SEM Seam Sealer is one of my favorite glues. It might work.
It should be OK for high temperature as the door would experience.
It should be OK for high temperature as the door would experience.
Suggestion for glue/adhesive to hold plastic screen onto VWD slider door window (exterior)?
Hi,
We have a VWD window in our slider door and, as has previously been noted, the screen is on the outside. The adhesive which holds the velcro to the van (which holds the screen on) failed, likely due to the fact that it reaches triple digits here occasionally and that side of the van faces due south.
Last summer (after the screen fell out) I used standard gorilla glue to put it back on (the remnants of which you can see in the window still). This 'fix' failed again this summer.
Any recommendations for a different adhesive to use? I'm not exactly sure what type of plastic the screen is made of; it's glossy black and hard. The hard part is that it gets sun constantly in the summer along with triple digit temps on occasion.
Thanks in advance! And wow! those windows look dirty. Looks cleaner in real life..😬
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We have a VWD window in our slider door and, as has previously been noted, the screen is on the outside. The adhesive which holds the velcro to the van (which holds the screen on) failed, likely due to the fact that it reaches triple digits here occasionally and that side of the van faces due south.
Last summer (after the screen fell out) I used standard gorilla glue to put it back on (the remnants of which you can see in the window still). This 'fix' failed again this summer.
Any recommendations for a different adhesive to use? I'm not exactly sure what type of plastic the screen is made of; it's glossy black and hard. The hard part is that it gets sun constantly in the summer along with triple digit temps on occasion.
Thanks in advance! And wow! those windows look dirty. Looks cleaner in real life..😬
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Quick update here, I use SEM seam sealer and reinstalled the original screen, pics below. It feels really solidly attached, hope springs eternal. Will update if/when it auto-ejects 
so no news is good news.
IF this works better, it's probably because I sanded down the corners of the original screen. Mine was just a few mm too large for the window opening so it buckled somewhat when it expanded in sun or the window flexed or whatever. Not sure if this was due to a faulty window install (?) or maybe poor design?
VWD kindly (the PO had purchased the window >1 year ago) sent me a very well packaged screen with more velcro on it (real Velcro (R), @MsNomer ) but I opted to go with the original since I had already scraped off the Gorilla glue (admittedly a bad prior solution, done in haste hours before a long trip). and sanded down the corners.
Tagging @aaronmcd and @Eagle765 since they seemed interested about this in this other thread Rear window options
Thanks everyone for the suggestions and expertise here, I really appreciate it.
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^that top right corner looks like it's not flush but it's actually situated nicely within the lip
so no news is good news. IF this works better, it's probably because I sanded down the corners of the original screen. Mine was just a few mm too large for the window opening so it buckled somewhat when it expanded in sun or the window flexed or whatever. Not sure if this was due to a faulty window install (?) or maybe poor design?
VWD kindly (the PO had purchased the window >1 year ago) sent me a very well packaged screen with more velcro on it (real Velcro (R), @MsNomer ) but I opted to go with the original since I had already scraped off the Gorilla glue (admittedly a bad prior solution, done in haste hours before a long trip). and sanded down the corners.
Tagging @aaronmcd and @Eagle765 since they seemed interested about this in this other thread Rear window options
Thanks everyone for the suggestions and expertise here, I really appreciate it.
^that top right corner looks like it's not flush but it's actually situated nicely within the lip
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