Painting door sill plates and emblem adhesive

[87gninpa]

First, whats the best emblem adhesive to use and where can i get it? i only need it for the little intercooled emblems and i have brand new ones of everything else. also, anyone ever paint the sill plates? i was thinking of painting the black because theyre pretty beat up but was wondering how well that would hold up

 

[Tin Man]

3m makes some pretty good products. Here is a link to an online store.

http://www.autobodydepot.net/scripts/depot.exe?pgm=depotgate.bbx

I dont know how well paint would hold up on the sills. I would look into having them powdercoated if you are set on painting them.

 

[Renthorin]

new sill plates are only 70 bucks from GM if you want to keep them stock looking.

 

[84GNTTYPE]

I used 3M emblem adhesive. You should be able to get it at Wal-Mart.

 

[j13smiley]

just another vote for the 3m adhesive.

 

[Alan Faircloth]

Tape

Why not just buy replacement double sided tape like used on the originals?

Alan

 

[tom h]

Older post ... but as I was trying to select an adhesive thought I'd mention this.

3M makes 2 emblem adhesives:

#08063
UltraPro emblem adhesive

#08061
emblem adhesive


The UltraPro seems a better choice because 3M claims "won't mar fully cured paint". The other adhesive is said to "may mar paint"

The UltraPro is also thicker and less likely to run while curing.

note: UltraPro comes in a brush-top can only.

 

[eqs_gn]

Shawn, (87gninpa) send me my money back....

Ernest

 

[tom h]

Re: Tape

Originally posted by Alan Faircloth
Why not just buy replacement double sided tape like used on the originals? Alan

For light duty use, 3M makes "Nameplate Repair Tape ", # 06385. 1/4" wide x .030" thick.

Also, 3M Attachment Tapes # 06377 (1/2" wide) and 06378 (7/8" wide) .

These would probably match the OEM install and be less messy to apply.