Adhesive for Door Panels

[Fifty150hs]

Hi Guys. I think I've finally found the best adhesive for the door panels. The plastic parts that fall off the door cards. I've tried hot glue and several types of epoxy and none held up. I tried this bumper adhesive: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BX4P741M...d_asin_title_1

I've had to remove the first door card I used it on several times since I did it and no signs of it letting go. I did some cleaning and a little sanding of the original glue. Cut off the pieces that had extended through the plastic parts and cleaned out the holes. This stuff goes on very easily thanks to the mixing tube. Very easy to control the placement. It says it sets up in six minutes, but I found it takes a little longer. It is ready to sand in an hour. Not that your going to. You can definitely put the door panel back on after an hour as it is plenty hard by that time.

I had to reattach a couple of the parts that hold the clips and those are holding up as well.

[andrewwynn]

That's a great tip. I've used very similar stuff and love the automatic epoxy tips.

They are single use but you can keep using a squirt at a time as long as you use at least under five minutes. You can squirt out a non use squirt to restart the clock


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[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

That's a great tip. I've used very similar stuff and love the automatic epoxy tips.

They are single use but you can keep using a squirt at a time as long as you use at least under five minutes. You can squirt out a non use squirt to restart the clock


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We use those mixing tubes for epoxy all the time in construction. I wish they sold these small epoxy systems with multiple tubes or just sold the mixing tubes separately. In construction we buy mixing tubes by the box.

[g300d]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

They are single use but you can keep using a squirt at a time as long as you use at least under five minutes. You can squirt out a non use squirt to restart the clock


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That's what she told me to do lol!

I need to find some of that. It's always a chore pulling door panels then have everything get held up waiting for the epoxy to dry.

[Salty B.]

Thx for the tip, just ordered that, gonna be pulling three door cards for various fixes. Eventually. Someday.

[X5chemist]

Those dual resin epoxy tubes work great on seat backing clips!

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

That's a great tip. I've used very similar stuff and love the automatic epoxy tips.

They are single use but you can keep using a squirt at a time as long as you use at least under five minutes. You can squirt out a non use squirt to restart the clock


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Look what I found on Amazon. Mixing nozzles: https://www.amazon.com/J-B-Weld-Stre...s%2C204&sr=8-3

I'm ordering them now.

[Henn28]

Just saw this….I stumbled onto the tan JB Weld as well 6 or 7 years ago after trying a few other things, mostly unsuccessfully. I had no idea though that there was a mixing tip! Genius!

I’ve got to replace both rear door vapor barriers and am expecting the worst, so I need to stock up.

What is the black goo used to attach the vapor barriers to the door and create a water proof seal?

[Effduration]

I used Permatex Ultra Black RTV gasket maker. I always wanted a little flex in whatever adhesive I used gluing back the plastic onto the E53 door panels. I felt if the adhesive was too solid, the plastic might break.

Using the Ultra Black, I was able to subsequently remove door panels and not have the plastic come off again.

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by Henn28

Just saw this….I stumbled onto the tan JB Weld as well 6 or 7 years ago after trying a few other things, mostly unsuccessfully. I had no idea though that there was a mixing tip! Genius!

I’ve got to replace both rear door vapor barriers and am expecting the worst, so I need to stock up.

What is the black goo used to attach the vapor barriers to the door and create a water proof seal?

The black goo is butyl adhesive. It is available on line. I bought a tube of it that was caulking gun size. I used it on the drivers door panel that someone else had been into. They had removed the original butyl and applied butyl tape. It doesn't work very well IMO. That's why I peeled it off and used the liquid butyl. I've had to go back in there again and it worked just like the original. Stretch it a little, cut it with a knife, then stick it back together when done. It's essentially self healing.