I finally found my luan for my fenders (see Halle-Luan in Off-Topic!)--and at the risk of bringing back my old, LONG thread about this, I figured I'd start another:
I put the first top skin on one fender yesterday, and while it wasn't a BIG chore, it wasn't a total walk in the park. I didn't have any tie-down straps, and the brad heads kept popping through the luan.
I eventually realized that all I had to was drive a bunch of nails part way in, then hold the luan down and fully drive them, and it would hold.
But this required A LOT of nails, and I'm concerned about how this is going to look when I put the top, visible skin on.
Do you think I should attempt just gluing the top skins on? If so, what would I use to strap it down? (Cheap, please!) Do you think duct tape would work? Or will it leave too much gum, creating yet MORE work?