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05-22-2007, 03:22 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: chattaroy
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|  Dove Tail HELP i want to dove tail my lexan body. how would a guy fasten it back together w/o it looking like $&!$  thanks |
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05-23-2007, 01:18 AM
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| MWRCA'er  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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shoe goo, it's a type of rubberized glue.
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05-23-2007, 05:01 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: grand rapids
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Here is a pic of my first dovetail. I did it on an old beater body. The cuts were made just to the inside of the roll bar, and bed rails. It was shoe gooed on the inside. I added pieces of scrap lexan on the inside to help strengthen it in a couple of spots. Since then the body has had enough hard use to crack in other places, but the shoe goo hasn't failed yet.  |
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05-23-2007, 07:18 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Martinsburg WV
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I tried an HPI 73 Bronco, and Shoe-Goo seems to be the adhesion material of choice. It dries pretty hard, yet remains somewhat flexible. I had trouble with the main part of the body by the door fronts buckling some when I brought the fenders together far enough to gain the clearance I needed. Also narrowing the grill and tailgate and making them look decent proved to be a challenge as well. It ended up with so much Shoe-Goo inside it that it weighed like 5 pounds, and it was sort of funky looking so I scrapped it. |
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05-23-2007, 08:13 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
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where do you get shoe goo? ive looked at a few places locally but cant seem to find it. |
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05-23-2007, 08:50 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gresham
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I have found shoe goo, at places like walmart, target, most sports stores that have running shoes will have it. Also the local hardware stores carry it.
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05-23-2007, 09:47 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: drillin Holes for the man
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I know Academy sells it!  |
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05-23-2007, 10:26 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Superior wi
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or even at LHS it comes in a duratrax bag though
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05-23-2007, 10:39 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Antonio
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here is my uncles bronco and mine c10 narrowed front and back...  used screws and hot glue... |
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05-23-2007, 12:55 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: chattaroy
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| So it appears they are painted before you Goo em Screw em or Hot glue em. Right? |
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05-23-2007, 01:09 PM
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05-23-2007, 02:32 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: grand rapids
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I think Shoe Goo is the original formula for the "Amazing Goop" prouduct line. It includes Plumbing, Craft, Automotive, Marine, and probably a couple of others. I have noticed, in my area, many of the department stores that sell shoes Do Not sell Shoe Goo. (Why would you buy $6.00 Shoe Goo when they will sell you $8.00 shoes?) They do however sell Amazing Goop products. If I remember correctly what I used was Amazing Goop Craft. I wouldn't be suprised if it is all the same.
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