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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: z315 on June 21, 2007, 09:27:14 AM

Title: What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"
Post by: z315 on June 21, 2007, 09:27:14 AM
What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"

I accidentally scrubbed the stuff that's already there.. : (
Title: Re: What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"
Post by: The Antibody on June 21, 2007, 09:53:53 AM
Gorilla glue is awesome. Krazy glue would work well. The original emblem actually isn't glued. It's a sticker. Doublesided tape (3M) You can get that easy. It may be the best option.

  -Anti  8)
Title: Re: What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"
Post by: Admiral Crunch on June 21, 2007, 10:20:27 AM
I used some kind of no-name Wal-Mart superglue.  It's been holding it for over a year.
Title: Re: What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"
Post by: z315 on June 21, 2007, 10:21:39 AM
But if you super glue it, you won't be able to remove it, and isn't that plate suppose to be removable?
Title: Re: What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"
Post by: EdChen on June 21, 2007, 10:23:53 AM
If it's the one on the right, the entire cover still comes off with the bolts, so super glue should work. 
Title: Re: What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"
Post by: jp on June 21, 2007, 10:31:36 AM
If you want to glue it permanently, your best bet is an epoxy. Super Glues are good, but they have a relatively short shelf life (6-7 months) before they start degrading, and there's a lot of old stuff sitting on shelves. Gorilla Glue will certainly hold, but polyurethanes foam when curing, which can make the job look like he!! if you aren't careful.
Title: Re: What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"
Post by: scottpA_GS on June 21, 2007, 10:37:47 AM
You can buy the whole cover new w/ the tape on it for like $10  :thumb:
Title: Re: What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"
Post by: Crucialval on June 21, 2007, 11:28:15 AM
I just made aluminum covers for mine becuase my right side was broken. I used Quik Steel from wally world it's holding
Title: Re: What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"
Post by: Unnamed on June 21, 2007, 05:15:28 PM
Quote from: scottpA_GS on June 21, 2007, 10:37:47 AM
You can buy the whole cover new w/ the tape on it for like $10  :thumb:

Thats what I did. After you drop it on one side a few times you start wearing holes in those covers  :oops:
Title: Re: What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"
Post by: dgyver on June 21, 2007, 07:26:38 PM
I used a high temp epoxy on the cover I bought from Chuck81. It will take a slide for it to come off.
Title: Re: What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"
Post by: RedShift on June 21, 2007, 07:31:16 PM
+1 more for High-Temp Epoxy.  Ya can't beat a chemical reaction to make a bond. 

I've given up on Crazy Glue -- more likely to stick skin together than anything else.  I do believe it works, but only in the proper conditions.  I'm a Resin & Hardener guy now...   :thumb:
Title: Re: What glue do I need to get the "Suzuki emblem back on the engine?"
Post by: frankieG on June 21, 2007, 08:13:42 PM
i just had to replace my hole casing on that side because i sheered it off in my crash.   the oem suzuki emblem that came with it had 3m tape on the back...thats it.  so it is no wonder it came off.

now i have a rat bike with a shinny new part on it.  i am going to have to smash it on the ground a few times so it looks like the rest of the bike :thumb:
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