K2: Quarter inch sticky pads don't stick

[Fred (FL)]

When I built K2 # 54xx - I had the same problem
with the supplied sticky pads.  Seemed like they
had bummer poor adhesive, or else the part they
stuck to was waxy or something?  I'm not sure if
I ended up using them - or I might have bought
replacement pads at Home Depot.

de Fred N3CSY


 
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[Tom Hammond-3]

I just (less than a month ago) completed building K2 #6098 for a friend.

I found that (for both pads) I'd managed to remove the backing paper
AND the adhesive at the SAME TIME!!!  Adhesive remained on the
backing paper!!!  Couldn't get it to walk back to the pad... tried
offering it food, but it refused to move... finally used some
(double-sided) 3M Poster Tape which I had on hand... now they stick nicely!

Getting the backing paper off the pad without removing the adhesive
IS a problem... but one which CAN (usually) be avoided if you try to
remove the paper from a different corner of the pad if you first the
first corner allowed the adhesive to stick to the paper.

Of course, this all in retrospect for me!!!  And... I KNEW I had the
double[sided tape handy, so I didn't try all the hard to 'save' the
original adhesive.

If you don't have THIN double-sided tape handy, before you accidently
peel off the adhesive, CHECK to see which item (backing paper or pad)
it's attached to before you go too far. It takes a pretty 'fine
touch' when picking at the corner of the paper, to NOT get the adhesive too.

73,

Tom   N0SS

At 11:28 AM 5/28/2007, Fred (FL) wrote:
>When I built K2 # 54xx - I had the same problem
>with the supplied sticky pads.  Seemed like they
>had bummer poor adhesive, or else the part they
>stuck to was waxy or something?  I'm not sure if
>I ended up using them - or I might have bought
>replacement pads at Home Depot.
>
>de Fred N3CSY

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[Bruce Bowman]

Alternately you might try double-sided foam tape (the thick stuff) in
place of the (now unsticky) rubber pads. Just be sure to leave the
protective non-adhesive cover on one side.

Bruce, NM5B
Santa Fe, NM

> If you don't have THIN double-sided tape handy, before you accidently
> peel off the adhesive, CHECK to see which item (backing paper or pad)
> it's attached to before you go too far. It takes a pretty 'fine touch'
> when picking at the corner of the paper, to NOT get the adhesive too.


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[k7svv]

When I built my second K2, I had the same experience as Tom.  The adhesive
came off when I peeled off the paper.  Scott sent me a couple more pads but
they behaved the same way so I put a drop of rubber cement on them and glued
them on.

John   [K7SVV]

> I found that (for both pads) I'd managed to remove the backing paper AND
> the adhesive at the SAME TIME!!!  Adhesive remained on the backing
> paper!!!  Couldn't get it to walk back to the pad... tried offering it
> food, but it refused to move... finally used some (double-sided) 3M Poster
> Tape which I had on hand... now they stick nicely!

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