weather striping for 87
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Granbury TX
My first try at it was on my 87. It is, pretty much, common sense and patiants. I've now also done a 91 and am getting ready to do an 85. Doors are easy due to all the push-fasteners in them.
First, you want to remove all the old stuff and, working with the 3M adhesive remover, clean all surfaces.
The biggest problem arrises from 2 things. 1, rubber stretches. The amount of force you use tugging or puling on it can cause you to be off center. If you have one side glued down and go around to the other side of the car and pull on the strip, sticking it down as you go, you may find you are several inches longer than you need to be, but now you have it glued down in the wrong place. The second problem is that, once it makes contact, if the adhesive is applied per instructions, it's not comming off without damage.
What I have learned to do is trial fit the weather strip onto the car. Place tape on the strip and a matching piece on the car, about every 2 feet. Then draw a lind across both. After you apply the adhesive you can install the weatherstrip, matching up your marks, rather than finding out you've streched the thing too far, too late.
First, you want to remove all the old stuff and, working with the 3M adhesive remover, clean all surfaces.
The biggest problem arrises from 2 things. 1, rubber stretches. The amount of force you use tugging or puling on it can cause you to be off center. If you have one side glued down and go around to the other side of the car and pull on the strip, sticking it down as you go, you may find you are several inches longer than you need to be, but now you have it glued down in the wrong place. The second problem is that, once it makes contact, if the adhesive is applied per instructions, it's not comming off without damage.
What I have learned to do is trial fit the weather strip onto the car. Place tape on the strip and a matching piece on the car, about every 2 feet. Then draw a lind across both. After you apply the adhesive you can install the weatherstrip, matching up your marks, rather than finding out you've streched the thing too far, too late.
Last edited by Strike3; Jan 21, 2010 at 11:19 PM.
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2004
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My first try at it was on my 87. It is, pretty much, common sense and patiants. I've now also done a 91 and am getting ready to do an 85. Doors are easy due to all the push-fasteners in them.
First, you want to remove all the old stuff and, working with the 3M adhesive remover, clean all surfaces.
The biggest problem arrises from 2 things. 1, rubber stretches. The amount of force you use tugging or puling on it can cause you to be off center. If you have one side glued down and go around to the other side of the car and pull on the strip, sticking it down as you go, you may find you are several inches longer than you need to be, but now you have it glued down in the wrong place. The second problem is that, once it makes contact, if the adhesive is applied per instructions, it's not comming off without damage.
What I have learned to do is trial fit the weather strip onto the car. Place tape on the strip and a matching piece on the car, about every 2 feet. Then draw a lind across both. After you apply the adhesive you can install the weatherstrip, matching up your marks, rather than finding out you've streched the thing too far, too late.
First, you want to remove all the old stuff and, working with the 3M adhesive remover, clean all surfaces.
The biggest problem arrises from 2 things. 1, rubber stretches. The amount of force you use tugging or puling on it can cause you to be off center. If you have one side glued down and go around to the other side of the car and pull on the strip, sticking it down as you go, you may find you are several inches longer than you need to be, but now you have it glued down in the wrong place. The second problem is that, once it makes contact, if the adhesive is applied per instructions, it's not comming off without damage.
What I have learned to do is trial fit the weather strip onto the car. Place tape on the strip and a matching piece on the car, about every 2 feet. Then draw a lind across both. After you apply the adhesive you can install the weatherstrip, matching up your marks, rather than finding out you've streched the thing too far, too late.
