3m super trim adhesive so expensive! - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

edge · #1 11-09-2009, 05:11 PM

It's difficult to locate apart from everyone trying to sell me some other adhesive at every store I call from Napa, Advanced Auto Parts, Home Depot, Autozone. I tell them, "3m super trim adhesive" and they tell me they have it and it's something else. It takes 15 minutes just to communicate with these people. Most don't carry it. Napa has it for $21, Autozone for $20. Should I skimp and gte 3M 77 adhesive or something cheaper? What a pita.

Brian Carlton · #2 11-09-2009, 06:27 PM

The internet is a wonderful thing...........avoids the morons.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002JMPRK

WhoWhat · #3 11-09-2009, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton

The internet is a wonderful thing...........avoids the morons.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002JMPRK

Preach it. Avoidance is fundamental.

pawoSD · #4 11-09-2009, 06:34 PM

I managed to get a huge can (19oz) of that stuff on a clearance shelf at a Meijer by me for..........$3.59 marked down 80%. I did a dance with the can right there in the aisle.

tbomachines · #5 11-09-2009, 08:03 PM

I got a can of that at Napa in august for $8-9. Same size. The guys you've been talking to are idiots...

charmalu · #6 11-09-2009, 09:59 PM

Amazon`s price is $22.05 with the shipping, but you do skip the idiots
that have no idea what you just asked them.

There doesn`t seem to be any profesionals out there anymore, just $5.00 hr Computer counter jockies.

Charlie

pawoSD · #7 11-09-2009, 10:05 PM

I went to NAPA this weekend to get a union fitting for the brake lines on my car (was replacing the front to rear lines)....told him I needed a bubble flare 3/16" Standard Metric thread union, he stares at me. I said "TO CONNECT BRAKE LINES TOGETHER"...he says "oh".....wanders away.....2 mins later comes back with a US style fitting. So I say "BUBBLE FLARE, THIS IS US STYLE".....he disappears for 5-6 mins, and gets another guy to help him.....finally comes back with what looks to be right right part. I get home, decide to check it....it is not metric thread!

So I called autozone, and the guy on the phone knew what I was talking about, and I was able to pick one up from their store with 0 issues right away. Autozone wins, NAPA sucks. To be fair, Autozone gave me the wrong brake lines on their first attempt (different store and different person).

Every now and then there's a counter person that knows their stuff, but most don't....

BodhiBenz1987 · #8 11-09-2009, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

I went to NAPA this weekend to get a union fitting for the brake lines on my car (was replacing the front to rear lines)....told him I needed a bubble flare 3/16" Standard Metric thread union, he stares at me. I said "TO CONNECT BRAKE LINES TOGETHER"...he says "oh".....wanders away.....2 mins later comes back with a US style fitting. So I say "BUBBLE FLARE, THIS IS US STYLE".....he disappears for 5-6 mins, and gets another guy to help him.....finally comes back with what looks to be right right part. I get home, decide to check it....it is not metric thread!

So I called autozone, and the guy on the phone knew what I was talking about, and I was able to pick one up from their store with 0 issues right away. Autozone wins, NAPA sucks. To be fair, Autozone gave me the wrong brake lines on their first attempt (different store and different person).

Every now and then there's a counter person that knows their stuff, but most don't....

I've had a lot of luck at the local NAPA, and usually none at the Pep Boys and Autozone. The latter two are usually a crap shoot ... sometimes you get someone really helpful and knowledgeable, other times you get someone who looks at you like you're speaking to them in German. The NAPA here, however, seems to be all knowledgeable guys ... it's small and has a much more personal feel. They've always gotten the right parts for me and given me good (as far as I can tell) advice. Only time I had a problem was when I ordered rear calipers for the 240D, I got two left ones, twice ... but that was the supplier's mistake, not theirs.

tbomachines · #9 11-10-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

I went to NAPA this weekend to get a union fitting for the brake lines on my car (was replacing the front to rear lines)....told him I needed a bubble flare 3/16" Standard Metric thread union, he stares at me. I said "TO CONNECT BRAKE LINES TOGETHER"...he says "oh".....wanders away.....2 mins later comes back with a US style fitting. So I say "BUBBLE FLARE, THIS IS US STYLE".....he disappears for 5-6 mins, and gets another guy to help him.....finally comes back with what looks to be right right part. I get home, decide to check it....it is not metric thread!

So I called autozone, and the guy on the phone knew what I was talking about, and I was able to pick one up from their store with 0 issues right away. Autozone wins, NAPA sucks. To be fair, Autozone gave me the wrong brake lines on their first attempt (different store and different person).

Every now and then there's a counter person that knows their stuff, but most don't....

Totally depends on who is working there...Autozone and Napa tend to be the better ones. I was a Napa guy at one time too, helloooo discounts

sd300td · #10 11-10-2009, 12:47 AM

Home depot/lowes < $10.00

leathermang · #11 11-10-2009, 01:24 AM

I see yall are using the generic term ' 3M super trim adhesive ' ....
There are good threads in the archives which can be accessed by using the search which will delineate the differences between those that qualify as able to withstand the heat of the engine compartment and those not meant for that kind of abuse...
I think the last numbers need to be ' 90 '.... but I am on a slow dial up and not going to do the search ....