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Old 28 August 2006, 11:04   #1
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Fixing A Clock To The Console

I have this neat little clock that I would like to fix to the console. I don't really want to screw it in place. Is there a 'glue' that would work?

I tried Super Glue but it fell off straight away! Doh!
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get some decent quality velcro.
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get some decent quality velcro.
And use Super Glue?
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LOL no, a good velcro pad from Halfords will stick fine as long as you clean the console with meths first.

The other option is a car rear view mirror bonding pad (halfords again).These are nothing like stickyfixers btw-they are about 0.5mm thick and usually black. Make sure the surfaces on the clock and console are SPOTLESS first and it'll last for years.
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Old 28 August 2006, 11:32   #5
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LOL no, a good velcro pad from Halfords will stick fine as long as you clean the console with meths first.

The other option is a car rear view mirror bonding pad (halfords again).These are nothing like stickyfixers btw-they are about 0.5mm thick and usually black. Make sure the surfaces on the clock and console are SPOTLESS first and it'll last for years.
Right-oh. A quick trip to Halfords is on the cards then.
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Old 28 August 2006, 11:52   #6
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Double sided number plate sticky fixers stick like sh** to a blanket too - I use them for all sorts of things
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LOL no, a good velcro pad from Halfords will stick fine as long as you clean the console with meths first.

The other option is a car rear view mirror bonding pad (halfords again).These are nothing like stickyfixers btw-they are about 0.5mm thick and usually black. Make sure the surfaces on the clock and console are SPOTLESS first and it'll last for years.
Yup that's the trick - make sure it's clean first. Loads of people have said "those sticky pads are useless - my mirror keeps falling off" - a quick clean with meths or similar and they stay on for ever.
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Or a little blob of silicone.
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Or a little blob of silicone.

its held my fishtank together for years and you dont get any wetter than that!!!!
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The best double sided adhesive thingys I've everused are the 3M pads, called ultrahighbond or something like that. You could do a lot worse than a blob of silicone sealant or better still Sikaflex.
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