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rhetthughes's avatar
rhetthughes
Explorer
Jul 24, 2018

Good glue to withstand heat and weight?

Hello everyone! I’m having an issue where the front panel of my dometic fridge keeps sliding down. It’s no harm to anything other than one extra layer of insulation. I tried some heavy duty double sided tape that is supposed to hold 20 lbs per whatever small square strip of it. Didn’t work. Figured the 5 pieces I used was not enough so doubled the amount. Just picked up my rv from storage and it had slid again (this was after several camping trips with additional tape. So I’m guessing I need to find some kind of glue that will withstand summer heat in South Carolina and apply a generous amount to the back and to the sides where the panel inserts into the plastic side frames of the door of the fridge. Any suggestions on a glue that will work to hold that front panel in place? Thanks!
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  • 2DHoop's avatar
    2DHoop
    Explorer II
    Jul 24, 2018
    Hello, will you need to be able to remove this panel at any point in the future?
  • rhetthughes's avatar
    rhetthughes
    Explorer
    Jul 24, 2018
    2DHoop wrote:
    Hello, will you need to be able to remove this panel at any point in the future?


    I can’t imagine ever needing to. It’s just reall decorative - that black panel on the standard camper fridge.
  • d3500ram's avatar
    d3500ram
    Explorer III
    Jul 24, 2018
    I do not know the exact specifics of your situation, but would contact cement work?
  • IAMICHABOD's avatar
    IAMICHABOD
    Explorer II
    Jul 24, 2018
    I have had really good luck with Goop everything that I used it on has stayed in place.
  • MrWizard's avatar
    MrWizard
    Moderator
    Jul 24, 2018
    shoe goo
    I used it to hold a D.C. Circuit breaker mounted to a 2000w inverter
    And that case gets pretty warm

    You will need to tape?
    The panels In place until the goo sets 12>24 hours for full cure
  • BurbMan's avatar
    BurbMan
    Explorer II
    Jul 24, 2018
    There is supposed to be a trim piece ob the bottom of the door that holds the panel in place. I would call Dometic and see if you can fix the problem right before you glue it in there permanently....because you know that once you do that you'll need to take that panel out....
  • DrewE's avatar
    DrewE
    Explorer II
    Jul 24, 2018
    Gorilla glue would work pretty well for this sort of thing, I think. It has better gap filling ability than many other adhesives. A decent caulking would also work and be removable if needed; either a urethane or a silicone would be okay here, I think.

    Maybe all you need is a few little wooden wedges of some sort, like maybe bits of matchsticks or toothpicks. Alternately, remove the panel in question and cut a slightly longer one of whatever material you like. (I applied some peel-and-stick dry erase board film to my fridge panels and now have a quite handy place to write down shopping lists and campground bathroom combination codes and similar things.)
  • Chum_lee's avatar
    Chum_lee
    Explorer
    Jul 24, 2018
    rhetthughes wrote:
    2DHoop wrote:
    Hello, will you need to be able to remove this panel at any point in the future?


    I can’t imagine ever needing to. It’s just reall decorative - that black panel on the standard camper fridge.


    If you ever have to replace the old fridge in it's entirety, you may have to transfer the existing panel on the old fridge to the new fridge if you want it to match so don't make it too difficult to get off.

    Chum lee

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