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Anonymous No.2940781 >>2940796
Car vinyl console repair
I have a 1998 GMC that the center console vinyl is starting to bubble up. I was thinking of using a syringe and infect glue under it then push it down. What kind of glue should I use to do thi.
Anonymous No.2940796 >>2940804 >>2941245 >>2941269
>>2940781 (OP)
>What kind of glue
E6000. Use a hairdryer to heat the vinyl so you can reform/flatten it before you glue it down.
Anonymous No.2940804 >>2940806
>>2940796
Thanks, they have it at my local Menards. I'll post how good it worked.
Anonymous No.2940806 >>2940809 >>2940815
>>2940804
Cool beans. That stuff stays kinda rubbery when it cures so you won't have hard spots or lumps when you're done.
Anonymous No.2940809 >>2940815
>>2940806
PS, keep your windows down for 24 hours if possible. It stinks like a mofo.
Anonymous No.2940815 >>2940818
>>2940806
>>2940809
Thanks brother
Anonymous No.2940818 >>2940819
>>2940815
np
Anonymous No.2940819 >>2940840
>>2940818
Anonymous No.2940840
>>2940819
Anonymous No.2941233
VERY based thread, I learned something
Anonymous No.2941245 >>2941269
>>2940796
>E6000
Me and grandma use this shit to glue lights into our ceramic trees so people can't steal them at the store that sells them for us, I've ended up using it for all sorts of shit over the years, lol
I think I E6000'd one of the strips of door trim on my car, even.
Anonymous No.2941247
I just got around to getting the glue today I'm gonna try it when I get home.
Anonymous No.2941269 >>2941270
>>2940796
>>2941245
Alright heating it up made it look a lot better by itself but the glue is too thick to go through the syringe needle I either need to get a bigger syringe or try to cut it with something and thin it out
Anonymous No.2941270 >>2941304 >>2941321
>>2941269
Use a sharp, clean razor to make tiny slits close to where the vinyl starts to lift away. Inject the glue a little at a time and massage it towards the void. Then heat it all with a hairdryer again and clamp until it sets up. If you make clean, small cuts you won't notice, and the glue will seal the hole.

You could also try warming up the glue to reduce its viscosity.
Anonymous No.2941304
>>2941270
I'm gonna try this weekend that way i can focus more time on it. I think I might heat the glue up first I'm scared to cut it.
Thanks Brother
Anonymous No.2941310
Use a cheapy meat injector like the one that comes with Tony's marinade
Anonymous No.2941321 >>2941331
>>2941270
You need an 18 gauge needle not those tiny 25 gauge insulin needles if you want to have any chance of pushing thick stuff through
Anonymous No.2941331
>>2941321
E6000 comes with applicator tips.
Anonymous No.2941391 >>2941397
I may not even try to fly it just using the heat pretty much fixed it
Anonymous No.2941397 >>2941469
>>2941391
Looks good to me. If you're okay with it then mission complete.
Anonymous No.2941469
>>2941397
Anonymous No.2941485 >>2941524
if you have leftover glue, place a square of aluminum foil between the cap and threads of the tube before screwing down the cap. This will prevent the glue from curing inside the tube as opposed to just the plastic cap which allows the solvents to slowly escape.
Anonymous No.2941524
>>2941485
never new that Thanks