What adhesive to use for drawer liners?

evintho · May 6, 2013

I'm using conveyor belt material for drawer liners. It has a rough texture and the drawer bottoms are smooth. What would be best to use to glue it down? I was thinking Liquid Nails or some sort of construction adhesive. Anyone?

tjmonsen5 · May 6, 2013

You just need to fill that drawer with tools. Then it will lay flat.

rebrewer · May 6, 2013

If you don't use adhesive heavy tools will cause the material to bunch if you don't close the drawer slowly. I use a 3M spray adhesive.

rick carpenter · May 6, 2013

I wouldn't glue down anything, what if you get some liquid spilled in there? If you HAVE to fasten it down, then maybe drawer liner or a spray of Plasti-Dip on the tray bottom for friction, maybe bolt it down, maybe double-sided tape?

Looks like it's warped a little, a few hours in the afternoon sun or hit it with a hair dryer should lay it down flat.

rebrewer · May 6, 2013

The 3M spray adhesive allow you to pull it off again. Just enough stick to keep it from sliding laterally.

zkling · May 6, 2013

Don't glue it down, especially with something permanent like liquid nails :willy_nil

I semi recently bought an old matco box that the owner had glued down his drawer liner. Talk about a pain in the a$$ to remove. I almost wish he would have just not used drawer liners at all. Very tedious trying to scrape off the liner and glue, while attempting to save the paint.

It's your box, but I think you will be cussing yourself in the future if you do glue it down.

Maybe try some thin tape magnets. None of my drawer liners are taped down and I have never had a problem with them.

Givl Reggin · May 6, 2013

zkling said:
It's your box, but I think you will be cussing yourself in the future if you do glue it down.

x2

Once you get some weight on them they should stay put without any adhesive.

mds5951 · May 6, 2013

Why not try some Elmer's rubber cement? Not really meant for the job but I've used it plenty of times where low adhesion was needed... But a flawless cleanup is a must.... Or what about a couple beads of hot glue?

dragracer98 · May 6, 2013

I would use Velcro Strips. You can get a heavy duty version. Avail at your local hardware or big box store. Cut five 3" strips, one for each corner and one for the middle. I have used this before with good results. Makes it easy to remove the liner if you ever had to. Be mindful of the adhesive on the back, it will stick to whatever it touches.

Randy

rlitman · May 6, 2013

rebrewer said:
If you don't use adhesive heavy tools will cause the material to bunch if you don't close the drawer slowly. I use a 3M spray adhesive.

That depends on the liner material. He's using conveyor belt lining. That probably won't move when weighted down by tools.

I have some liner that does scrunch up, but what I've noticed is that it always shifts towards the back of the drawer. So long as the front is stuck down, it will not more. This is because the shifting is caused by the hammer action when the drawer is closed.

In that case, I'd consider a strip of carpet tape along the front of the liner.

richfinn · May 6, 2013

I use double sided tape for my liners which I made from 3mm thick rubber mat. Works great.

jjjrmx5 · May 6, 2013

I would load it up with tools and see if the mat moves.

If still unhappy, go to your local artist supply house and buy a small roll of 3M product #924 non-backed glue adhesive tape also known as snot tape.

It's basically thick rubber cement on a roll (think double sided tape with no paper but just pure glue).

Put it down like double sided tape and pull backer and set in liner.

It comes up just like rubber cement in little balls when removing and leaves no residue or trace when removed.

It holds like a bear. many car companies use it for plastic moisture barriers in door panels because it does not melt in heat (like the black gooey calk) and is easy to apply.

I use 3M spary adhesive all the time and if I found a box with it in the dwrs I;d kick someones *** after spending an hour cleaning that **** out.

Good liners need no adhesive. If so, just minimal and very non-permanent.

If carpet tape is more readily available, as mentioned above, that will work fine too.

Liquid nail....Hahahahahahahahahahaha. TOTALLY dumb idea.

LEVE · May 6, 2013

In my tool box drawers I use a few dabs of "ShooGoo" to hold the liner in place. This stuff is like duct tape in a tube. It can still be removed, yet holds firmly.

NCCheesehead · May 6, 2013

I used small dabs of hot glue on my S-O liners. Liners stay put and you can very easily remove the glue from the liner and painted drawer without damage.

Nascar4401 · May 6, 2013

leve said:
in my tool box drawers i use a few dabs of "shoogoo" to hold the liner in place. This stuff is like duct tape in a tube. It can still be removed, yet holds firmly.

agree!

