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Old 10-29-2006, 02:50 PM   #11
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Hmmm Airtabs

So i went ahead and ordered some air tabs, at $2.50 they would be worth testing out.

The company ships them extremely fast.
They send you a little template to help you position them, and they have adhesive on the undersides.

I ordered 5 to put across my roof line in the rear.

First i cleaned the entire area with windex.
Then i cleaned it with Alcohol.
I then heated the airtab adhesive so that it would adhere even further.


On the directions it says to let them stick for around 15 minutes to make sure. Even though you can drive with them on there as soon as installed.
I waited around an hour.

Well that night i parked outside
When i got outside there was the usual dew on my car. It was probably around 50 degrees as I start my 15 mile drive to work.
I get around a mile down the road, look in my rearview and what else but something black flying off the top of my car.

It is funny how the first thing that pops into your head when you realize something has just taken flight off your car is denial.

Did not have time to go back and get it because I was heading to work.
When i make it to work i get out and sure enough there is an airtab missing....

So i tug on the others to see if they are loose also. Each of the remaining tabs slid around in the remaining dew on the roof.



So i wasted $2.50 this week, thats an entire gallon of gas.
I have to find a way to try and restick these things.
We have 3m adhesive tape at my work which is used on vent visors etc...
but i feel like that may be too thick.


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