Pentastar emblem: best adhesive to use?

[gkent]

I don't want it permanently attached.

It wants to take it off when he's surrounded by Chevy guys !!

 

[eldubb440]

a little blob of strip caulk will stick horse **** to hay, but can be removed....... or 3m double sided tape

 

[dadsbee]

a little blob of strip caulk will stick horse **** to hay, but can be removed....... or 3m double sided tape

Yep, it's what they make dental floss for... be we digress!

 

[dadsbee]

These days my "go to" adhesive for just about everything is a tube of polyurethane adhesive from some place like home depot. This **** will stick anything to anything - SERIOUSLY !! Ok, its not thin like crazy glue so its not going to be an invisible joint BUT it literally will stick anything to anything. And unlike something like silicone that has very little strength, you could literally make a bungee cord out of this stuff.

Yes, its in a tube - just seal it well after use. I usually start with a small hole and use a LONG screw to seal it. I quite often have to yank or even drill out the dried plug. So what, its worth the effort!

I swear to God, if you could get an elephant to stand still long enough this stuff would hold it in place !!!

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Holy Shat Stan... $13 with tax, no way!

 

[zyzzyx]

So, the 66 and earlier pentastars are brass, and from then on they are plastic???

 

[dadsbee]

So, the 66 and earlier pentastars are brass, and from then on they are plastic???

66 back are all metal with a cast threadable boss. Forward of that when supply dwindled they became plastic with a tin cap and snap in. Repro's, for the majority these days, are not dimensional correct. They also sell Silver repros... even though it never happened!

 

[Coelacanth]

So, the 66 and earlier pentastars are brass, and from then on they are plastic???

Here's some good info on the Pentastar emblem history:

Pentastar Emblem

 

[Runner 68]

Interesting read. Glue the f@cker on with whatever and be done with it. Strip caulk, double stick tape all seem like they would be a bit thick. How about a drop of super glue?

 

[Some Car Guy]

3m double sided tape will do what you are wanting. Amazon.

 

[440 4 speed]

These days my "go to" adhesive for just about everything is a tube of polyurethane adhesive from some place like home depot. This **** will stick anything to anything - SERIOUSLY !! Ok, its not thin like crazy glue so its not going to be an invisible joint BUT it literally will stick anything to anything. And unlike something like silicone that has very little strength, you could literally make a bungee cord out of this stuff.

Yes, its in a tube - just seal it well after use. I usually start with a small hole and use a LONG screw to seal it. I quite often have to yank or even drill out the dried plug. So what, its worth the effort!

I swear to God, if you could get an elephant to stand still long enough this stuff would hold it in place !!!

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It also comes in a smaller size like GOOP.

 

[Dennis H]

Interesting read. Glue the f@cker on with whatever and be done with it. Strip caulk, double stick tape all seem like they would be a bit thick. How about a drop of super glue?

We should discuss this further. I do like the history read though.

 

[Coelacanth]

Polish it first at least..

I finished restoring this brass-colored Pentastar. Do NOT polish this type, if you have it. I got out some 3000-grit 3M sandpaper and gently wet-sanded one side of the emblem to see if I could buff out some of the minor scuffs, and burned through whatever finish this has. You can see the white spot in the bottom right corner. Fortunately I stopped before going any further, I only have one of these emblems. I have no idea what this Pentastar style emblem is made of, but it's too heavy to be plastic, it's much lighter than the other ones, and the bottom looks like metal. But seeing that white appearing after some gentle wet sanding was unexpected.

I used a gloss black acrylic paint marker to fill in the valleys. The next day, I shot 3 coats of Duplicolor Wheel Gloss Clearcoat to give it some protection before reinstalling it. I would've preferred to use Spraymax 2K Clear but I didn't want to crack open the seal for just this emblem, and I have no other items to clear at the moment, so the wheel gloss should be sufficient.

My car already had the mounting holes so installing it in the correct location was a no-brainer. I managed to track down the 3M Emblem Adhesive for $18, which is still ludicrously expensive for such a tiny tube, but at least it was better than the $50+ I was seeing almost everywhere.

 

[Don Frelier]

Nice color on the car, love the metal flake!

 

[Dennis H]

We need more than 34 posts to figure this out.

 

[dadsbee]

Nobody told you to take sandpaper to it....

 

[Coelacanth]

That's besides the point. These obviously aren't solid brass so ANY amount of polishing, with fine-grit sandpaper or compound, would likely have the same result. Bad advice; thanks for that.