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glueing sunshades on a proto2000 gp9

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glueing sunshades on a proto2000 gp9
Posted by dh28473 on Saturday, August 4, 2018 3:36 PM

They keep coming off what kind of glue is right?

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Posted by Little Timmy on Saturday, August 4, 2018 4:21 PM

 I use C A 

Do your sunshade's have 2 mounting pin's on them ? If so, drill two holes in the sunshade guide at the appropriate places . Then insert the pin's into the holes.

On the inside of the shell / cab , bend one pin up and one pin down. Put a "SMALL" dab of glue on the inside of the shell / cab , where the pins come through.

Rust...... It's a good thing !

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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Saturday, August 4, 2018 5:58 PM

Are these aftermarket plastic or metal shades?

Before installing, make sure that the surfaces to be joined are CLEAN. All of the old glue residue should be removed. My normal procedure, for reattaching parts, is to clean the joining surfaces with a degreasing agent (70% alcohol, wax & grease remover, or Windex). If the joint sections are in rough shape, due to the old glue residue, I'll sand them with 600 grit paper and then finish up with a careful cleaning.

If there is a potential "oops I goofed" adjoining area, where an accidental extra dab of glue might do damage, I now apply a strip of masking tape to that section. Yes, I accidentlly damaged a cab window on one occasion. Lesson learned. Stick out tongue

This may be out of the norm, but I like the modern "Gorilla Glue". It performs quite well and is not as brittle as some of the superglues that have been around for a while.

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, August 4, 2018 6:00 PM

I use etched brass aftermarket sunshades part number 29211 by A-line.

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They have mounting pins and are proven to be fairly rugged.

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-Kevin

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Living the dream.

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Posted by dh28473 on Sunday, August 5, 2018 11:01 AM
no there are no mounting pins wish there were
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Posted by dh28473 on Sunday, August 5, 2018 11:02 AM
I'll use the advice of cleaning or sanding first thanks

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