Topic: Advice regarding door weatherstrip

[Bob Gaines]

OK, I FINALLY have this weatherstrip adhesion issue solved! Hopefully this will help someone; I cannot be the only person who's run into this problem.

I mentioned I had a chemist test the rubber from the Carpenter-made weatherstrip.... they tested a tiny sample from the very extreme end of the weatherstrip which no glue would stick to. As previously mentioned the chemist reproted it's a type of rubber that is extremely difficult to bond. If anyone wants to know the chemical name for that rubber compound, I can dig it up and post the info. Regardless, the chemist told me the only thing he knew would bond with this type of rubber is a chemical made by Loctite...... "LOCTITE 401" is the name of the product. I tried it.... it worked... adheres and dries in seconds.... absolutely amazing! Weatherstrip ends are finally glued to the doors!!!

Hope that helps someone in the future.

I have watched this thread and I commend you on your resourcefulness. I haven't had this problem because I typically do not use the repro weatherstrip . I am glad to know a solution if I do experience this problem when and if I do use the repro weatherstrip (more likely everyday) and or maybe help someone else how is having a problem. Interesting Loctite 401.

[Murf]

Thanks, Marcus, for getting a solution to the weather strip problem.  Just discovered that my trunk weather strip has come unglued, so you are not the only one having trouble.  Used 3m super just like always, wiped twice in lacquer thinner and glued both the W/S and the trunk surface, let dry until I could touch the glued surface. Applied the W/S and let it sit overnight.   Shut the trunk the next day and opened it today for the first time after sitting since Mid November - never driven and in a heated garage mind you.  It was drooping in many areas and pulled off with just a tiny tug.  There was NO TRACE of glue on the weather strip upon inspection.  The glue simply did not stick.  Been putting weather strip on cars since 1963 and never had this happen!  So, Marcus, I think that the vendors (Daniel Carpenter in this case) have changed the make up of what they are selling.  Back to the drawing board - thanks for the solution to this problem, and I suspect that more and more of us are going to run into this.  Not sure if the W/S was the domestic or imported variety that Carpenter sells because I  tossed the envelope months ago in which it was packaged.