Topic: Sportsroof door edge seal

[ExportMach]

Today Im replacing the seals on the trailing edges of my Mach 1 door glass. Pass. side went fine since it has always had the SS trim on the glass. The driv. side door glass didnt have the SS trim when I bought the car. Ive found a set of trim and prepped it to be attached to the glass. My question: what adhesive should be used to attach the SS trim piece to the glass? Non-hardening gasket sealer?

[ExportMach]

Ive posted this question on three other Mustang-specific websites and searched on Boss302.com and 428cobrajet.org and had a high number of views but no replies, Im a little surprised that no one has had this same question. One commenter said he would follow my post as both his door trim pieces had also fallen off. That being said I did some research and found the page below. I considered windshield urethane but for several reasons decided not to use it. I chose the Permatex clear RTV sealant/adhesive. It seemed really sticky, I put a small bead on the edge of the glass and a more generous bead inside the stainless steel trim trough. Push fit and held in place with tape. After 24 hours curing in the dining room Im going to give it a few gentle pushes and pulls. I dont want to be fixing this again after I get the glass mounted in the door.

https://gluefaq.com/best-glue-for-glass-to-metal/

[J_Speegle]

Haven't done this on a 70 in the past so don't want to lead you in the wrong direction

Guess you already looked to see if the assembly manual shows the detail or if they used any adhesive - guessing none was used. MPC of course does not show adhesive as it normally does not

[Brian Conway]

https://www.428cobrajet.org/forum/index.php?topic=20656.msg138754#msg138754     Little late to the party...    My experience on the 69 was that the weatherstrip had a screw at the bottom.  The repro D0ZZ repro did not ?  My trim was a very tight fit due, in part, to the window curve and the tightness of the trim itself.  I used very little urethane  and mounted the the trim to adjust to the opening. Meaning I did not snug it up to the Q window glass but adj. to the door glass.  Trying to get a nice reveal.  Brian

[ExportMach]

Guess you already looked to see if the assembly manual shows the detail or if they used any adhesive - guessing none was used. MPC of course does not show adhesive as it normally does not

Correct ! The assembly manual shows the trim on the door glass and calls out the part number but not the adhesive. The problem also is that one can find an industry product but not in convenient-for-the-hobbyist portions. I probably needed an ounce or less so a 3 ounce tube of adhesive that will do the job is preferable to a 16 ounce or larger caulk gun tube of industry product. I will post any negative results of my choice.

[ExportMach]

https://www.428cobrajet.org/forum/index.php?topic=20656.msg138754#msg138754   Little late to the party...  Brian

Thanks for the link, Brian. I saw this thread and it doesnt directly address my question although it does mention windshield urethane (to re-bed '69 door glass) but I couldnt find any in less that a caulk gun tube amount.

[Crgjohnson]

I have installed many of these and never used an adhesive. So far I’ve never had a failure. I do ensure that The screw that holds the rubber in place is installed.

Craig