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Old Dec 22, 2025 | 11:03 AM
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Going through interior squeaks/rattles this winter and taking a look at the latch for the rear hatch. Whatever coating was on it is mangled. Any clever ideas on refurbing it? I could be mistaken, but it looks like someone may have wrapped it in electrical tape in the distant past. I’ve owned the car 17 years and can confirm, was not I.


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Dunno if a few coats of plasti dip would work or not, but that's the first thing that comes to mind. Unless maybe you acquire a suitable diameter of some sort of hose and slice it down the middle and wrap it around.



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Plastidip I think may peel quite easily in use. Almost looks like a pvc coating on it
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Yeah, you're probably right about that. Dunno what to do with it other than replace it.
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Do you suppose a PVC cement would hold up? Maybe dip it 5 or 10 times to get it to a desired thickness.
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I would find one out of a junk yard
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