RE: [Paddlewise] adding foam padding

Allison Corning wrote:

> The foam padding that was in my cockpit to add knee support fell out the
> other day (strangely it happened when I was unloading the boat from its
> slings and accidently dropped it on the cement garage floor...the boat was
> fine, the padding,not so much so...bizarre). Anyway, I now have to glue
the
> padding back in. I didn't glue it the first time, so i have no idea what
to
> use to do this. Preferably I'd like something that isn't going to randomly
> fall out. Any suggestions?

Then Dave Kruger wrote:
>Weldwood Contact Cement, the solvent-based version, not the water-based
>version, available in hardware stores.  Thoroughly roughen both surfaces
with
>80-grit sandpaper, apply one coat with cheap disposable brush, allow to
"dry,"
>and follow with another coat.  Fifteen minutes to half an hour later, press
>together firmly -- and you only get ONE chance for correct placement.


Do you coat both the foam and the mating surface with the cement or just the
surface of the foam?
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