Miata Mailing List: September 1993, Message #42
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   From: BUCKINGHAM@LANDO.HNS.COM
Subject: glue/adhesives
   Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 13:47:54 -0400


>	Does anyone have any suggestions for a durable glue or epoxy to use
>on the soft top?  Some of the velcro strips around the rear window zipper are
>loose or separated on my '90.  I've had the local Mazda dealer glue one once
>but it's already come loose (I assume they used the stuff listed in the shop
>manual).  I'm wary of using epoxy since I need a pliable fit when the top is
>down.  I'm also concerned about the possibility of some adhesives damaging the
>top.  Thanks for any leads.

	You could try "3M weatherstrip adhesive -yellow". When the 
side moulding on my Jeep cherokee fell off, I tried all types of 
contact, epoxy and cyanoacrylate adhesives to no avail. The 3M product 
was recommended by a Jeep mechanic and worked. Not the same problem as 
yours, but the adhesive is an automotive product, is a flexible contact 
adhesive, waterproof and bonds well (side moulding still on tight more 
than a year later, despite all weathers), and didn't appear to dissolve 
the paint or the plastic moulding. If you're worried you could try it out
on a scrap piece of vinyl first.

I found the glue in the local Pep Boys auto store...about $5 a tube.
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Paul Buckingham, Germantown, Md