Hi, our office restroom white plastic splashback is peeling off the
wall. It was glued on but it has been 5 years, so the glue is coming
off I think. How do I glue it back on? What glue should I use, or
should I just use some small screws to screw the splashback onto the
wall?

Here are 2 pictures of the restroom and the splashback:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/5423000...7625837522515/

Thanks

I would think panel/construction adhesive in a caulking gun would do
the trick. The kind with the solvent, not the water based kind. Pull
out the panel as far as you conveniently can. Work in some beads of
caulk. Press together, then let come apart until the adhesive is
"tacky" -- see the tube. It is like super duper rubber cement. Then,
press together. That should do nicely. If any oozes out, it can be
cleaned up with something like lacquer thinner. Check that the plastic
panel (especially that edge trim I see) isn't harmed by the thinner.

On Feb 2, 2:36*pm, deadgoose wrote:
I would think panel/construction adhesive in a caulking gun would do
the trick. The kind with the solvent, not the water based kind. Pull
out the panel as far as you conveniently can. Work in some beads of
caulk. Press together, then let come apart until the adhesive is
"tacky" -- see the tube. It is like super duper rubber cement. Then,
press together. That should do nicely. If any oozes out, it can be
cleaned up with something like lacquer thinner. Check that the plastic
panel (especially that edge trim I see) isn't harmed by the thinner.

What he said is what I would be doing.

On Feb 2, 2:09*pm, "hr(bob) "
wrote:
On Feb 2, 2:36*pm, deadgoose wrote:

I would think panel/construction adhesive in a caulking gun would do
the trick. The kind with the solvent, not the water based kind. Pull
out the panel as far as you conveniently can. Work in some beads of
caulk. Press together, then let come apart until the adhesive is
"tacky" -- see the tube. It is like super duper rubber cement. Then,
press together. That should do nicely. If any oozes out, it can be
cleaned up with something like lacquer thinner. Check that the plastic
panel (especially that edge trim I see) isn't harmed by the thinner.

What he said is what I would be doing.

What is the name of the product I should get at Home Depot?

wrote the following:
On Feb 2, 2:09 pm, "hr(bob) "
wrote:

On Feb 2, 2:36 pm, deadgoose wrote:


I would think panel/construction adhesive in a caulking gun would do
the trick. The kind with the solvent, not the water based kind. Pull
out the panel as far as you conveniently can. Work in some beads of
caulk. Press together, then let come apart until the adhesive is
"tacky" -- see the tube. It is like super duper rubber cement. Then,
press together. That should do nicely. If any oozes out, it can be
cleaned up with something like lacquer thinner. Check that the plastic
panel (especially that edge trim I see) isn't harmed by the thinner.

What he said is what I would be doing.


What is the name of the product I should get at Home Depot?


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On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:14:55 -0800 (PST), "
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Hi, our office restroom white plastic splashback is peeling off the
wall. It was glued on but it has been 5 years, so the glue is coming
off I think. How do I glue it back on? What glue should I use, or
should I just use some small screws to screw the splashback onto the
wall?

Whatever you used the last time sounds pretty good!

Here are 2 pictures of the restroom and the splashback:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/5423000...7625837522515/

Thanks