Vinyl liner corner keep pulling up, is 3M Super 77 a good idea?

[natas2000]

I bought a large roll of vinyl mat as a liner for a tool chest. All corners in all the drawers turn up. I pressed the liners down for 2 days with heavy tool boxes but didn't do to much.
Would using 3M Super 77 adhesive in the drawers work? Is that a bad idea to use in a tool box? Its old and I'm not repainting it.

 

[RTM]

Super 77 is a good adhesive, gives you a few moments to get your position correct. it's what I use for gluing sandpaper to glass for sharpening. On my setup, using a razor blade to remove the sandpaper is not a big deal. Do you feel that same way about the bottoms of your drawers?

My fear is the liner may not be compatible. Try it in advance, let it stand for a few days before you go all in.

Maybe use a heat gun to warm the corners before weighing it down first, save dealing with the glue. Or in addition to the glue, make its life easier.

 

[mike93lx]

I'd probably put a dab of super glue in each corner, because I have it on hand.

If the super 77 sticks, go for it. The only time I ever took a drawer liner out was to vacuum saw dust, but doing the top and edges of the mat would be fine for that

 

[no704]

Turn the liner over. Or use some double side carpet tape.

 

[Steve_P]

A pea size drip of weather seal adhesive, gorilla glue, construction adhesive..... in each corner would do it if you apply pressure until it dries.

There are probably 50 readily available adhesives that can do this job at a fraction of the cost of a spray adhesive, based on product used, since a spray is going to be wasteful. You're not trying to install a headliner fabric to the foam backing, which is the typical task 77 is intended for- and it's not very good at that.

 

[seber]

Any spray adhesive designed for abrasive bonding would be a good choice. I've never used 77 so I don't know if it can be cleaned up easily.

 

[tarbellb]

Agreed w others, smaller amounts of about any adhesive. The Super77 will leave a huge mess

Perhaps some well placed magnets?

 

[Nutria]

I like Super77, but I wonder if a contact cement like Pliobond would be more durable.

 

[natas2000]

I'm going to try the heat first. I cant turn it over it ribbed on one side only.
If not I'll try some other adhesive. I don't need to take out the liner ever I would think.
I was going to try that 3M77 on an original Kennedy sticker I have that fell off, its in perfect shape and I read to use 3M77 on that but that might not be a good idea either?

 

[cherrybomb]

Has it been thoroughly cleaned ?

 

[dnschmidt]

Contact cement is the answer typically, 3M 77 or spray 90, but not in this case as you will almost certainly need to move it around after application. I'd try RTV of whatever variety you've got around. This will give you time to place the mats and you'll have time to put them where they need to be. Clean both surfaces with alcohol and put a dap of RTV in each corner and press them down. RTV sticks well to most surfaces as you would quickly find out if you ever needed to remove it from gasketed surfaces.

 

[rharman]

A dab of clear silicone in the corner. It'll stick and it's easy to peel off down the road.