Is the Backpad vinyl glued down Options

[seanpaulmc]

Does the vinyl of the Backpad get glued (contact cement) to the backer board? The portion hidden behind the seat.

Mine is detached and floating off the backer board but is retained on the sides.

Thanks,
Sean

[Literati914]

I have found that most of the 3m stuff doesn’t have the hold that we’d expect, especially when it gets hot in the car. Weldwood comes in small and large cans and while pretty inexpensive, seems to be the go-to for a lot of contact adhesive needs.

I agree with the statement about 3M spray adhesives.. when I use spray adhesives, I only use the 'industrial grade' #90 by 3M, but even then it doesn't necessarily have my full confidence. Also, in my experience with the sprays and the brush on contact cements - humidity plays a big role in their performance, at least initially. They don't like it. Also, I've notice that the original backer panels have brush strokes where glue was applied - and also it was not applied thoroughly either!! They did a terrible job with it imho. So the factory wasn't spraying it on apparently, maybe they should have.. as some of the carpeting was sprayed in places and generally did well.

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