Yeah, I managed to paint the hood of the 280 SE (canary yellow replacement on a navy blue car) with about three cans of spray paint in two colors to get a match. Almost perfect except for the lumpy finish (spray cans have the WORST spray pattern you can imagine, to say nothing of spitting globs...).

You want a very even, very thin coat of adhesive. You should require three coats to get complete coverage since the stuff is much too thick to flow out -- I make quck, overlapping passes (you get a vertical line of goo) over the hood and pad. Don't expect to actually cover the surface, just get an even coat of "dots". By the third pass (do the coats at right angles if you can, or at least close), the entire surface should be nearly completely covered with overlaping spots. You aren't gonna get a nice smooth coat -- if you did, you are likely putting too much on and it won't dry very fast, leaving you with the possibility that the solvent won't leave fast enough and next hot day the adhesive will "melt" -- down comes the pad!.

Too much adhesive is much worse than too little!.

Do the same thing with the pad. The spray will "vanish" into the pad, so don't try to get a visible "coat" on it. It will absorb a huge amount, and you only need a small amount on the surface, nothing else is gonna stick anyway.

Last, don't be in a hurry to put the pad in place. The adhesive will still stick just fine for at least an hour (longer it's below 70F). If too wet, the adhesive will pull apart (or worse, peel off the hood!) leaving the pad only partly attached. Let it dry for at least 5 min after the last coat. That way, if you just lay it up, it will peel off until you press it down hard.

The broom works like magic, makes this a one-man job (I got this tip from my friend Hans who does this all the time).

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!