Posted 2008-01-21 1:13 PM (#74960 - in reply to #74956) Subject: RE: Adhesive for kick pads?
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Posts: 296 Location: Tennessee
Which one? None of them specify adhesion to rubber. I see the Builder's Choice 729 is a rubber based adhesive, though. Will that one work on rubber kick pads?
Posted 2008-01-21 4:36 PM (#74988 - in reply to #74956) Subject: RE: Adhesive for kick pads?
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
A polyurethane glue has very good adhesive qualities to the base metal. A painted surface might degrade the bond somewhat. I've never owned or worked on a trailer with glued on kick panels. All of them have been mechanically fastened.
Posted 2008-01-21 7:47 PM (#75012 - in reply to #74956) Subject: RE: Adhesive for kick pads?
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Posts: 251 Location: Holland, Tx
I had my husband install some thin rubber mats on the inside of my rear tack and on the slant wall of my dressing room on my old metal trailer to prevent a lot of noise related to metal bits banging against the walls. We used rivets to attach them and they held well. We also used them to attach one rubber mat to a wall in the horse area that had been torn off by previous owners.
Posted 2008-01-22 12:48 AM (#75032 - in reply to #74956) Subject: RE: Adhesive for kick pads?
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Posts: 296 Location: Tennessee
Thanks all. I'll give the Sikaflex polyurethane glue a shot. Looks like it should do the job. I did speak with a chemist at Rohm and Haas about the Thixon product and learned that it isn't feasible because it requires high heat to cure.
Gard, the (presumably) factory kick pads that are on this Logan trailer are both glued and fastened, but they arre coming loose in places, one of which is along the top edge on the gutter side where excrement might get behind it. I can see a tan colored adhesive behind the pads where they have pulled loose. Whatever it is seems to have held up fairly well, considering the trailer's nine years old. There is also a shiny black caulk along the top edge that I'll have to hunt down once the pads are glued back.
Mandi, I plan to do a similar thing with the rear tack for sound dampening, but I was planning to use grey indoor/outdoor carpet like what's in the front tack and just glue it in. I'm trying to avoid putting too many more holes in the steel that might promote rust (previous owner put plenty in it already, LOL).
Posted 2008-01-22 7:29 PM (#75090 - in reply to #75032) Subject: RE: Adhesive for kick pads?
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Posts: 251 Location: Holland, Tx
Originally written by Towfoo on 2008-01-22 12:48 AM
Mandi, I plan to do a similar thing with the rear tack for sound dampening, but I was planning to use grey indoor/outdoor carpet like what's in the front tack and just glue it in. I'm trying to avoid putting too many more holes in the steel that might promote rust (previous owner put plenty in it already, LOL). Thanks again everyone. Dan
On our new trailer (aluminum) I wanted to decrease the sound in the rear tack as well, but without so many holes so we lined the walls with the white compressed 'stuff' insulation like what we are using for the walls in the front DR, attached with a spray glue (3M Super 77 - good stuff). In spots where the glue wasn't working, I just used the same aluminum tape I had left over from the front insulation project. We then used self taping screws to attach gray commercial grade carpet over that. It turned out way better than I expected. You could probably cut the carpet into smaller sections and attach it directly to the insulation material. I just wanted one large piece (where possible) so we used the screws at each of the support beams.
Adhesive for kick pads?
