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Glueing door rubbers

Started by rtorana1 , May 09 2017 07:12 AM

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#1 rtorana1

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Posted 09 May 2017 - 07:12 AM

Which glue is best for glueing door rubbers to the body?

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#2 shadey1963

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Posted 09 May 2017 - 07:35 AM

Recently did mine. Purchased neoprene cement and didn't hold very well. Ended up using Superglue Loctite 406.

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#3 Cook

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Posted 09 May 2017 - 08:46 AM

Glad you asked the question Ray. I am just looking at whether or not to do so with the doors of my WB ute. I thought I read somewhere you should be careful as some adhesives will affect the rubber.

On another point, my ute had a combined pinchweld and seal on the door jambs but I don't think it is correct, looking at photos on the net I can only see pinchweld. The parts manual only refers to windlace. Anyone know which is correct? Cheers Ron

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Posted 09 May 2017 - 08:56 AM

It's been years since I've had a HQ,(same as WB) but I'm sure it had pinchweld on its own, and the rubber seal was clipped onto the door.

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Posted 09 May 2017 - 12:09 PM

Thanks Laurie, that's what I thought. I'm wondering if the former owner had some sealing issued and just decided to seal both the door and the jamb. Cheers Ron

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#6 _Lazarus_

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Posted 09 May 2017 - 01:00 PM

On a side note, if a clip pulls out of the rubber on a door seal and you can't get another one in a hurry a couple of drops of super glue works well.

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#7 rtorana1

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Posted 13 May 2017 - 08:18 AM

I can't see super glue being any good as it dries hard and probably break away with the opening / closing of the doors. I would think a glue which remains somewhat flexible would be better. I have tried contact adhesive but found that it didn't want to stick to the rubber very well.

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#8 _76lxJAS_

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Posted 13 May 2017 - 09:20 AM

Loctite 406 is a rubberised superglue.
Perfect for your application. Just wear glove or don't get it on u. The sh3t takes ages to wear off.

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#9 Shiney005

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Posted 14 May 2017 - 10:09 AM

An urban legend that was going around a few years ago was of a lady who got up in the middle of the night and went to the fridge to get some eye drops, but picked up the bottle of 406 instead. I couldn't even imagine what that stuff would do to your eyeballs!

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Posted 14 May 2017 - 05:17 PM

I saw that lady the other day! She kept staring at me.

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#11 grumpy xu1

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Posted 14 May 2017 - 06:50 PM

She'd most probably be blind I'd guess, but yes I've done plenty with 406, used to do second hand vp's ect all the time years ago. Clean well line up well & definitely don't get it on your skin & if you do get your fingers apart quickly. If you keep it in the top cupboard in the kitchen it lasts just as long as in the fridge. Gary.