jigngrub
Fleet Admiral
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Well the #88 adhesive did pretty good on the large flat areas of the hatches for my boat, but when it came times to roll and secure the edges it wasn't worth a flip. I tried clamping them, I tried taping them, I tried clamping and taping them and it aint a workin' and it aint a gonna work!!! I cussed, I fussed, I screamed, cried, and farted in the general direction of the hatches and glue and it still didn't help. Then I thought to myself WWNAD? and then it dawned on me. I went down to the garage and dug out a quart of contact cement I bought about 6 yrs. ago and never used and my "J" roller and went to work. The contact cement and roller was the ticket for rolling the stiff vinyl up and over the edges for a secure installation. I applied the cement like you're supposed to, coating both surfaces and waiting for it to dry, then I hit it with the roller.
Here's a few pics:
I have a couple of hatches with stiffening ribs on them and figured exposed rivets would be the best install. I'll have exposed rivets holding the decking down so it won't look out of place. I also changed the rivets from 3/16 open end to 1/4" closed end because a couple of the others had broken off.
A closer look at the rolled edges
I know I went a little crazy with the cement, but I plan to install 1/2" closed cell foam on the backs of the hatches for sound deadening.
Here's a few pics:
I have a couple of hatches with stiffening ribs on them and figured exposed rivets would be the best install. I'll have exposed rivets holding the decking down so it won't look out of place. I also changed the rivets from 3/16 open end to 1/4" closed end because a couple of the others had broken off.
A closer look at the rolled edges
I know I went a little crazy with the cement, but I plan to install 1/2" closed cell foam on the backs of the hatches for sound deadening.
