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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 03:43 AM
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I am replacing the weatherstrip on the "B" pillar or rear edge door glass weatherstrip and even though they are riveted in place there is gobs of the yellow adhesive behind it. I have tried a few different chemicals to remove it but it's not budging. I'd like to clean it off down to the paint before I install the new ones. Any suggestions??
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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 07:31 AM
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Have you tried this? Claims it won`t hurt the paint, but I try to keep it off those areas... but it always worked well for me otherwise.

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Hi,
I use 08984 too.
It still takes some effort to get the adhesive completely off.
In areas where there's no paint I use lacquer thinner.
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Originally Posted by Alan 71
Hi,
I use 08984 too.
It still takes some effort to get the adhesive completely off.
In areas where there's no paint I use lacquer thinner.
Regards,
Alan
Some acetone on a rag worked for me. Still takes some effort to get it all off though.
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I have also used the 3M #08984 with good results on painted surfaces.
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Ok great guys thanks a million.
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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 07:44 PM
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Ok finally done with that but have a question. Is it necessary to re-apply weatherstrip adhesive even though the rears gets riveted?
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