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35fordtn · 02-06-2015, 02:04 PM

Has anyone found a good running board cover adhesive they can recommend? Obviously using cover and adhesive is not the best option, but regardless any suggestions?

Kube · 02-06-2015, 02:29 PM

Mike, 3M brand rubber adhesive. A quart can is about $50 but the stuff works!

J Franklin · 02-06-2015, 02:33 PM

I used a couple tubes of (Shoe Goo) from the local hardware store. 6 years and still tight!

G.M. · 02-06-2015, 02:48 PM

3 M sounds good, I have 3 M stock. The bottom edges need to be clamped with strips of wood inside and out. That's where the problem is. G.M.

Ralph Moore · 02-06-2015, 02:50 PM

Just thinking of doing the 47, do you blast to bare metal to get a good bond?

Paul Selfe · 02-06-2015, 02:51 PM

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3M adhesive worked good for me. Make sure you warm them up and check fit before starting. Especially this time of year. Lots of clamps! Paul Selfe.

mj40's · 02-06-2015, 02:55 PM

I ordered a quart of adhesive from Bob Drake and when I it arrived it was Weldwood contact cement. Same stuff you get at Lowe's or Home Depot for half the price. Worked well for me and ran it all last summer under 90° weather.

cmbrucew · 02-06-2015, 03:03 PM

The 3M 1300 Mike shows worked good for me.
Bruce

waterboychuck · 02-06-2015, 06:08 PM

I used a 3m spray on and so far so good.

alanwoodieman · 02-06-2015, 07:18 PM

cannot emphasize enough--make sure the fit is correct, do a trial run, on some of the "shoe box" covers they are too wide at the front of the board and will wrinkle very easily

Uncle Bob · 02-07-2015, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Moore

Just thinking of doing the 47, do you blast to bare metal to get a good bond?

Just like paint failures, adhesive failures can be the result of poor preparation and lack of cleanliness of the surfaces involved. The old painter in me can't abide covering bare metal with a "rubber" cover that would likely trap moisture some way, some how. I always take the boards to bare metal, clean, clean, clean and then epoxy prime then adhesive and cover.

Ralph Moore · 02-07-2015, 12:00 PM

Be real nice if you could powdercoat them. My oven is big, but won't quite fit one of these in. Maybe a good epoxy primer ,as you say, would be the best I could do.

35fordtn · 02-07-2015, 10:00 PM

Thanks for all the input!

gmanrides · 02-08-2015, 08:42 AM

I used Permatex The Right Stuff. Turn out nice and easy to use.

02-06-2015, 02:04 PM	#1
35fordtn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: McMinnville, TN Posts: 2,327	Running board cover adhesive Has anyone found a good running board cover adhesive they can recommend? Obviously using cover and adhesive is not the best option, but regardless any suggestions?

02-06-2015, 02:29 PM	#2
Kube Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 9,007	Re: Running board cover adhesive Mike, 3M brand rubber adhesive. A quart can is about $50 but the stuff works! __________________ "I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you".

02-06-2015, 02:33 PM	#3
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,963	Re: Running board cover adhesive I used a couple tubes of (Shoe Goo) from the local hardware store. 6 years and still tight!

02-06-2015, 02:48 PM	#4
G.M. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida and Penna. Posts: 4,471	Re: Running board cover adhesive 3 M sounds good, I have 3 M stock. The bottom edges need to be clamped with strips of wood inside and out. That's where the problem is. G.M. __________________ www.fordcollector.com

02-06-2015, 02:50 PM	#5
Ralph Moore Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 1,470	Re: Running board cover adhesive Just thinking of doing the 47, do you blast to bare metal to get a good bond?

02-06-2015, 02:51 PM	#6
Paul Selfe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Novelty, Ohio Posts: 136	Re: Running board cover adhesive Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) 3M adhesive worked good for me. Make sure you warm them up and check fit before starting. Especially this time of year. Lots of clamps! Paul Selfe.

02-06-2015, 02:55 PM	#7
mj40's Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Boi Angeles, Idaho Posts: 62	Re: Running board cover adhesive I ordered a quart of adhesive from Bob Drake and when I it arrived it was Weldwood contact cement. Same stuff you get at Lowe's or Home Depot for half the price. Worked well for me and ran it all last summer under 90° weather. __________________ Even duct tape can't fix stupid ... but it can muffle the sound!

02-06-2015, 03:03 PM	#8
cmbrucew Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North of sandy ago, CA. Posts: 2,064	Re: Running board cover adhesive The 3M 1300 Mike shows worked good for me. Bruce __________________ Works good Lasts long time

02-06-2015, 06:08 PM	#9
waterboychuck Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Nine Mile Falls,WA Posts: 900	Re: Running board cover adhesive I used a 3m spray on and so far so good. __________________ The sign of a good craftsman is how well they cover up their mistakes.

02-06-2015, 07:18 PM	#10
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,963	Re: Running board cover adhesive cannot emphasize enough--make sure the fit is correct, do a trial run, on some of the "shoe box" covers they are too wide at the front of the board and will wrinkle very easily

02-07-2015, 12:00 PM	#12
Ralph Moore Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 1,470	Re: Running board cover adhesive Be real nice if you could powdercoat them. My oven is big, but won't quite fit one of these in. Maybe a good epoxy primer ,as you say, would be the best I could do.

02-07-2015, 10:00 PM	#13
35fordtn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: McMinnville, TN Posts: 2,327	Re: Running board cover adhesive Thanks for all the input!