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Old 06-04-2020, 02:24 PM   #1
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Trim adhesive suggestions

I have a loose wheel well trim piece that loose and am looking for an adhesive to repair. Contacted Thor and they suggested Lavasil silicone tempro and could not find any. Found on Amazon a product Geocel Proflex clear rv adhesive and got mixed reviews. Any suggestions and where I might a good adhesive?

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Old 06-04-2020, 03:01 PM   #2
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auto trim adhesive any hardware store. Yellow stuff we used to call monkey snot.
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Old 06-04-2020, 05:10 PM   #3
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I have used the stuff Cavie noted and the Geocell in the past. Found both to work but needed to be held in place to set up rather than a true contact adhesive
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Old 06-05-2020, 02:03 PM   #4
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Wheel well trim

Hello, I had the same problem with my Hurricane and just did some repair work on it. There were large gaps between the trim and the sides of the coach because they were not located properly at the factory.

I removed the trim pieces completely by removing 3 screws each. They were still stuck to the globs of black expanding foam so I just cut that away and removed the rest by hand. I then re-positioned the trim to contact the side walls and secured them with screws. I added a couple of screws. This required predrilling small holes in the metal and then inserting the self tapping screws. It was a little aggravating, but now they fit tightly against the walls and no adhesive is needed. If you decide to caulk them, I prefer the FlexPro RV but have to use painters tape to get a good line because I'm not very good with a caulk gun and that stuff is much more tacky than silicone based products.
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Old 08-02-2020, 06:59 PM   #5
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Loose trim here too

I've got the same problem. I was contemplating using Liquid Nails or some kind of epoxy, but I'm not sure if they use a flexible sealant at the factory because it's MEANT to remain flexible or because it's cheaper.



I'm going to use FlexPro RV this time, but if it comes loose again, I'm going to use something stronger and be done with it.
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Old 08-02-2020, 07:23 PM   #6
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https://www.jbtools.com/3m-08115-aut...saAj88EALw_wcB
As good as it gets without moving into brittle adhesives.
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Jb weld does surprising things if you don't care about brittle.
And
If Thor uses vagasil, and that's what failed....
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