Should I grind these off?
Should I grind these off?
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You will probably grind off more than just the heads. I would try and pull and reuse them as 6t6merc suggested. The nails that came with my replacement cowl lacing were smaller than the originals so I used screws.
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Those are 'screw' nails. Grab them with plyers and pull them out as you twist counter clock wise.
I use weather strip glue (yellow snot). Just make sure its clean of oil/dirt. The trouble with using nails or screws, is, in hot weather, the rubber expands and lifts in areas that are not screwed or nailed down. Just take a look at the old one.
I use weather strip glue (yellow snot). Just make sure its clean of oil/dirt. The trouble with using nails or screws, is, in hot weather, the rubber expands and lifts in areas that are not screwed or nailed down. Just take a look at the old one.
On a funny note, I remember a guy that restored a 65 back to pretty much factory spec, (frankly something I would not be interested in these days), and he 'glued' the rubber down, BUT, 
in order to keep the factory look, he took the factory nails and cut the heads off with a little bit of shank left, and drilled shallow holes in the rubber and glued the nail in the holes. He told me not to say anything. But since I will not say WHO it is, we're good. 
in order to keep the factory look, he took the factory nails and cut the heads off with a little bit of shank left, and drilled shallow holes in the rubber and glued the nail in the holes. He told me not to say anything. But since I will not say WHO it is, we're good.
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I ground the heads off and then took a small punch and knocked the rest thru. I left the holes open thinking I would screw the new rubber down. I didn't have the heart to screw thru the new paint and risk chipping it so rust would begin. I also have not figured out which way the rubber goes down. It does not seem to fit very well any way I lay it on the cowl, so I just left it off for now. If someone has a picture of the proper orientation that would be a help for me and probably others.
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Resonateur, That is how I thought it should be but the nail holes are in the valley on mine. That rubber is about the only thing I did not take pictures of upon disassembly. I tried gluing it to the hump like yours is and it did not stay down. I used black weather strip adhesive from 3m
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If you look at the photos of the original, you can see it's in the same place as I glued it. Who knows whether the "nail-guy" that day missed lunch or what?? The weatherstrip adhesive works well, but there are some caveats to using it. Clean the metal and the rubber well with wax and grease remover or lacquer thinner (watch out not to melt your paint). Sand the shiny painted surface to rough it up....like 220 grit. I like to completely mask the area that I'm going to glue so as not to scratch the exposed paint and keep the glue off. Coat the rubber and painted surface with adhesive...allow to tack off...near dry. If you want real trouble, give the rubber one more coat. You may need a second pair of hands to keep the glued surfaces from touching...they will bond instantly. I like to tape down the rubber just to be sure and let it set....it does work, but you gotta follow the directions on the tube.
MR...yes...tinted windshield. That one came from RockAuto believe it or not....in a huge box, freight shipped. It was still cheaper than going to a glass shop.
MR...yes...tinted windshield. That one came from RockAuto believe it or not....in a huge box, freight shipped. It was still cheaper than going to a glass shop.
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I would say no. I recently put a new cowl seal on and reused them leaving them in place. I laid the new seal in place, pressed down hard for a few seconds to leave an impression from the nail head. Then used a punch(wheel type with different sizes) to make a hole a little smaller than the head. Was able to push the new seal down over the original nail heads. Also used some good old 3M Super Weather-strip Adhesive in a few places. The tip of a small dull(so as not to tear the new seal) flathead screwdriver worked well to get the new seal over the heads.
Punch is a leather rotary punch like this:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=...31113234571175
Punch is a leather rotary punch like this:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=...31113234571175
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