuck!!!
Daryl Chesterman
Helpful advice. I never thought about masking. Thanks