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Originally Posted by finch1750
Has the gorilla glue seemed to hold up even in the heat? I see constant 90+ and triple digit heat in the summer and experianced the same thing. I jacket up the paddle finish and still havent been happy with the repaint so they still arent on. Stark has great customer service selling me new adhesive but seems like that isnt really the issue. I like the Starks much more in terms of looks over the GCS though if I could get them to really stick
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If memory serves, you have the original hand made paddles, correct? If so, we have a standing offer to replace them with the new injection molded version. All you have to do is cover round trip shipping to get the free upgrade. You will still be getting product made in the
USA and backed by our one year warranty.
As for the adhesive, it was tested in the peak of Southern California summer hitting 110 degrees Fahrenheit with the car parked in the sun without failure. We did move to a thicker adhesive to accommodate for the loose tolerances we observed on the OEM paddles (+/- 0.010") so it may have simply been a tolerance issue (the OEM parts are made in China, go figure). Our injection molded parts are manufactured here in California to a tight industry standard tolerance of +/- 0.005". In addition, the 3M VHB adhesive we use is designed specifically for high temperature environments and is rated at 300 degrees Fahrenheit long term, and 500 degrees short term. At worst, the interior of a car will reach equilibrium at 190 degrees on a hot day in the sun so the adhesive is in fact over spec'd for the application as far as temperature is concerned.
In any case, if you would like to do the upgrade, please shoot me a PM so we can square away the details.