Reattaching visor mirror flap, What's the best way? |
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Reattaching visor mirror flap, What's the best way? |
D1A3 |
Jul 12 2007, 09:12 AM
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Gruppe Neun Vierzehn Südosten Group: Members Posts: 362 Joined: 3-June 04 From: Atlanta, GA Member No.: 2,152 Region Association: South East States |
Just wondering if anyone has found a good way to reattach the mirror flap on the passenger sun visor. Mine is hanging on by a "thread" and I'd like to get it reattached without making too much of a mess. Have some ideas on adhesives, but wondering what works best.
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Goge |
Jul 12 2007, 09:24 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 4,746 |
My daughter ripped mine off last year. She didn't know how close she was to not seeing her 7th birthday!
I've since picked up a good one from a junkyard, so I haven't tried to repair. But I think for adhesives, a cyanoacrylate (super glue) would be a good choice for the vinyl. You have to watch for 'blush' though, which is a white dust or haze that the vapors cause, it would look horrible on black. If you go to a hobby shop they will have several different viscosities you can choose from. The thinnest is the 'hottest' version which cures very fast and also blushes the most. Thicker versions cure slower and don't blush as much. There is also an accelerator that you can spritz on there to cure any of them immediately. Test on vinyl scraps first! The bummer is that this thing breaks right at the hinge, which leaves you nothing to glue together really. You'll probably have to add a strip of matching vinyl somehow, and overlap the bad section. -TH |
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