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Step 8Finishing touches
Because it's a paper cup and the magnets are strong, if you didn't shore up the inside, when you go to remove it, you could crush the cup. I just use newspaper/packing paper to give it some internal strength, while keeping it light.
Make sure everything is how you like it, because once the next step is done, there's no going back inside. Dry fit the lid and make sure the lip is not covered by anything. Run a bead of glue around the lids groove, and slap it on the cup. My glue was a little too hot when I did this, and the cups lid melted because of it. But it's on tight, so nothing I can do. I usually seal the hole in the lid, so no air/wind can get inside and pop the top off or cause drag to possibly blow it off.
Now you need to prepare a little before you attach the magnet mount. You want to have some more wax paper handy, and a piece of flat metal. Squirt glue onto the back of the magnet mount, slide it in the cup end(magnets out, of course), lay down your wax paper on the metal, and put it magnets down on the metal. The magnets will pull towards the metal, and make sure the magnets sit flush with the end of the cup and also that they are as close as they can be to the metal. The wax paper will stop any glue sticking, should some escape around the edges. Once dry/cool, apply some extra where you can, to secure it strong.
The last step is to slide on the cup condom, and glue it into it's place. Between it and the paper inside, it makes that area the strongest to grab onto and use to detach from your roof.
Make sure everything is how you like it, because once the next step is done, there's no going back inside. Dry fit the lid and make sure the lip is not covered by anything. Run a bead of glue around the lids groove, and slap it on the cup. My glue was a little too hot when I did this, and the cups lid melted because of it. But it's on tight, so nothing I can do. I usually seal the hole in the lid, so no air/wind can get inside and pop the top off or cause drag to possibly blow it off.
Now you need to prepare a little before you attach the magnet mount. You want to have some more wax paper handy, and a piece of flat metal. Squirt glue onto the back of the magnet mount, slide it in the cup end(magnets out, of course), lay down your wax paper on the metal, and put it magnets down on the metal. The magnets will pull towards the metal, and make sure the magnets sit flush with the end of the cup and also that they are as close as they can be to the metal. The wax paper will stop any glue sticking, should some escape around the edges. Once dry/cool, apply some extra where you can, to secure it strong.
The last step is to slide on the cup condom, and glue it into it's place. Between it and the paper inside, it makes that area the strongest to grab onto and use to detach from your roof.
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