Reddit reviews 3M Marine Adhesive Sealant

I've put traction pads on catchsurfs. I also emailed Catchsurf to see if they had any recommendations:

1. Make sure the board is dry and there is no wax underneath. Foamies are really fucking tedious to remove wax off of. Use a blowdryer on max heat, a lot of paper towels and a whole lot of patience to get all the wax and water out. Prep the area by cleaning it well with rubbing alcohol.
   
   
2. Use 3M 5200 Marine Layer Adhesive. Slather that shit on both the board and the track pad. Be really really generous with the adhesive. make sure you make a watertight seal on the perimeter of the track pad so NO WATER CAN GET IN. follow the instructions on the adhesive to the T.
   
   
3. when you attach the pad to the board, put a shit ton of weights and heavy stuff on and let set for at least a day. Make sure the weights are evenly distributed. In the past, i've made the mistake of putting a disproportionate weight on the kicktail and it made my traction pad slide out of place and i had to tear it up and do it all over again. All in all i got about 8-9 months of use until leaks started getting in when i applied the pad perfectly. You'd probably have to replace the pad after.
   
   I highly suggest you take advantage of Evo's 60% off sale they have today. They have traction pads as low as $5. buy a shit ton as a replacement for when the traction pad finally falls off the foamie