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For several months now I've continued to find the driver's side carpet wet after a rain. Checked all the usual suspects. Utters were, and are clear. Tried running water with most of the panels pulled loose under the dash. Still couldn't track it down. Basically got pissed today and decided I would look until I found it.
Shazaam! Under the wiper motor, there are two "body seams" that come together. The "sealer" is cracked along about 3" of the seam and a small chunk is missing where you see the paperclip in the pics.
What I need to know is what do I try to seal this with? The panels move. The crack is tiny. I needs to be something almost the consistency of water to "flow" into the crack and stay pliable after dry so it doesn't crack again.
That's an option but didn't want to go there. The area where the leak is is actually lower than everything around it. Water pools slightly there. RTV would probably seal the gap but sooner or later it will give up and the leak will be back. Trying to think of something that will either flow into the tiny crack or build up the entire area to where water won't pool.
Wife says "Flexseal"...lol. She may be onto something.
Anyone use it, if so how does it hold up over time?
ADD kicked in. Plasti Dipped the Be Jesus out of it.
If someone has a water leak and the usual culprits arent guilty you may have the same issue. Looks to me like a major design flaw. The inner panel mates under the outer panel forming a concave area for water to pool. If they would have lapped the panels opposite water would easily ran over and out.
Try to see if you can find this stuff..........I used it years ago to seal leaking glue joints pretty much in the same area as yours, haven't had a leak since
Try to see if you can find this stuff..........I used it years ago to seal leaking glue joints pretty much in the same area as yours, haven't had a leak since
Never seen that before. I would use that instead of silicone sealant which was what I was going to suggest. 3M makes great products. It should be able to be pressed up into the joint where it would be hard to do with silicone.
Never seen that before. I would use that instead of silicone sealant which was what I was going to suggest. 3M makes great products. It should be able to be pressed up into the joint where it would be hard to do with silicone.
Try to see if you can find this stuff..........I used it years ago to seal leaking glue joints pretty much in the same area as yours, haven't had a leak since
That seems similar to coax-seal. Which is a black putty-like product that doesn't dry out.
I ACTUALLY REALLY LIKE THE FLEX SEAL RECOMMENDATION!!
Sometimes our wives have breakthrough ideas. Sand the area around the joint with 60 grit and get some good tooth in the panels.
Wedge the joint apart and force some sealer in the joint. Take out the wedge. Add some additional seal in the low spot so water doesnt have a low spot at that joint.
That should solve that issue for another 15 years.
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Originally Posted by Bill Curlee
I ACTUALLY REALLY LIKE THE FLEX SEAL RECOMMENDATION!!
Sometimes our wives have breakthrough ideas. Sand the area around the joint with 60 grit and get some good tooth in the panels.
Wedge the joint apart and force some sealer in the joint. Take out the wedge. Add some additional seal in the low spot so water doesnt have a low spot at that joint.
That should solve that issue for another 15 years.
I would NEVER let my wife KNOW she had a good idea...then you have set a precedence... SHE'LL think she's right ALL the time GOOD for her, BAD for you.
Seam Sealer? It stays pliable for years and should be able to flow into low areas before taking a set. It's also available in a wide variety of colors.
Try to see if you can find this stuff..........I used it years ago to seal leaking glue joints pretty much in the same area as yours, haven't had a leak since
This is good stuff. I bought a box about 25 years ago and just recently used the last strip. It was still soft and pliable and should do the job for you.
Last edited by Mickeyrx70; Nov 8, 2015 at 12:34 PM.
I would NEVER let my wife KNOW she had a good idea...then you have set a precedence... SHE'LL think she's right ALL the time GOOD for her, BAD for you.
Fortunately I have a good one...lol. She has very good suggestions most times but she understands who runs this organization. Took me 4 of them to find her
Water leak. Please step inside! Advice needed
