juandesooka wrote:Probably a dumb question, but just to be sure ... you are using the adhesive to glue valve bottom to the top of the tear aid ... then applying to bladder just by taking off tear aid backing and sticking on. Correct? (not putting more adhesive in between valve bottom and bladder too)
Correct. The polyurethane bladder has a coating of lubricant that makes adhesives challenging to stick. Rough up the bladder with fine sand paper before cleaning it with isopropyl alcohol. Tear Aid type A will stick to the bladder so use it as a interface layer between the bladder and the valve.
juandesooka wrote:Any idea if kitefix and 3M 5200 Fast Cure are indeed the same? I have kitefix already...don't have a westmarine handy, appears they have closed all Van Isle stores. Maybe a local boat shop will have it
Kitefix is not the same as 3M 5200 Fast Cure. I picked it up at a local mom & pop marine shop in North Vancouver instead of WestMarine so I'm certain you can find it locally on the island.