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A mention of Gorilla Tape in the glue thread (started 3/31) got me thinking:
I have to re-attach an interior panel on the tailgate of a station wagon. Last repair on it I previously did w/gaffers tape (not duct tape) lasted more than a year, but recently failed due to heat, leaving sticky residue.
Would Gorilla tape work better or worse? (an Amazon review or 2 mentions heat causes it to lose its grip) And will it stink up the car? I haven't used the stuff, but read it has a strong odor.
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The weird plastic thingamabob that screws into the panel and then slams into a hole in the tailgate assembly is the best way to go. Alternatively you can use trim cement or a like-minded contact cement, but you won't get the panel off without destroying it. Any normal tape is gonna fail, especially in the heat and random load environment of an automobile.
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I'd probably use carpet tape.
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just glue the thing with epoxy if you have no reason to ever remove it.
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The problem is the little plastic thingamabobs that attach to the interior panel (backing is that brown crumbly particleboard-like concoction of glorified cardboard) have reamed out most of the holes in the panel, and/or are broken (do auto parts places carry them?).
The gaffer tape did hold for more than a year, and I Would like a removable solution -access to relays, etc are behind the panel. So unless I want to rig up some way to fix the deteriorated backing of the panel itself (suggestions?), the Q remains: is Gorilla tape any better in heat, and would it smell bad?
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[quote Psurfer]The problem is the little plastic thingamabobs that attach to the interior panel (backing is that brown crumbly particleboard-like concoction of glorified cardboard) have reamed out most of the holes in the panel, and/or are broken (do auto parts places carry them?).
The gaffer tape did hold for more than a year, and I Would like a removable solution -access to relays, etc are behind the panel. So unless I want to rig up some way to fix the deteriorated backing of the panel itself (suggestions?), the Q remains: is Gorilla tape any better in heat, and would it smell bad?
Yes, good ones do.
Sorry, even "Gorilla Tape" won't hold up to the heat in a car.
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The car dealers usually stock push-in fasteners. The replacements may not be exact though. My brother got some for his Ford and they were really cheap. He was able to reuse the original ones that came with the car six or eight times before they completely stripped. The replacements stripped right away if they were pushed with ANY more force than to barely hold the panel in place.
