Interior/Exterior bonding metal/plastic
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bonding metal/plastic
Hey guys - this isn't about my '06 Cooper, but I thought I might find the answer I need here. I also have a 2000 Audi A4. The area surrounding the transmission lever is a flat black plastic material, and over the years became quite dull/scratched etc. An outfit called Landspeed sells a perfectly sized aluminum shift plate that is a pretty good match for my dash trim. It installs with 2 sided 3m tape. As I feared a portion of the aluminum plate is already lifting up after only a week or two. I'd like to avoid trying to peel up the rest of it. Is there an adhesive that effectively bonds aluminum to plastic? If there is, I can slip a few drops under the plate in the area in question and get a good, permanent seal. Don't want to experiment with superglue, etc. Thanks for any help.
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THere are two main types of plastic that you'll find on the interior of cars these days: polypropylene (PP), and ABS (or ABS-polycarbonate blend). If the plastic is PP, there is no good adhesive that gives stong bonds without some drastic surface treatment like corona, flame, plasma, etc. If the plastic is ABS, you might get away with a moisture cured urethane like Gorilla glue.
The problem is that if the 2-sided tape didn't stick, the surface probably needs to be cleaned before using any glue, and this means even in the best situation you'd have to take off the metal piece. If it were me, I'd remove the piece, take off the old tape, clean up & maybe sand the plastic piece, then re-stick with new tape.
The problem is that if the 2-sided tape didn't stick, the surface probably needs to be cleaned before using any glue, and this means even in the best situation you'd have to take off the metal piece. If it were me, I'd remove the piece, take off the old tape, clean up & maybe sand the plastic piece, then re-stick with new tape.
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