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09-27-2019, 10:58 AM | #1 |
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Rubber seals around doors
my 55 Ford Fairlane has no seals around the doors, should it have them or not. I would think there should be some. Al
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09-27-2019, 11:06 AM | #2 |
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Re: Rubber seals around doors
yes it should have them
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09-27-2019, 11:13 AM | #3 |
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Re: Rubber seals around doors
Disreguard post found them at Steele Rubber gaskets. Al
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09-30-2019, 09:52 PM | #4 |
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Re: Rubber seals around doors
Not fun to install with the doors on the car.
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10-01-2019, 09:38 PM | #5 |
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Re: Rubber seals around doors
But it can be done. It is necessary to remove the pin for the door check arms on the back doors and carefully pull the back doors open a little more to thread the gasket thru at that point.
I did it while doors were on the car each time I had to replace gaskets. |
10-03-2019, 07:57 AM | #6 |
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10-03-2019, 07:17 PM | #7 |
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you can always do it this way...
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10-04-2019, 09:52 AM | #8 |
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Re: Rubber seals around doors
Now THAT is what a living room is supposed to be used for.
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10-10-2019, 01:08 PM | #9 |
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Re: Rubber seals around doors
thanks for advice and pics. Al
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10-10-2019, 07:27 PM | #10 |
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Re: Rubber seals around doors
The first time I installed new door gaskets on my '55 Fairlane, I also did it with the doors off like Hotrodrev did, except I didn't use tape. Instead, I took long strips of 1/8" Masonite (I cut from scraps). I used C-Clamps to clamp the Masonite to the gaskets on the backside of the doors and strips of thick cardboard on the outside so that the C-clamp would not mar the paint finish on the outside. I used the long strips of Masonite and cardboard around window frames and at the bottom. At the curved part of the doors along the sides, I used shorter pieces of Masonite.
the glue held very well thru the years. The gaskets did not hold up that long. (Dennis Carpenter shrinking foam rubber). Horrible. I had to end up cutting off the parts around the windows and replacing it with a different product a couple years ago. Used same method to attach as before, except with doors installed on the car. |
10-11-2019, 01:29 PM | #11 |
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Would you guy's recommend the Steele gasket's for my job? I used them on my 41 and they seemed ok, just got a little messy with the adhesive, and it's hard to clean up. Al
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10-11-2019, 02:16 PM | #12 |
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Re: Rubber seals around doors
What adhesive do you use on these?
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