SWharton Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Bouncing through Alaska our hood latch fell off. We discovered it was only glued in, those are the green blobs. Any idea what type of glue is used to hold the latch and where to buy? I did email Winnebago Thank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray,IN Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 I have no help for your question. Some friends(full-timers) bought a new W Forza, their front grill door latches are also glued to the fiberglass, one fell off in our driveway. Quality control appears to be lacking at the factory. You might try Liquid Nails adhesive, check for waterproof first though, I have forgotten. I am curious about Flex Glue, the TV ads impressed me. Quote 2000 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom USQ40JD, ISC 8.3 Cummins 350, Spartan MM Chassis. USA IN 1SG retired;Good Sam Life member,FMCA ." And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy 20 Jan 1961 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly2low Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 I would look at different epoxies. I found this store more helpful than Lowe's ot HD https://www.aih.com/storefrontCommerce/ the link is for the store in Fairbanks, though I believe there are others in the state AK will stress your vehicle like no other place Quote Rich and Carol 2007 Dynamax DQ 340 XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWharton Posted August 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 I have found out an epoxy is the "normal" method so I will find some someplace. We are winding down our trip and will not be in any large towns for the next week or so. Starting to head back to states. Aiming for Stewart right now. Hopefully they will have a hardware or auto store. If not, we will be in Prince George in about 7-10 days and should be able to find an epoxy. You are right about Alaska stressing everything. We have only had this, an auxiliary mirror(we added it) and our sunroof in the toad break(rock from mountain or bird dropped something on it). No window chips yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaHybrid Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 Try asking a local body shop to put it together with some panel adhesive. That is what a lot of the newer cars are using to attach body panels to each other. You will tear the panels before that stuff lets go Quote 2017 Kenworth T6802015 DRV 38RSSA Elite Suites2016 Smart Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWharton Posted August 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 Good idea, Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly2low Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 You will be bonding plastic to metal, so a panel adhesive might or might not work. You will want an adhesive that bonds dissimilar materials, can tolerate temperature swings, and will hold up to vibrations. There are hundreds of different epoxies. I personally would call 3M or one of their distributors to pick the right epoxy. And with all adhesives, surface prep is key to success. Quote Rich and Carol 2007 Dynamax DQ 340 XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWharton Posted August 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 A specialty body shop rents space in my son-in-laws building and they said they would take care of it for us. Talk about lucky!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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