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May 27, 2007 | 05:18 PM

hunkajunk68

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drip rails

was taking care of some light surface rust today and notice that theres expoy or something is all cracked now its this factory or from later paint job but the drip rails is full of this stuff thaxs

May 27, 2007 | 06:48 PM

galaxie641

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Sounds like factory seam sealer, they put it in the bed sides I am not sure about the drip rails but I'd imagine its in there as well.

May 27, 2007 | 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by hunkajunk68

was taking care of some light surface rust today and notice that theres expoy or something is all cracked now its this factory or from later paint job but the drip rails is full of this stuff thaxs

That's not factory, that's someones "fix." The drip rails should have nothing in them. If they were full of some sort of sealer, it would defeat their purpose. Those drip rails did not come with the roof, but could be purchased by themselves. If you want to see factory filler, look at the side of the roof panel and above the rear window where the seams are...that's factory filler.

There was no epoxy around in the 1960's. If anything..it's either "Green Stuff" aka bondo in a tube, or dum dum. Green Stuff is used by body shops to fill minor imperfections in sheet metal. Dum dum was used to waterproof something. Dum dum is about as long and looks like licorice sticks in its original form, but doesn't taste the same.