Cement for Rubber?

3M's claims are well tested. Try one alcohol wipe removing oils after
using detergent/flush rinse, and a second isopropyl wipe/rub removing
a thin paint/oxide layer.
NOT THE ENTIRE PANEL only the seam you boundairyed with masking tape.

On 23 Sep, 19:07, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:56:09 +0000 (UTC), Rocket J Squirrel

wrote:
The bike rack on my wife's car has its jaws lined with strips of rubber
-- pretty much inner tube rubber. The cement holding them in place came
loose early one. I've tried to re-cement them using contact cement, but
that didn't hold well. Does anyone know what's a good way to get rubber
to stick to painted steel?

Try the contact cement again. *However, this time, clean both parts
with trichloroethylene, disk brake cleaner, MEK, or some other noxious
and hazaradous degreaser/solvent. *

Hydrochloric acid 30%

If possible, rough the surface of
the painted steel

The acid will do that, should take it right off.

part to the point where it's dull, but does not
destroy the paint (or it will rust). *

Ah, it's for a photo shoot.

Smear a THIN layer of contact
cement on BOTH parts. *If it doesn't run smooth and thin, add some
solvent to the bottle, mix, and try again. *Don't do this in the sun.
Wait at least 5 minutes for the solvent to evaporate and for the
smeared glue surface to look dull. *Then, wait even longer. *Too soon
is what kills most contact cement glue joints.

Please stop using the term glue, no animals were harmed in it's making
(at least not directly). Euphamistically using the term glue confuses
the unknowledgeable.

*Stick the parts
together and apply holding pressure with a clamp. *If it's round, wrap
it with something and use a hose clamp or pipe strap to compress.

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