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Old 10-10-2005, 06:06 PM
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The passenger door skin is comming off my wifes vette. What should I use to bond it back on and where can I get it?

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Old 10-10-2005, 06:08 PM
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Black silicon putty is whats always used on doors that Ive take apart. Probably get some really cheap at Lowe's.
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Originally Posted by Re and Cheryl
The passenger door skin is comming off my wifes vette. What should I use to bond it back on and where can I get it?

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Evercoat SMC panel adhesive, #993. Can be found at auto paint+body supply houses.
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I agree with Big G. However, if you are in a pinch, and it is just a very small area that needs to be re-bonded, just use some two part epoxy. Take a emory board, or double up some sand paper, and rough up the two surfaces. Then apply the epoxy, or preferrably the Evercoat, and use some pressure. I just did a small area with epoxy on the the 'pit, and used a spring clamp (looks like a jumper cable clamp). It worked like a champ.
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Originally Posted by MoneyPit
I agree with Big G. However, if you are in a pinch, and it is just a very small area that needs to be re-bonded, just use some two part epoxy. Take a emory board, or double up some sand paper, and rough up the two surfaces. Then apply the epoxy, or preferrably the Evercoat, and use some pressure. I just did a small area with epoxy on the the 'pit, and used a spring clamp (looks like a jumper cable clamp). It worked like a champ.
been there - done that...
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When I pulled the door I thought it was just the forward corner, but a few tugs later and I had the entire skin in my hands.

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then you're lucky, usually those skins don't come off in 1 piece...there ar people out there who wish they did.

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