'66 Jack Board Label Glue Help

[Andrew S.]

After searching the board and looking at the associated photos of known originals, I cannot seem to find agreement on:

1) what type of glue to use for jack board labels,
2) a procedure for applying the glue, and
3) how much "slop" the applied glue should have around and on the labels.

I have a June-built '66.

Here is a collection of the techniques I found:

• 3M clear adhesive
• a spray can of glue that 1st and 2nd graders would use in school. It set up slowly and is water soluble.
• a tube of 3M yellow weatherstrip adhesive. Squeeze out a bit of it and try to thin it out with lacquer thinner. Then brush it on both the back of the label and the area you want to apply it with a cheap solder brush. Dont be neat. The factory certainly wasnt.
• DAP contact cement.

After looking at known originals, I'm tempted to use the 3rd technique listed above (thinned 3M yellow weatherstrip adhesive), but I wanted to check before I went that route. Can anyone offer me some advice? Thanks in advance.

[Jaime G.]

Re: '66 Jack Board Label Glue Help

Contact cement or the thinned out adhesive will both work although the contact cement is easier to apply.
The degree of slop is personal. I dont care for it myself and I have seen many jack boards without any.
You decide, its your car. The judging value of that item is less than 1 point.

[Russ S.]

Re: '66 Jack Board Label Glue Help

Why make it so hard? The 3M spray adhesive like you use on carpet works great and is easy.