starvin marvin Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 This will seem like a really daft question, but has anyone experienced loss of adhesion of the double sided tape that "secures" the pleated blind to the windscreen pillar? Cos I have! I used some "ordinary" double sided tape I happened to have to refix, however this ain't strong enough to hold the blind when closed for privacy, particularly when its sunny. It seems it needs something stronger, any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Would carpet type double sided tape work? Or spray adhesive as used for fitting carpet - to avoid overspray spray some into an old can and (quickly) paint it on as it dries quickly? Or, might be a bit bulky, but maybe sticky backed Velcro? Or maybe Evo Stik type contact adhesive applied to both bits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 starvin marvin - 2015-03-27 8:15 PM This will seem like a really daft question, but has anyone experienced loss of adhesion of the double sided tape that "secures" the pleated blind to the windscreen pillar? Cos I have! I used some "ordinary" double sided tape I happened to have to refix, however this ain't strong enough to hold the blind when closed for privacy, particularly when its sunny. It seems it needs something stronger, any thoughts? Yep it happened in the first few months on our last van (a Gold like yours). It was the front blinds, I got away with just pushing it back together, never did it again as I made a point of not leaving them closed for long periods in the summer. You can get high strength double sided tapes that are very good & should do the job. I used the strong one from here for other jobs it is very strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvin marvin Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 lennyhb - 2015-03-27 10:41 PM starvin marvin - 2015-03-27 8:15 PM This will seem like a really daft question, but has anyone experienced loss of adhesion of the double sided tape that "secures" the pleated blind to the windscreen pillar? Cos I have! I used some "ordinary" double sided tape I happened to have to refix, however this ain't strong enough to hold the blind when closed for privacy, particularly when its sunny. It seems it needs something stronger, any thoughts? Yep it happened in the first few months on our last van (a Gold like yours). It was the front blinds, I got away with just pushing it back together, never did it again as I made a point of not leaving them closed for long periods in the summer. You can get high strength double sided tapes that are very good & should do the job. I used the strong one from here for other jobs it is very strong. Thanks for the reply, I stuck mine back but it happened again! You being a jammy so&so got away with it. How do you know the stuff on the link you posted is high strength? It doesn't appear to say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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