Tank Knee Pad Glue Recommendation

Tiger seal or a uk equivalent ( windscreen sealer )

 

As above. Tiger seal is a PU (polyeurophane) sealant like windscreen sealant. Just get some unbranded from eBay but try to find a second job for it as it goes off down the tube if left. It'll take 24 hrs to cure but it what's used for nearly everything in the motor body industry

 

And don't get it on your hands or anything else you might want to ever be clean again

 

Hey guys, first bike owner here so apologies for the newbie questions.

My tank pads are beginning to come off, the adhesive is just completely gone and although they're still stuck in some places it's only a matter of time.

Tiger seal sounds like it'll work, but are there any downsides? For example, will I be able to remove the pads - this isn't going to stick like superglue - and does it leave any residue that will be hard to clean off? If it does leave residue, what are you using to clean it off without damaging the paint? What I don't want to happen is I remove the pads (say I'm selling it or trading it in) and I potentially cause damage trying to get the pads and adhesive off.

Again, if these are silly questions just say, but I'm new to bikes and I don't want to make any stupid mistakes.

 

On my Rocket- I used Gorilla flex glue, available B&Q it worked.

 

Cheers guys, was looking at 3m tape as well so I'd be keen to hear how you fair with that, Andy.

I'll look into gorilla glue as well. Sounds like it's a bit of trial and error depending on the pads you have (mines are tech spec snake skins).

 

Put my tank pads on with 3M tape - been OK for over a year now.

 

i used the double sided number plate/ body mouldings tape by 3m to do mine , works fine not fallen off yet .

 

used double sided gorrila tape clear

 

Same here - been stuck on this bike now for 6 months.

 

I used this 3M double sided tape. It’s the same stuff used to mount body trim on auto exteriors. The tape is a dark grey with a removable red backing. It was a bit fiddly but I first cut sections to go all the way around the pad, then trimmed them down very close to the edge of the pad with a razor knife. Cleaned the tank of any residue including wax, and mine have not moved a bit.