Edouard
Hudson, Quebec, Canada
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As you can see in my signature, our unit is almost 10 years old and the Beige coloured vinyl dash material is unglued at the bottom of the dash panel in front of the passenger seat, and also all along below the window and around the defrost/heat vents near the window.
I have attempted to reglue the piece at the bottom of the dash panel with vinyl spray adhesive, but it does not hold for more that a minute or so.
If anyone have suggestions on a specific brand and product it would be appreciated.
I just got off the phone with a tech person at Monaco/Holiday Rambler and he said to just use a vinyl spray adhesive, perhaps wait a few minutes for it to get tachy, then perhaps put a clamp on it for an hour or so.
That be perhaps work on the lower dash panel, but I can't put a clamp on the area near the window and vents on top of the dash.
Eugene & Stella Theriault,
1999 Endeavour 34CG/V-10 (No Slides)
2005 Honda Element. Blue Ox Aladin.
FMCA 318247
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itsalleasy
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I've used 3M spray contact adhesive. It does have to sit open a few minutes before clamping. If you can't clamp it weight serves the same purpose.
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1995brave
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If the vinyl has a foam backing, the foam may have detereotated and just spraying on glue will not stick. You may have to remove the vinyl and scrape the foam off the vinyl and dashboard before reglueing it. Had to do that with my 95 Winne ceiling and dash.
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Edouard
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Thanks for the input, I'll look into getting some 3M spray contact adhesive, and try your suggestion, waiting for it to get tacky, then clamping and/or using some form of weight that will conform to the shape of the dash area beside the windshield.
As for the foam backing, I will check again, since I will have to remove the spray adhesive which still remains sticky but will not hold.
Thanks again.
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YC 1
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A pint or quart of this stuff will hold a lot of things together. It is a contact cement. It is used for counter tops etc. You can find it in pints. You can buy some little acid brushes so you can apply it thinly on both surfaces, throw the brush away and let the glue dry according to the instructions, then place the two surfaces to be glued together. Get them aligned because this stuff is tough as nails. I have used this to glue insulation under the dog house for example.
Contact Cement
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utahron@sginet.com
St. George, Utah
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I have the same problem on my Monaco Monarch except that the area that released is a bubble about 5" to 6" in diameter and is located where the hump in the dash for the instruments and the flat in front of the co-pilot seat meet.
I called Monaco and they said they could not recommend anyone in our area or even the Las Vegas area to fix the problem.
I hate to attempt to repair it myself as the only way I can see is to cut the material to apply the adhesive. I'm sure that would be very ugly.
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Edouard
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Re: Contact Cement.
I am a woodworker and in making cabinets, counter tops etc., very fluent with contact cement, great product.
However, a vinyl dash is not a solid product like arborite etc., it is soft and very flexible, one mistake and I would have to rip out the entire dash vinyl overlay. I don't want to go there. Thanks anyway.
Regarding the post from St-George, utah, having a bubble in the middle location and not near an edge is a difficult situation. You may consider talking to someone in the auto refinishing business.
Personally, I would consider a very sharp razor cut along the edge of the dash hump and level area to be able to get the adhesive in.
There is also a product that I have called the "Chair Doctor" it is a suringe that I put the adhesive into and it comes with several different size needles to insert glue into chair rungs etc. Usually done by drilling small holes in the wood in order to get the glue into the desired location. This may be a solution for your situation, there may be small pin holes left, but you would want any excess adhesive to escape anyway.
I'm still waiting on input from someone who has experienced Dash vinly ungluing, and the type/brand of spray adhesive to use for our dash's.
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itsalleasy
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3M
This is what I used . I originally got it to use for the vinyl on a panel that covers the heater. Since then I've used it on the material lining the compartments that started to pull loose, the safety strip on the step that was lifting, insulation that was coming loose. Once it fumes out for a few minutes it sticks, nothing I have used it on came loose again.
I got it at Home Depot in the paint department. Not cheap, but I have used it a lot and still have quite a bit left.
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1995brave
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Quote:I'm still waiting on input from someone who has experienced Dash vinly ungluing, and the type/brand of spray adhesive to use for our dash's.
As i stated in my last post i had to do it on my 95 Winne. I used 3m Super 77 spray glue. Instead of just reglueing the material i replaced mine, the foam backing was deterorated. Since we were upgrading the interior we replaced it with a headliner material that matched the color scheme we used in the rest of the RV. I you search the old posts for "ceiling" you will find my old post with pictures.
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Edouard
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Thanks everyone, including "1995brave" for the recomendations, I will get a can of 3M Super 77 Spray Glue and give it a try.
Not certain if the foam backing is deterorated, will check that out when I attempt to remove the previous spray adhesive which is still tacky but not sticking.
Thanks again.
Eugene.
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