Well, this was definitely not done by any professional.
Just managed to get the camera going again - amazing what recharged batteries will do these days - & here's the culprit.
The discolouration across the top of the black strip is the grotty part of it whilst the lighter colour between it & the black strip is where I managed to cut the thicker parts off with the pocket knife.
Looking at it as I took the pic, I think I'll attack it again with the flat blade of the knife... reckon I can get a bit more off.
Sikaflex...
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One of those extremely thin flexible filleting knives would be the go.
Are you sure it's not being used to plug a rust hole or cover something up?
Strange that someone left such a mess right there.
Are you sure it's not being used to plug a rust hole or cover something up?
Strange that someone left such a mess right there.
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I would use Acetone. That's what boat builders use to remove it
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Boss,
Remember the story I wrote yesterday about mods to the van & the tug - it went missing when I was logged off whilst writing it?
Here's a part of what I was saying:
The 'adhesive' shown in the pic is the result of a camera being removed from the rear where it was screwed & stuck to the top of the number plate light fitting.
Yes, there was a bloody big hole behind the plate... about the size of a ping-pong/table tennis ball... where the wire for the tail light & the camera came through.
Why the hole was so big is anybody's guess but it was not a neat job at all... jagged edges all around. The sealant on the inside of the hole was about the size of a billiard ball with the cables running through it, so naturally, it took a while to to remove as much as I could & free up the cables. Before the new camera was fitted the edges of the hole had to be snipped to remove the jagged edges - then a strip of plastic cut from some wire, split length ways, was glued in place around it.
Camera installed & wiring through the hole then the lid of an old Tupperware container cut to slightly larger than the hole with a cut-out for the cables was then stuck over the hole.
The number plate light/mounting bracket was then lightly stuck & screwed in place.
Remember the story I wrote yesterday about mods to the van & the tug - it went missing when I was logged off whilst writing it?
Here's a part of what I was saying:
The 'adhesive' shown in the pic is the result of a camera being removed from the rear where it was screwed & stuck to the top of the number plate light fitting.
Yes, there was a bloody big hole behind the plate... about the size of a ping-pong/table tennis ball... where the wire for the tail light & the camera came through.
Why the hole was so big is anybody's guess but it was not a neat job at all... jagged edges all around. The sealant on the inside of the hole was about the size of a billiard ball with the cables running through it, so naturally, it took a while to to remove as much as I could & free up the cables. Before the new camera was fitted the edges of the hole had to be snipped to remove the jagged edges - then a strip of plastic cut from some wire, split length ways, was glued in place around it.
Camera installed & wiring through the hole then the lid of an old Tupperware container cut to slightly larger than the hole with a cut-out for the cables was then stuck over the hole.
The number plate light/mounting bracket was then lightly stuck & screwed in place.
Chuck & Catriana
aka Geriatric Gypsies.
2018 VW Tiguan.
White.
aka Geriatric Gypsies.
2018 VW Tiguan.
White.