I use Marinetex and just make sure there is enough roughness around the inside of the stock to give it decent mechanical lock. Bansner told me they use Loctite 416 to attach their pads, just cut and square the end and glue the shaped pad on. As far as I can tell from Manners and Bansner, they seem to just use epoxy and attach the pads without any sort of reinforcement.
The .9" microcell pads save 3-4 ounces over a decelerator, if you care. You can buy them from Hastings.
Those microcell pads are nice, as is dealing with Hastings. I ordered a few of the red and they were here 3 days later in a flat rate box. 👍
