I, too, have a healthy fear and loathing of adhesives used in
applications where real hardware is more appropriate. I hope technology
figures out a better way of attaching dentures before I'm old enough to
need them... ;-)
gk
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Gary E. Klim - Somewhere in central Connecticut garyklim@snet.net
http://pages.cthome.net/garyklim/ gklim@harman.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Jackson <jacksonj@cyberramp.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, April 13, 1998 1:01 AM
Subject: DML: Re: Answers to Questions
> IMHO, an "engineering" solution that uses double sided tape to
mount
> hardware to a vehicle (especially to the exterior) resides right
> along with bubble gum and bailing wire as appropriate solutions.
In
> my practical experience, IRRESPECTIVE of the qualities of the
> workmanship, given time the installation has a high probability of
> failure. I have seen failures where this type of mounting was
used
> for lights on motor homes, all kinds of trailers, weather
stripping,
> license plate brackets, and bug deflectors, just to name those
that
> readily come to mind. Even on factory installations the stuff
fails
> with regularity (where you would assume training, proper
equipment,
> etc.).
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