Weatherstrip Questions 72 Cutlass Convertible
#1
Weatherstrip Questions 72 Cutlass Convertible
I am about ready to install a new header seal on the front of my convertible top, as well as the 2 pillar post seals.
Do they all get weatherstrip adhesive?
Is there a good product to remove old, dried out weatherstrip adhesive?
Do they all get weatherstrip adhesive?
Is there a good product to remove old, dried out weatherstrip adhesive?
#2
All I did to remove the old weatherstrip adhesive was to scrape it out with a flat-blade screwdriver, being gentle not to gouge the metal or anything. It came up pretty cleanly. Then I wiped all surfaces with a degreaser before applying the adhesive.
I used this stuff, yellow 3M weatherstrip adhesive. Works wonderfully, and 1/4 tube should easily do your job.
Last edited by jaunty75; May 19th, 2013 at 08:14 AM.
#3
I would opt for the black version of that same 3M product - works as well but excess matches the seal.
In removing the old adhesive, scrapers made from scrap CDs (polycarb.) or popsicle sticks work well without gouging paint if you are careful.
Right after installation, freshly dried adhesive can be removed with goo-gone.
In removing the old adhesive, scrapers made from scrap CDs (polycarb.) or popsicle sticks work well without gouging paint if you are careful.
Right after installation, freshly dried adhesive can be removed with goo-gone.
#4
Properly applied, you don't see the adhesive, so it really doesn't matter what color it is.
Second, and more helpfully, the weatherstrip itself is black, so using an adhesive with a sharply contrasting color, like yellow, makes it much easier to see what areas of the weatherstrip have had adhesive applied and which haven't as you're spreading it around. In fact, I wonder if this isn't the reason that 3M makes a yellow adhesive at all.
Second, and more helpfully, the weatherstrip itself is black, so using an adhesive with a sharply contrasting color, like yellow, makes it much easier to see what areas of the weatherstrip have had adhesive applied and which haven't as you're spreading it around. In fact, I wonder if this isn't the reason that 3M makes a yellow adhesive at all.
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