Weather Striping

[Rob Robinson]

Leroy after I used the rubbing alcohol (which cleaned up all the crude) the
surface got really tacky. Needless to say the self-sticking side of the
rubber tape glued down extremely well. There must have been some glue
residue left behind from the old foam tape.

On 26/09/06, Leroy Eckert wrote:
>
> Rob: Thanks, that is one of my weekend projects. Did you find the self
> adhesive backing strong enough to hold the piece? Did you do the same around
> the generator door? Been wrong before but I think those pop screws are Dzus
> fasteners.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Robinson
> To: Wanderlodge ; WanderlodgeForum
> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 8:05 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Weather Striping
>
> I recently noticed my weather striping under the front cap access panel
> had
> given up the ghost. I thought some might be interested in my repair. In my
> search for a replacement type of weather striping I decided to use the 1
> 1/4" wide self-sticking foam tape material used to protect truck bed rails
> when aftermarket truck caps are fitted. I chose this material because it
> came in extra wide size and in a length that would let me install it in
> one
> piece. I cleaned the surface with rubbing alcohol and applied the tape
> from
> the bottom center so that the only joint would be at the bottom. One of
> the
> nice things about this tape is it's ability to curve around corners and
> retain it's shape. To finish it off I put the fiberglass cap back in
> position and just pushed those 'pop screws' (not sure of the tech name)
> right through the foam tape.
>
> --
> Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> 94 WLWB
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Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
94 WLWB


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