Side Sill Insulation Glue?

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Does anyone know what type of glue to use to reattach the insulation in the side sills? I'm having a few dents taken out and having the sills repainted. They have to take the insulation out to do the work and we want to know how to reattach it. I know it is tight in there and the insulation will probably just stay without glue, but I'd like to do it right. Suggestions?

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I always just positioned it and reinstalled. No problems. The adhesive, if it ever had any stick, was non existent when I removed the sills for the first (of many) times. Never had any issues without the glue.
 

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Hello Bruce,

The Side-Sill insulation is held on with a Rigid-Type Body Panel Adhesive. It is available at Automotive Paint Stores, but do not expect to find it anywhere else. I personally use SEM Gen-Purpose Body Panel Adhesive, Rigidity: 1. It comes in a 2-part tube, like Epoxy. Tubes are Black, Label is gold, Adhesive is black. Not cheap, about 40 bucks a tube...but it is arguably the best. Other good manufacturers are Fusor and 3M... Though SEM and Fusor are your best bet.

Squeeze out equal amounts onto a peice of paper, Mix WELL, and apply. Use clamps or another type of device to hold the glue spots steady, this stuff takes 90 minutes to start to set in most cases at 70F, though warmer temps speed it up considerably (about 30 min at 90F). Full Cure in 12-24 hours. Be careful not to mix too much at once, as this stuff acts as its own catalyst in large quantities due to the heat it produces after it begins to react, which can make it set up before you are done applying if the mixture reaches 130-160F. Mix enough for 3-6 glue spots at a time.

Lastly, make sure you chip off as much of the old glue as you can before applying new. But if it is REALLY sticking, just leave it, it is doing its job and the new glue will adhere right to the old.

Any questions, let me know.

PS- I do not recomend putting the sills together with no glue. Though 99% of the time it would be fine, if somehow you lost your lower screws, or the insultion didnt fit quite right, you could take the chance of having the insulation move, and cause a fire/paint damage/heat problems, etc...
 

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My side sill is off right now as we speak for repair of a nice gouge I put in it at a toll booth, and I noticed the side sill insulation was not glued into the sill, it came right out. You will note that some of the sheetmetal screws pierce the insulation, so I doubt it could actually go anywhere. I had my cats changed to hi-flo and wrapped with insulating material from Roe Racing in the hopes of keeping dopwn the cabin temp somewhat so things are pretty tight in there as well.

On a side note, be careful with those sills! I lightly grazed a curb and put a 2' long dent in mine, they dent real easy. A new sill is thousands of dollars. Fortunetly they are aluminum and can be reshaped and painted. I nearly fell on the floor at the rplacement cost.
 
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Thanks, Dan, good advice as usual!

ViperJon -- I hear you! I dented mine on a landscape curb at a drive in on cruise night. I had to swerve at the last minute to miss a 2 year old who tore away from his mom and ran right in front of me. Glad I missed the kid, but what an expensive night!
 

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And as if that wasn't enough I also scrapped my rear rim with the sill dent, taking a nice 4" edge off. Not really too noticable but if your anal like me, you know it's there. Rims can be fixed too, a replacement is equally outrageous....
 

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I used high temp. silicone, and also bolted it using the slotted hole that was already there at the bottom of the sill.
If the new paint doesn't bubble, your all set.
 
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thebigsnake --

I was told that the slotted holes in the bottom were drainage holes. Make sure you didn't block the way for moisture to get out.
 
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