| Weatherstripping Sucks |
Subject: Weatherstripping Sucks by Matatk on 2008/4/4 3:29:50 So the title says it all. I finally decided to tackle the weatherstripping on my 89. PO had purchased an entire kit and never installed it, gave it to me with the car. The weatherstripping on it was in horrible shape. There was a part above the windshield that was so dry I could put my finger through it and touch the metal channel...it was like dust. So I got to tearing it out. Unfortunately, half of it deteriorated in my hand and the other half was bonded to the channel. Cleaning it was the hardest part. I used everything - screwdrivers, nylon brushes, fingers, eventually found that wood shims (yeah...for doors and windows) worked well for getting under the lip and cleaning it out. That along with 3M adhesive remover and some scrubbing pads did the trick - was just a lot of elbow grease. I also did the side strips on the targa top. Problem there was that corrosion had gotten to the frame and I snapped both star heads off that hold the front part of the weatherstripping on. Had to drill those out. Cleaning was the same process as the windshield but on a smaller scale. Overall took six hours to do it. But I'm glad it's done (so far...still have the rear seal, doors, and hatch). Final thing I did was put some lube on the seals and rolled up the windows to get everything to set in. Wow...did I just type all that? Guess I'm venting a little. Overall this job was crap. My fingers hurt and it was annoying. Not the most difficult, but extremely time consuming. I did start taking pictures, but somehow "lost" my camera in the garage. How does that happen??? Once I find my camera I'll try to put up some pics. Thanks for listening to me rant. Matthew |
