Best Glue for Header Rail

[glemon]

I am in the process of installing the convertible top on my TR250. I have never done this before and am reading the online manuals and directions in the Williams book and taking it slow because I know it is basically a do it once, do it right type of operation.

I am at the point where I need to glue to the header rail, what is the best glue to use, please if you have experience be specific as possible, brand etc. preferably something I can get at the local hardware or auto parts place.

I think you want something that takes a good initial hold but allows for some adjustment if needed. It seems like this will be pretty critical, both the glue used and the fitting, to getting the install right, so any help/experience appreciated.

The top install is pretty much the last major step of the restoration and improvements I am doing to the car, if we could just get some son and warmth I could finish up.

Thanks, Greg

 

[Darrell_Walker]

I used contact cement, the kind you can get at the hardware store. Doesn't meet your desire for something that can be repositioned. That was the last connection I made, I clamped the front down to the windscreen, pulled the tension in the top I wanted, and marked a line with chalk along the front edge. Then I used that line to install it with the top loosened up.

 

[glemon]

Once and done make me nervous...

 

[Marvin Gruber]

I only use a light coat of contact cement on the header rail. You won't need much if the rubber seal track is installed correctly. That way if the top loosens up after some use, you can remove and tighten up the top later.

Marv

 

[glemon]

Thanks Marvin, that makes sense to me, Greg

 

[SeaSix]

Greg,

I used 3M Hi-Strength 90 Spray Adhesive, https://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en...2beZ0RH29HR0Lgl

Works great, holds great. No peeling up of material yet, 3 years in.

Brett

 

[DrEntropy]

We've always used Weldwood contact adhesive, the stuff used to glue laminates to countertops. Same method of positioning as Darrell, too. Works great.

 

[glemon]

Thanks, I just brought some home (Weldwood contact adhesive) and then got here and read your post, must be fate. Now I just need a warm, sunny day, tried other methods of warming up but with limited effect in my 50 degree garage.

Haven't seen much of the sun on these parts in better part of the last two weeks.

 

[DNK]

We've always used Weldwood contact adhesive, the stuff used to glue laminates to countertops. Same method of positioning as Dave, too. Works great.

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