Ah, right. I should have opened the pdf before replying! Now I remember coming across the Happy Trails Blog, but found more photos on Maria's blog.
A picture of the Pocket Stop Kit is in Maria's blog, about 2/3's down the page I linked.
In Happy Trails blog, he describes using contact cement. I'm pretty sure the factory uses a polyurethane glue (Original Gorilla Glue), but I'm also pretty sure that is intended to bond the Styrofoam to the aluminum skin. The advantages to the polyurethane glue is that it is waterproof and, in fact, water makes the bond stronger. I don't know that it would work very well for bonding aluminum to aluminum though. I think TM relies on that fact that the aluminum is a perimeter frame and is secured to the skin with the trim pieces. Given all the vibration in travel, I don't know of any glue that would hold aluminum to aluminum except for an automotive panel bond adhesive. That stuff if PRICEY!
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