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Question re. trunk seal installation


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On 11/23/2016 at 8:44 AM, Russell74Fjord said:

I like the Wurth Rubber Cement, and a quality seal, of course clean the seal of the release compound, also have some 3M adhesive cleaner on hand, a little pricey but worth it, and useful for many other uses, should not harm paint,

 

Experiences may vary, I had 100% failure rate with Wurth Rubber Cement and trim adhesive on headliner and URO trunk seal, I replaced all the Wurth with 3M super weatherstrip adhesive with better results 

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23 minutes ago, joebarthlow said:

is it best to apply the adhesive to the rubber gasket or to the metal lip of the trunk? After draining Lake Bavaria from my spare carrier the other day, I ordered a new gasket as mine had some gaps in it

 

Both. The weatherstrip adhesive is a ‘contact’ adhesive so you need a thin scrape on both, allow it to go tacky and then press into place.

 

Make sure to scuff the glue surface on the seal with something like a Scotchbrite pad and clean off any of the white powder that’s used to release it from the mould.

 

Wipe the paintwork down with some ‘wax and grease remover’ too. 

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My upholstery guy gave me a salsa jar of the glue he uses...sorry don't know the name but he uses it for headliners too. You brush it on both surfaces and wait until it dries. It is not sticky at that point. I then set the seal, put on clothes pins and applied heat with a heat gun. This activates the glue.

 

I love this stuff.  Used it for everything.

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Sounds like the Salsa my buddy used to make....I never thought of using it as a glue. Thanks for the tip! 

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Yeah, clean the seal, clean the paint, 3m weatherstrip glue to both sides.  But before that, install the seal all the way around- I use big binder clips, then glue a small (1'?) section at a time.  Then leave it clamped for a while afterwards, maybe overnight.

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1 hour ago, Vicleonardo1 said:

Nick, 

Sounds like the Salsa my buddy used to make....I never thought of using it as a glue. Thanks for the tip! 

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8 hours ago, irdave said:

Yeah, clean the seal, clean the paint, 3m weatherstrip glue to both sides.  But before that, install the seal all the way around- I use big binder clips, then glue a small (1'?) section at a time.  Then leave it clamped for a while afterwards, maybe overnight.

 

^^ good advice ^^

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12 hours ago, joebarthlow said:

removing the old adhesive was the worst part, though the new stuff (3M) was a little messy at first. I think I got it.

 

 

That's it.

 

3M adhesive remover works amazingly well...

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20 hours ago, joebarthlow said:

 

oh?! wished I knew about it! I would have saved myself a saturday afternoon. I'll know better if I have to redo it. thanks

 

Oh.  I don't even want to ask.

 

For posterity, 3m makes an adhesive remover that works brilliant, in a WELL ventilated area- not your closed garage with the heater running.

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