Installing weatherstripping
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Installing weatherstripping
What are the do's and don'ts about installing weatherstripping. Since I've got the inside of my panel painted I would like to start putting things together. The first order of business is getting the doors back on to make some room in my shop. I don't want to mess things up. I bought the rubber from Midfifty and thier instructions tell you where to start. I've bought the 3M adhesive which is contact to contact. Do I do a small section at a time? The metal strip at the bottom of the door does that get pinched to help hold the rubber?
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you have to do a small section at a time, else the adhesive will dry too much.
I did about a foot or so at a time..
make sure u have the black adhesive.. you WILL have little tendrils, and they look really bad in yellow near the black rubber.
I did a test fit with painters tape first.. to see where the trouble spots would be. (door hinge and wire loom)
Sam
I did about a foot or so at a time..
make sure u have the black adhesive.. you WILL have little tendrils, and they look really bad in yellow near the black rubber.
I did a test fit with painters tape first.. to see where the trouble spots would be. (door hinge and wire loom)
Sam
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also, after you do the test fit, you can see how much uncovered door u have on the inside lip. I put painters tape down to cover the paint where it would show to help prevent extra adhesive from slopping over.. and it did..
but if the doors aren't mounted.. its a little less/more crazy..
I prefer to use the door as the final clamp, so they need to be mounted before starting the adhesive, else u have to wait a day for it to set up.
Sam
but if the doors aren't mounted.. its a little less/more crazy..
I prefer to use the door as the final clamp, so they need to be mounted before starting the adhesive, else u have to wait a day for it to set up.
Sam
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That's the way I'm doing it. I told my time and got one door done and it turned out fairly good. If I hadn't been side tracked I may have finished the second door before I went in for dinner. I'll get back to it tomorrow morning and hopefully get the doors back on the truck.
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