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Old July 24th 17, 07:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default glue to rebond rubber tailskid to LS6

Specifically - I highly recommend 3M VHB tape. Here's the product description:

4941 Family
This family utilizes multi-purpose acrylic adhesive on both sides of
a conformable adhesive foam core. The adhesive provides excellent
adhesion to a broad range of high and medium surface energy
substrates including metals, glass, and a wide variety of plastics, as
well as plasticized vinyl. The conformable adhesive foam core provides
good contact, even with mismatched substrates. The combination of
foam strength, conformability, and adhesion makes this family one of
the most capable all-around 3M™ VHB™ tapes

The secret is that the foam allows it to bridge the usual discontinuities in the urethane molded tailskid and the fiberglass tail boom. It's plenty strong but will fail under a high enough side load. Much easier to work with than contact cement, except that you have to get the alignment 100% correct on the first pass. It's worth spending some time supporting the fuselage on it's side and working with a helper to guide the alignment. One you stick it - it's stuck.

P3