Re: 4kq body moldings and tailights

[Todd Young <tyoung@wamnet.com>]

Huw Powell wrote:

> >  I just picked up some 3M double sided trim tape at Kmart, it was around $4
> > for a decent sized roll. I haven't opened the package yet, but it looks just
> > like the stuff we used at the repair shop I used to work at.
>
> I just want to keep the air clear here.  I am not advocating using the
> strip calk for an adhesive.  Use a real adhesive for that.  I just
> happened to try it and it worked for now, in a couple of casual
> locations.  I would never even try to use it on $400 worth of side
> moldings!
>
> PS, I like it for logos 'cause it squishes almost flat.  Foam tape often
> has a thickness to it that makes it a poor choice for attaching external
> bitties to a car.  Anyway the foam tears even if the glue holds.
>

This 3M stuff I got at Kmart is pretty thin, and I don't think it's foam. I think
it's the same stuff they put in with some fog lights so that they can be just
"stuck" on to the newer plastic covered bumpers on most cars. Ah, the good old
days when bumpers were just steel and if you wanted to mount some lights, you just
drilled a hole and bolted them on.

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