Rubber Trim Glue

[Peahead]

I have some of the white rubber trim peeling off my 232 Gulftream in various places including along floor line at stern and want to glue it back onto the gelcoat. Any sugestions on type or brand of glue that has worked for you or in similar situations?

Thanks
Greg

 

[Curmudgeon]

Are you speaking of 'trim' or is it sealant coming loose. If it's trim, any waterproof glue should work. If it's sealant, it will look better (and probably function better) if removed and replaced ... :wink:

 

[seasick]

I have some of the white rubber trim peeling off my 232 Gulftream in various places including along floor line at stern and want to glue it back onto the gelcoat. Any sugestions on type or brand of glue that has worked for you or in similar situations?

Thanks
Greg

Try a body shop or a body shop supply store. There are special glues and tapes for attaching moldings that will work. I can't remember the name of the 3M product at the moment. I suppose an auto parts store may have something.
Regular glue is not the best solution since is may dry hard and it has to be clamped to set correctly. The body molding tapes are tenacious and less messy to apply

 

[Peahead]

thanks Curmudgeon, yeah its the 2" wide white rubber moulding/trim that goes around the stern floor area and on gunnel near the rear facing seats of the Gulfstream.
Thanks seasick I will check out some glues - my main concern was that I have never glued anything to gelcoat so wasn't sure what was best for this particular purpose.

 

[Strikezone]

I'm having the same problem with the trim. I called GW and they told me it was a vinyl trim (not sure if that makes a difference with adhesives). I was told that it had a tape on the backside that made it adhere to the surface and it was available through my GW dealer.

I haven't done anything with mine yet but would like to glue it back rather than replace if possible.

 

[Fishshoreman]

You can try 3M trim and emblem adhesive or 3M 3200 (I think) but the later is orange in color and very stringy.

 

[Finatic]

I had the same thing happen 3 years ago to my Gulfstream. I used Loctite Power Grab mounting tape. I think I bought it at HD or Lowes. It's on its 3rd season and still holding strong.

 

[Grady_Crazy]

The problem I see is getting off the old tape/glue residue. I don't think the new glue will hold if you don't clean the trim and the gelcoat. That stuff is really stuck on and how do you clean the back of the trim?
Thoughts?

 

[Finatic]

I thought the same thing about removing the old glue/residue. I tried several things to remove it without success, so I ended up just putting the new mounting tape over the old adhesive. Once I had everything in place, I did clamp the rudder trim with a clamp for a few hours. This has held up for 3 years now.

 

[Grady_Crazy]

I bought new trim also and I am using acetone to clean the old reside off. It takes a lot of elbow grease and I also use a "green scrubby pad" that is used for dished with the acetone to clean it off.

 

[Peahead]

Ok all, Thanks for the suggestions - a local person here in Vancouver BC suggested "Seal All" - I did the job with this glue. Its a one part clear glue so I liked the clear as it doesn't show up if you get a tad sloppy with applying it. It also is a contact glue so almost instantly bonds as long as you coat both the moulding and the location on the boat that it is going. I applied a even thin coat of glue on both surfaces and waited 1 min prior to making the contact. All looks good ... for the trim on the gunnel area I had to use a few C-clamps to hold it i and hold the moulding into corners. It cures in 6 hours so I did the job one evening and the boat was out on a fishing charter the next morning early - no problem. The tripping hazzard was solved that easy !

BTW : I lightly sanded the moulding and the area on the boat where the moulding was to go. I then wiped it all down with paint thinner. Some of the old glue tape was still on the gelcoat as it is hard to get all off. The moulding was even harder to clean off the old stuff so lots was still on the moulding when I applied the new glue

 

[BobP]

If it's double sided tape originally, perhaps the tape can be peeled off the foam and replaced with new double sided tape.

My foam is good 20 yrs later, not the double sided tape.

 

[bwind]

I used 3M 4910 VHB double sided tape and it worked well.