Thick clear gel type glue (what's it called ?)
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Hi,
Just had my dash retrimmed and i can't secure my oil pressure warning light as the new dash covering is slightly thicker and the screw thread on my warning light is now too short and can't get the securing nut on the rear.
I need to secure it to the back of the wooden dash and a little dab of glue will be enough but do not want to use superglue type in case i ever need to remove/replace it.
I have seen some type of clear thick gel that i assume is a glue that i can use but not sure what it is called, any ideas please,
Thank you,
Martyn.....
Just had my dash retrimmed and i can't secure my oil pressure warning light as the new dash covering is slightly thicker and the screw thread on my warning light is now too short and can't get the securing nut on the rear.
I need to secure it to the back of the wooden dash and a little dab of glue will be enough but do not want to use superglue type in case i ever need to remove/replace it.
I have seen some type of clear thick gel that i assume is a glue that i can use but not sure what it is called, any ideas please,
Thank you,
Martyn.....
The only answer is to have a much longer screw on the Saturday morning you carry out the work.
Seriously tho, do you mean clear silicone? If you do then you can get it in squeeze-tubes like a tube of toothpaste, often in Halfords, etc, for sealing windscreen leaks. Or, in larger canisters (which you'd need a silicone-gun for) from any DIY shop such as Q&B, Basehome. It will stick, but it won't stick absolutely permanently if you don't use too much of it.
A canister of the stuff is useful around the home too, prob less than £10 for a gun and canister. More useful than a wee tube of the stuff which will dry-up, but you might only want to use it the once!!
Good luck and post results plz.
Seriously tho, do you mean clear silicone? If you do then you can get it in squeeze-tubes like a tube of toothpaste, often in Halfords, etc, for sealing windscreen leaks. Or, in larger canisters (which you'd need a silicone-gun for) from any DIY shop such as Q&B, Basehome. It will stick, but it won't stick absolutely permanently if you don't use too much of it.
A canister of the stuff is useful around the home too, prob less than £10 for a gun and canister. More useful than a wee tube of the stuff which will dry-up, but you might only want to use it the once!!
Good luck and post results plz.
Edited by quiraing on Saturday 2nd November 09:26
McWigglebum4th said:
Bogies
You can't use bogies. The colour might show. Hmm, but then again . . . . the adhesive qualities may be worth investigating.
Depends on what type of car it is too. For, say, E-types and Mk2 Jags it may actually have been the standard original spec - who knows??? "Oil-pressure-light, ah that'll be there for years after I've had another Woodbine and fitted it".
For the perfectionist restorer it may be a bit awkward to track down the original trimmer for samples after all these years.
To summarise - I'd try the silicone first
Edited by quiraing on Saturday 2nd November 09:45
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