...Any Ideas ?

[~ Timbrwolf]

...Recently trailered my State for a week....2nd time in the last 11 years...last time I did, one of the rubber arm rest that you can put on the rear speakers came loose and eventually was gone by the time we reached our destination.

So this time I kept an eye on em. One was already loose due to the fact that Chili sometimes leans on it too hard when she mounting/dismounting the bike, so I kept a close eye on em. Sure enough about an hour into our trip the one that was coming loose was now very loose and the other one was loose around the edges...I guess they get more wind being higher up on the trailer. Anyway, rather then risk loosing one (or both)...I peeled them both off. Even though they were still attached from the original
adhesive that Honda put on them I didnt want to take a chance. I placed them in a plastic bag and put them in a safe place in the truck until we got home.


Now that I want to put them back on I have a slight conundrum. I was going to just put some 3M Automobile adhesive on them and put them back on, but the directions for that stuff call for you to clean the surface area where the adhesive will be. Well, the pads are still VERY sticky from the Honda adhesive that was on them when I bought them, and Im wondering just how well of a bond they will have if I simply put the 3M over the Honda adhesive.


.....Any input/Ideas ? ..  ???

[Ricky-D]

I don't think those are stock Honda components but rather some aftermarket stuff.

it would be best to completely clean off the residue with a solvent before trying to reattach them.

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[Attic Rat]

Clean with a body solvent and the reapply double back stickey tape that is the way I have done several of them and seems to work out very well

[Gryphon Rider]

Think of it this way:
Say you were lifting a very heavy object with a 1/4" chain that had one end welded to the object, and the chain broke in the middle.  You decided 3/8" chain was better suited to the task.  Would you cut the old chain off at the link next to the welded link, then attach your 3/8" chain to the old welded link, or would you cut off the welded 1/4" link and weld your new chain directly to the object?

[R J]

Dave, clean the area.......   Did I say clean all the area?     Well, If I didn't, be sure and clean all the area.

We usually clean the goo off with WD40, and after it has dried, we go back over it with rubbing alcohol before mounting the new tape.

We use the very thin moulding tape for all of our emblem sticky.    Nothing has came off yet, knock on wood.

[9Ball]

test a small area first to make sure the solvent doesn't damage the rubber/vinyl.

I wouldn't use anything like WD-40 since it may affect how the new adhesive bonds.  I've had good luck with "goof off", but it is incompatible with rubber.

[HayHauler]

I lost one on the freeway one night and it took me 2 hours to find it but I finally did.  I put it back on by putting the body molding tape like RJ used that had the red backing on it that you peel off before applying.  Did that 3 years ago and it's still there and nice and tight.
I noticed that the other one was loose, so I did the same thing to the other side.

Good luck.

Hay
Jimmyt

[Chrisj CMA]

test a small area first to make sure the solvent doesn't damage the rubber/vinyl.

I wouldn't use anything like WD-40 since it may affect how the new adhesive bonds.  I've had good luck with "goof off", but it is incompatible with rubber.

the best glue remover is Ronsenol lighter fluid

[~ Timbrwolf]

...Thanks for the feed back everyone..    ...I have them wrapped up in a plastic bag in a safe place while I review my options.. 

[9Ball]

Ride on over...I'll give you a hand putting it back together...

[~ Timbrwolf]

. ..Okay...you,re on John ! .. 


. ....hmmmmmm....wait a sec...I was just there this summer....Im thinkn its...your turn..