panel adhesive?

[Blitz51]

Anyone using 3m 8115 panel adhesive to attach non structural body panels? I was going to give this a shot after reading about it in another thread, but when I asked about the applicator gun at my local NAPA, they told me the recommended gun was $400? After an amazon search, there is an applicator gun that is 66$...anyone know if this will work? The gun comes up with the panel adhesive in the search, but is not listed as a recommended gun under the product. Any help is appreciated

http://www.amazon.com/3M-manual-applicator-cartridge-200ml/dp/B002QWYG1O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1333564285&sr=8-2

 

[Pcparas]

That gun will work. I have the same exact one and it does just fine.

 

[Blitz51]

thanks

Thanks for the info...that helps.

Any body panels you should NOT attach with this stuff? Could it be used to attach a rocker panel?

 

[Pcparas]

I mean I would always weld panels that have some sort of structural importance, but the newer body panel glues are pretty strong. I have heard of people using glue for most of a car body. Your rocker panels will probably be fine with glue.

 

[allenfahey]

The ICAR class I took said not to use the adhesive on the core support, and aprons on frame equipped vehicles. You can use it on the floors, rockers, 1/4's, windshield frame, ect. For unibody vehicles the list of places that you can't use it is alot longer. Basically anything underneath the outer panels you can't use it on a unibody vehicle.

You can both weld and use the panel adhesive btw.

 

[JohnnyB77]

I know that if you do use it ,it will be there to stay. Almost imposable to separate two panels stuck together without destroying at least one of them.

 

[Madgyver]

It's just like cold welding. Bodymen are using that stuff instead of welding in areas that allow it.

 

[asinor]

Let me know how this works out. I have a couple of ideas.

 

[Pcparas]

I used the same adhesive to close up my rocker panels when I cut them off and to attach the upper edge of my quarter panels. Its held as of now and I doubt the panels are going anywhere.

 

[dube]

That stuff is just like pl300 for building houses. True carpenters hate pl300 cause it holds anything.

 

[allenfahey]

I know that if you do use it ,it will be there to stay. Almost imposable to separate two panels stuck together without destroying at least one of them.

A little heat from a propane torch will release the adhesive. That's how I've seen body men remove factory door skins that were bonded or a previous 1/4 panel job that needs replacing again.
I used to work with a body man that would not weld the seam at the top of the 1/4 panel. He would only use adhesive, then do his filler work. I would prime it, paint it, bake it at 160 and you would see a line where he spliced it. He would tell me not to bake it so hot %) Heat will separate it if needed.