Any updates?
I'm interested in getting on this bandwagon, as well
I'm interested in getting on this bandwagon, as well
hood support bonding solutions?
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Update...got the small high temp roll of 3m 4611 VHB in friday but won't be able to get to it till this coming weekend........
work keeps getting in the way of pig stuff
; plan on using a thin wire wheel to clean between the cross support and the hood then cleaning with denatured or isopropil alcohol then applying the tape; will have to make some small wedges to hold the support away from the hood itself; 
any thoughts on using some kind of rust prevention?; just afraid of it interfering with the adhesion/bonding of the tape with the metal....any thoughts on this?..........TIA
Lou
work keeps getting in the way of pig stuff; plan on using a thin wire wheel to clean between the cross support and the hood then cleaning with denatured or isopropil alcohol then applying the tape; will have to make some small wedges to hold the support away from the hood itself; any thoughts on using some kind of rust prevention?; just afraid of it interfering with the adhesion/bonding of the tape with the metal....any thoughts on this?..........TIALou
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Update...got the small high temp roll of 3m 4611 VHB in friday but won't be able to get to it till this coming weekend........
Lou
Lou, how thick is this stuff?
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Eric, it is 3M VHB Tape (45 mil Gray)
45 mil gray pressure sensitive adhesive tape for bonding bare metals and holds reliably for through most paint cycle washes and high temperature baking. UL 746C recognition is listed in UL File MH 17478.
from Data Sheet
using it for bare metals is the recommended application...... just so used to pigs rusting that was wondering if I should do some kind of prevention
Lou
45 mil gray pressure sensitive adhesive tape for bonding bare metals and holds reliably for through most paint cycle washes and high temperature baking. UL 746C recognition is listed in UL File MH 17478.
from Data Sheet
using it for bare metals is the recommended application...... just so used to pigs rusting that was wondering if I should do some kind of prevention
Lou
I've used the VHB tape to mount glass to galvanized metal, I don't know how it will do with paint though. When it sticks, it really sticks.
When I get around to finishing my hood(s), I'll probably try the Norton brand double sided acrylic foam tape. It is used to mount side moldings, cladding, etc, so it is intended to use on painted surfaces. I already bought a roll to repair my other car.
When I get around to finishing my hood(s), I'll probably try the Norton brand double sided acrylic foam tape. It is used to mount side moldings, cladding, etc, so it is intended to use on painted surfaces. I already bought a roll to repair my other car.
Update...got the small high temp roll of 3m 4611 VHB in friday but won't be able to get to it till this coming weekend........
Lou
OK, it's the weekend.
How's it work?
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soon as
gets home from work; have 4 little ones and one still more or less in diapers
have to watch them constantly so most of my wrenching is at night,,,but that is my weekend project; well one of them
Lou
gets home from work; have 4 little ones and one still more or less in diapershave to watch them constantly so most of my wrenching is at night,,,but that is my weekend project; well one of themLou
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done...sorta
...wife home from work and thwe 4 kiddies climbing on now so run like a wildman while there is still enough light .nice paint on top and the support member coming loose.course undersurface looks like crap 
BUT when finish other projects will get to it...others more pressing
...wife home from work and thwe 4 kiddies climbing on now so run like a wildman while there is still enough light .nice paint on top and the support member coming loose.course undersurface looks like crap BUT when finish other projects will get to it...others more pressing- Thread starter
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process
used door stops to wedge support away from hood........drill + brass wire brush after chiseling away old bond material..........after this.drill + brass wire brush as far as I could reach........then rags and plenty of denatured alcohol.....let dry then the 3M primer that comes with the tape.........then sticking the F"^%$#@*()"tape in place that wants to stick to everything...............just stick edge of tape to surface and fold it over.........double thickness now
;then 4x4s underneath hood and a lot of weight on top.....50% bond strength at 1 hour 90% at 24 hours..full strength 72 hours.........hell I need her running by monday for work!.a
1 hour job..........will see how it goes long term ..but looks very promising
HTH
Lou
used door stops to wedge support away from hood........drill + brass wire brush after chiseling away old bond material..........after this.drill + brass wire brush as far as I could reach........then rags and plenty of denatured alcohol.....let dry then the 3M primer that comes with the tape.........then sticking the F"^%$#@*()"tape in place that wants to stick to everything
...............just stick edge of tape to surface and fold it over.........double thickness now;then 4x4s underneath hood and a lot of weight on top.....50% bond strength at 1 hour 90% at 24 hours..full strength 72 hours.........hell I need her running by monday for work!.a 1 hour job..........will see how it goes long term ..but looks very promising HTHLou
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little bit of porn
this rig was picked up only for the body....don't have any pix of her before ...have too many little helpers who deleted the dig pix.....but the rig looked as bad as the undersurface of the hood and the rest of the engine bay........pretty solid but unloved!........along with no oil pressure+bad brakes only thing wrong was a bad oil pressure sending unit + fix brakes so now am putting around 200 miles a week on her
Lou
this rig was picked up only for the body....don't have any pix of her before ...have too many little helpers who deleted the dig pix.....but the rig looked as bad as the undersurface of the hood and the rest of the engine bay........pretty solid but unloved!........along with no oil pressure+bad brakes only thing wrong was a bad oil pressure sending unit + fix brakes so now am putting around 200 miles a week on her
Lou
Lou those headers are a lot cleaner looking than mine where did you get them? FYI don't complain about your engine bay you taken a look at mine? I'm thinking about cleaning it up and using some white hurculiner stuff on it. Not sure yet. I've decide to hell with weigh make it heavy.
How much do you have left I may have an engine soon.
I don't know anything about rattling still. Still waiting on my engine. I have someone to transport it. I plan on getting the engine bay cleaned this weekend if I'm off and get it painted for the motor the middle of Aug. Then I'll push the other motor aside and start saving up for parts and extra case for the rebuild of that motor.
Lou,
How many feet of the tape did you end up using? Looks like I would need about 10' for my '78 hood.
Got that much you want to offload?
How many feet of the tape did you end up using? Looks like I would need about 10' for my '78 hood.
Got that much you want to offload?
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Monte, don't think you will need that much; I might have used 3 ft at the most......wedged the support gap open with "door stops" and jammed in the vhb tape folded over to make a double thickness bond........as far as I felt comfortable...was worried about opening the gap too far and cracking the fresh paint.......only bought 2 yards and have promised the remaining yard to a fellow mudder......you can buy small sample strips and it was the route I went; HTH
Lou
Lou