Adding Rear View Mirrors using ClickBond technology

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Click Bond uses VHB tape and lots of it on the temporary pressure application fixtures. Great stuff indeed, but not for long term and in harsh environments.
There are 3M pressure sensitive tapes available for any kind of application. Some of them hold many parts of airplanes together, other hold parts to automobiles. I am not an application engineer, and know only about the base technology of those adhesives.
 
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@dragoneggs - can you share make and model of mirrors? I'd like to do a similar project.
 
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The 3M tape bonds by the exclusion of oxygen. Because of this, the initial high pressure is very important with this tape to make sure, all the oxygen is removed. (I am a retired 3M Labby)
Great tip. I use it inside my fiberglass camper to avoid drilling holes. It is amazing what it will hold once set.
 
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:thumbsup: great job on the mod and the video.
 
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I have had a few people ask me about the mirrors I added especially when I took my tractor in to the dealer for a little warranty work. So I thought I should resurrect this thread on their behalf and also report on how the mirrors are working out after almost a year. First no problems with the install. They have been accidentally knocked around many times by me and by glancing brush during the clearing and burning of a bunch of debris and they are holding up fine.

My only complaint is that they move a little too easily when bumped and I suppose I should look underneath at the ball pivots and see if they can be tightened. They sure do reduce the number of times I have to twist around to make sure my implement (blade, rake or even backhoe) isn't going to take out my greenhouse, a deck support post or whatever! Also nice when grading my long gravel driveway, keeping it on a good line along the ditch edge.
 
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Thanks for the update, dragoneggs. I have the mirrors, but haven't installed them yet. :eek:
 
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I have had a few people ask me about the mirrors I added especially when I took my tractor in to the dealer for a little warranty work. So I thought I should resurrect this thread on their behalf and also report on how the mirrors are working out after almost a year. First no problems with the install. They have been accidentally knocked around many times by me and by glancing brush during the clearing and burning of a bunch of debris and they are holding up fine.

My only complaint is that they move a little too easily when bumped and I suppose I should look underneath at the ball pivots and see if they can be tightened. They sure do reduce the number of times I have to twist around to make sure my implement (blade, rake or even backhoe) isn't going to take out my greenhouse, a deck support post or whatever! Also nice when grading my long gravel driveway, keeping it on a good line along the ditch edge.

Dragoneggs; nice video and install, glad you revived this thread, I must have missed it the first time. Were you able to tighten them up a little? I am in tight spots & heavy brush all the time and I wouldn't want them moving too much from hits with small branches.
Also is that click-bond stuff holding good and do they sell it at Lowes or HD?
 

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