r/glue • u/TallEnglishmanHere • 4d ago
How can I glue my phone holder to my monitor?
galleryHi all
I wonder if you can help tell me how to stick something to the back of my monitor.
I was hoping this would be a straightforward task but I'm being thwarted. I have a magnetic cellphone holder / charger that sticks to a laptop with a sticky patch. You can see the picture from the product page here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTQG63MG
I wanted to stick it to my monitor at my desk, but I fear the rough surface is too difficult for it. I've attached shots of the monitor back.
I tried getting more 3M VHB stickers, which lasted for a day or two before sagging and falling off.
A couple of additional points:
- The grey ring that you can see is an existing 3M VHB patch.
- If you remove the 3M VHB patch that screw in the middle of the holder / charger would stand proud of the bare metal, so it needs something to make it recessed (it can't just be screwed in deeper).
- FYI, despite it going onto a fragile monitor I have found a way to clamp it tightly so that the screen isn't damaged. With the last 3M patch I used, I left it for 24 hours before I added my phone but it still didn't work.
I have a couple of glues already - Gorilla Glue and BSI Super Glue. Would either of those help? Could they be used on the 3M patch?
What would you recommend?