gluing weatherstrip together?

I made custom weather-stripping for my Jeep CJ's one piece front clip and some other places back in 2000 using 3M's Super Weatherstrip Adhesive or 'gorilla snot' as I have heard it called and that stuff is still holding strong.

Mike

Cool. Someone over on the other NG recommended that as well, and that's good 'cause I actually have some :) I just wasn't sure if it would be strong enough for a rubber-to-rubber joint or if it was really only good for sticking it to the metal. I won't be able to deal with it until next weekend anyway as the POR-15 is still setting up in the channel (there were, um, a few rust holes in there. It's a stupid design, practically guaranteed to rust unless extra special care is taken when painting and installing the weatherstrip...)

thanks

nate

Mike Roma> I made custom weather-stripping for my Jeep CJ's one piece front clip

My Jeep is all fiberglass, no metal. The adhesive is on gel coat and rubber and is made to stick to paint.

Oh, when they say to tape it because excess won't wipe off, believe them...

Mike

Nate Nagel wrote:

Another odd thing I have used from time to time is Loctite #404. This is an industrial adhesive intended for cementing O-rings and O-ring belts. It's cyanoacrylate based so it leaves behind a joint that is shiny and brittle, but I have used it on badly damaged weatherstripping before and it has lasted for years.

--scott

someone from the other group suggested that as well, I think I will see if I can get some 404 to glue the pieces together and then use the 3M "gorilla snot" to glue the resulting seal to the body.

thanks again for all the replies.

nate

The black looks better but the yellow holds much better, IMHO.

On corners and other joints an easy way to reinforce the joint is to glue a small piece of surgical tubing inside the strip, if possible. If you have the solid foam stuff you can use a piece or two of stiff wire in the joint like a staple but inside the material.

Steve W.