RCStocker · May 6, 2013

Glue kills the paint and lowers the value of your box. Drawer liners ware out and sometimes chemicals eat the liner. Then the liner can stick all by itself. If you have a problm put a little doulble back tape on each corner but you really don't need to do anthying unless you leve the drawers open and empty in a wind storm. LOL

Outlawmws · May 6, 2013

Try it with out the glue first, if it's an issue, then use a thin bead of RTV around the edges. if you want it back out it peels easy enough...

TwoInch · May 6, 2013

jjjrmx5 said:
Liquid nail....Hahahahahahahahahahaha. TOTALLY dumb idea.

i disagree.

but i wouldnt use an adhesive, but a sealant, in 4 small dabs at each corner. something like clear ultima or something. it will peel up pretty well and easy later as long as the drawer bottoms arent all scratched up to start with. it will hold the liner down, and release well later. similar to the RTV idea.

Mohawk Dave · May 6, 2013

Outlawmws said:
Try it with out the glue first, if it's an issue, then use a thin bead of RTV around the edges. if you want it back out it peels easy enough...

This^ I'd use a really weak glue like rtv or hot glue that peels right off. No need for gluing this thing down till the cows come home.

jjjrmx5 · May 6, 2013

TwoInch said:
i disagree.

but i wouldnt use an adhesive, but a sealant, in 4 small dabs at each corner. something like clear ultima or something. it will peel up pretty well and easy later as long as the drawer bottoms arent all scratched up to start with. it will hold the liner down, and release well later. similar to the RTV idea.

What you just offered there was hypocrisy.

You disagreed with my saying that Liquid Nail was a bad idea but then go on to suggest something OTHER than liquid nail, which is what my comment only pertained to.

Which means you DO agree with what I said, but then suggested an alternative adhesive negating your comment.

English 101 is your best friend, my friend. :thumbup:

pendragon1998 · May 6, 2013

I'd consider putting down some of that grippy shelf liner used in kitchen cabinets. I think this is it: Grip It Shelf and Drawer Liner.

Then, place your conveyor belt material over the rubber liner. The liner ought to keep everything in place. That stuff is also great for opening stubborn jars in the kitchen.

sparky5982 · May 6, 2013

I'd try silicone. Decent adhesion, and you can always peel it up.

larry_g · May 6, 2013

I will suggest that you check out the practical machinist site. There have been some discussions around this subject and one thing usually brought up is the types of adhesive that will outgas corrosive gas that will promote rusting. There may even have been some discussion around this site that goes into the corrosion subject.

lg
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rlitman · May 6, 2013

larry_g said:
I will suggest that you check out the practical machinist site. There have been some discussions around this subject and one thing usually brought up is the types of adhesive that will outgas corrosive gas that will promote rusting. There may even have been some discussion around this site that goes into the corrosion subject.

That would be Type I silicone.

elronin · May 6, 2013

Get a hot glue gun it will hold it, you can pull it off easily... Thats what im gonna do

TwoInch · May 6, 2013

jjjrmx5 said:
What you just offered there was hypocrisy.

You disagreed with my saying that Liquid Nail was a bad idea but then go on to suggest something OTHER than liquid nail, which is what my comment only pertained to.

Which means you DO agree with what I said, but then suggested an alternative adhesive negating your comment.

English 101 is your best friend, my friend.

i do believe liquid nails is a brand, and not one specific adhesive/sealant. i personally would choose ultima, because i am very familiar with the stuff and its properties.

but for kicks, here is an extremely similar product, sold under the Liquid Nails brand. http://www.liquidnails.com/products/waterproof-sealant-CS144

your comment referred to a whole line of products, and some of those products would work just fine.

also, i dont see the english lesson here.

Coach James · May 6, 2013

Is the conveyor belt material fairly stiff? If it is, would bunching up at the back even be an issue?

Coach

evintho · May 6, 2013

Thanks for all the responses! It's supposed to be in the 90's next week so I think I'll put all the liners out in the sun so they flatten out and then just lay them in the drawers. It's not any sort of show toolbox. It's just one that was gonna be thrown away at work and I salvaged it before it went in the dumpster. It would be rollaway #5. I posted a thread on it earlier............
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=196705

Vegaman_Dan · May 7, 2013

Looks like the material is curled. If that is the case, get it nice and warm by laying it out on the driveway in full sun upside down for a half hour. You'll have very nice flexible material then to drop into the drawers and it should cool and hold the shape properly.

Wrench 2201 · May 7, 2013

I use Permatex Headliner Adhesive for mine. Works well and and can be found at Autozone.

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