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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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The rubber trim in the wheel well of my sister's car separated from the steel frame. What's the best way to reattach it?

Obviously I'll clean the steel and rubber with soap and water, and probably use some kind of adhesive. I know it needs to be weather proof and vibration proof. I was thinking construction adhesive, but I think that would fail the vibration test. Then I thought epoxy, but standard epoxy would probably have the same issue. What about steel reinforced epoxy?

Any other suggestions? Should I use an abbrasive like steel wool?

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[–] ndnihil@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

3M DP420, assuming you never -ever- want it to come off again.

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I would have sworn you were trolling with "dp 420"

[–] ndnihil@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

One would think, but you definitely want to keep "DP 420" and DP420 farrr away from each other.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Look on the wheel well on the other side of the car and we how that piece of trim is attached to that wheel well.

Chances there’s a groove it has to get seated back into. Try to reseat the trim.

If the trim got damaged somehow and wont reseat, take it to a parts store and they will sell you a replacement.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

This answer here. Look at the other side. Do the same thing. You can also search her model Subaru and the year number to see what that part is called then look at YouTube on how to replace it. Even if you can't find a video for that exact car it should give you an idea of where to start.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

They are usually held on by little clips you can buy from auto parts store. I would glue it with some kind of adhesive that is waterproof and stays soft like a sika product or similar. Those coming off are a known issue for Subaru

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Is this wheel well trim or is this rear door seal trim that's hanging out? If its door seal, it has small plastics clips that clip into the door, you can buy them cheap on aliexpress, or expensive at the dealership

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

I'd probably cut it off.

[–] andyspam@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

What kind of car is it? Do you have any better pictures of inside the wheel well, or know how it's supposed to be attached? You might be able to take out some of the trim clips for the fender liner and pull the fender off and find that you can just slip it back into a groove or something. If you need to glue it, epoxy would work fine, or a silicone would work well too.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I'd recommend silicone glue also, but I wouldn't use epoxy, that'll harden completely solid and won't long stay attached with road vibrations and all.

OP, like the person above said, check for any clips or grooves or whatever first. If you absolutely have to glue it back on, make sure all the surfaces are clean first, and make sure to tape it up in place temporarily while the glue dries. I'd give it a whole 24 hours drying time with silicone glue.

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Look for different types of automotive push clips, construction adhesive like loctite 3PL or similar.

See what the manufacturer uses and do that.

[–] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Love.

[–] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Who downvotes love!?

[–] Trigger2_2000@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Welcome to the world of now.

I was going to suggest using dynamit. /s