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Question:

Does rubber cement work, gluing rubber to steel?

On the gas tank of my motorcycles is edged rubber and edged thin steel. The edged rubber slides into the edge of the steel. Some of the rubber has come off the edge of the steel, and I was wondering how could I glue it. I thought of rubber cement, but I don't know. Also should I prime the steel by taking some light sandpaper to it? Thanks.

Answer:

use some good super glue.. it makes a stronger bond. and the excess can be sanded off after it dries, its better to over apply than to under apply.
For that application I recommend using contact cement. With a pencil, trace around the pad locations onto the gas tank. Apply contact cement carefully, within the lines on the gas tank. If the tank has been painted, lightly sand it (within the area to be glued) to make the area dull so it will accept the cement more readily. When this has been done, and the correct amount of time has passed, carefully position the pads on to the tank.

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