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jchaussee · Member Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Posts: 1318 Location: renton

So best adhesive for deck lid and best for t top and door seals. [/i]

jchaussee · Member Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Posts: 1318 Location: renton

And best way to get decklid off.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:23 am Post subject:

3m weatherstrip

A friend

jchaussee · Member Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Posts: 1318 Location: renton

Should I heat up decklid first or just use a putty knife to break seal?

jchaussee · Member Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Posts: 1318 Location: renton

And I have a box of the rope caulk. No good?

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:02 am Post subject:

Must use hatch installation juice! Cool

http://cascadecrew.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8816&start=24

Once the hardware is off you can use the leverage of the decklid to break the seal. Maybe use a stiff putty knife but be careful of the edge of the glass.

Bear in mind that the seal between the glass and decklid is a completely submerged seal (you are essentially creating the bottom of a rain trough) so you need to use some serious business to seal it. I made the mistake of using some GE2 silly-cone on John's and it leaked badly. Embarassed

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:31 pm Post subject:

I thought we were talking weather stripping for the deck lid..... not the lid vs glass piece. Don't use weatherstrip adhesive.

Get some 3M Glass adhesive. For glueing windows in.

RSFreak · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:40 pm Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:13 pm Post subject:

Paul, does that glass adhesive have much body to it? The factory sealant that GM used basically looks like roofing tar. It's very thick and stays pliant.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:14 pm Post subject:

Yep, it's rather thick, very sticky. It's what I used to glue the side windows in the mazda. Worked freakin' awesome.

You want the thickness to fill all those gaps.

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:20 pm Post subject:

Cool beans. Cool

There are some large gaps between the decklid and glass just by it's design.