What type 3m double sided tape is good for automotive exterior ? Thin stuff for exterior trim , auto body emblems and crap like that etc? Need something maybe 1/8" -1/4"-1/2" wide use Is there a 3m product number? google : I found this stuff that called "3m red"(?) has a red peel off skin ... Is the actual tape black or grey? The old worn out double sided tape residue that I removed was a grey color .
Think I saw that VHB stuff. I used wd40 soaked for a couple days and my finger nail and plastic bondo spreader to get the old stuff off the paint job
I just search for "emblem tape" on amazbay and that gets me all the different names the sellers may call it. I have a couple of rolls that are a few years old and I've noticed that the red removable layer gets harder to separate and peel off as the tape gets older. So don't buy a lifetime supply. https://www.ebay.com/itm/3620521719...y13V6W0sAQ27v9sSFv3rO8vdbZSt|tkp:BFBM2LiJ1rlj
Hello, We have been using double sided tape for a variety of applications and various reasons. One was on a kitchen flat panel re-attaching it back on the end of the counter side. The screws were too far in to attach easily. The normal 3m double sided tape place in various places did the job. It was a vertical panel and no force or gravity or movement was coming to affect it. So, the stickiness does not have to have extra strength for holding. My wife and I have owned several sailboats that are obviously, outside in a salt air environment. When the cabin doors are open and with wind is blowing, the salt air roams all over everything. There are several upside down strips fighting gravity and the moist air almost daily when we are sailing or enjoying a day/night on the boat for a vacation hot spot. In the cabin, there are two upside down strips that came from the factory to add trim to the cabinet surfaces. The heat, cold, moist, wind and other things all play their part in making extra work from the installations. I had to use double side tape to secure a long strip of Melamine facing strip, that had a gravity drop straight down to the floor. The original tape was beginning to fade and the strip was drooping. So, I tried the usual 3M clear double sided tape from the drawer. It lasted for a week and then the sticky part of the tape began to lose its strength. The ½ round molding had worn out the skimpy tape from the factory. I used this tough and clear mounting tape from the Gorilla Products line. It is a little thicker, but ever so sticky. The upside down edging stayed in place in heat, overnight breathing moisture, salt air circulation and of course nature’s own, gravity pulling down the trim applied upside down. This stuff is very strong as is most Gorilla Products. So, since then, on another project, I had to use the heavy duty Scotch double sided tape, that was supposed to be the strongest, due to the fact that the Gorilla Tape was sold out. The tape was on the back side of a mirrored door handle that attached to a sliding mirror door. That handle gets a lot of usage daily and the action is to pull it side ways to open and close. The heavy duty Scotch brand tape was first used, since I had some left over. But within a day, my wife pulled off the mirror handle easily. So, I went to several stores to get the Gorilla Tape version of their double sided "heavy duty" tape. Now, the mirrored handle is rock solid and won't come off using it multiple times, daily. Jnaki If the trim is on the outside, then the Gorilla Tape is fine for most uses, but who knows how much the "local" weathering will do to the adhesive. So, in addition to the double sided tape, a small dab of silicone or even "Shoe Goo" above or next to the "Gorilla Tape" should secure it for any weathering effects. Trim placement, seems like the look of 50s-60 custom cars and hot rods. They did not have double sided tape back then, but just added regular glue of some kind, if they did not want to drill holes, plus using those clips. The trim pieces, if mounted correctly, will last just as long as a clipped on application. Just take your time measuring the correct angle and placement. Double sided tape has its limitations and once placed, it is difficult to get off and replace the trim. YRMV New stuff to help with an old problem... A new solution to this or any displaced item is solved by quality double sided tape.
I hate to think how much these cost....I got them free because they were being disposed of.... (this is half inch wide tape)
Ive used the 3M brand 2 sided tape they sell at the local parts store to hold the hood trim on my 52 damn near 15 years ago. Its still holding strong. I believe it was about half inch wide, double sided, dark gray in color and red release tape.
Not that bad unless it’s 100 plus feet. https://www.mcmaster.com/products/tape/width~1-2-2/form~roll/color~gray/?s=Two+Face+Tape
Years ago, when I worked at Douglas Aircraft, double sided tape was known as "supervisor tape" because it was two faced!
. . . And stored in an air-tight plastic bag when not in use. That's the way to do it. But I'm more interested in just what you've got in the clear lucite box in the background of that picture. A home made digital fuel management and ignition timing control module?
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