Ed and Bob,
You know what I've been using lately - silicone!
George ( down under)


> Hi Ed,
>
> There is a contact cement made for vinyl tops on cars that works way
> better than the normal 3M contact cement.  It's Landau Top
> Cement and is available in a spray can.  If you're interested I can get
> the exact name and manufacturer tomorrow.  It's also available in liquid
> form if you want to brush it on or spray it with your own spray gun but
> I think the smallest size is 1 gallon in that form.
>
> I've used it to attach vinyl to aluminum on top of my instrument panel,
> attach the rubber grip to my control stick, and attach a strip of foam
> to seal the hinge crack in the wood hanger door.
>
> Bob W. (Tip from my buddy at the upholstery shop)
>
>
>
> On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 13:04:35 -0500
> "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Finally the dust and straw stopped flying and I  had a soft cloth to
wipe off the canopy. So continued the flight.  Then a few minutes later I
notice the vinyl cloth I had covering the top of the instrument panel was
starting to balloon up (apparently after 7 years the glue had dried out) due
to air apparently leaking in from the front of the canopy.  Put a water
bottle and few other things on top and that held it down.
>
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > Ed Anderson
> > Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
> > Matthews, NC
> > eanderson@carolina.rr.com
> >
>
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