Weatherstrip help/advice needed
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Racer
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Weatherstrip help/advice needed
So I finally got around to starting to install the weatherstripping I just got from the group purchase. For some reason, I decided to start with the T-tops. I unscrewed the 4 screws on the passenger stripping, (lots of rust on the stripping's internal support) and noticed that the black paint on the t-top frame has bubbled in a couple of spots (corrosion on an aluminum frame?)
Is it worth the effort to try to competely disassemble the frame from the t-top and clean it up (i.e. buff off the corrosion & repaint)? If so, how do I get the frame apart from the glass without breaking it?
If it's not worth it, how do I get the remnants of the old weatherstrip & goo off?
This isn't quite the "I did the whole car in less than an hour" that I have read about...
*sigh*
Thanks for any advice,
Dan
Is it worth the effort to try to competely disassemble the frame from the t-top and clean it up (i.e. buff off the corrosion & repaint)? If so, how do I get the frame apart from the glass without breaking it?
If it's not worth it, how do I get the remnants of the old weatherstrip & goo off?
This isn't quite the "I did the whole car in less than an hour" that I have read about...
*sigh*Thanks for any advice,
Dan
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i scraped the old glue off with a razor and a chem, remover my friend gave me to use while it was in his body shop,,my complete kit(9 pc) took a little over a hour and it was the first time i did weatherstripping,
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by carl a
i scraped the old glue off with a razor and a chem, remover my friend gave me to use while it was in his body shop,,my complete kit(9 pc) took a little over a hour and it was the first time i did weatherstripping,
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You have a friend in the bodyshop buisness carl a? .....I wish... and I had new weather stipping still in a box........new that is.
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