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| | | | Joined: Jul 2021 Posts: 214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2021 Posts: 214 | What is THE glue to adhere the door seals. Looking thru the site, I didn’t see any specific only horror stories about doing it.
Is it like a contact cement? I do have a bucket of auto cement from fixing dad’s 58 Impala interior. Don’t know if it’s the same.
Thanks. Chip
Last edited by Chip O; 06/02/2026 7:59 PM.
Chip
'Rusto-Mod'
'51 Chevy 3600 5 window | C4 Corvette front/rear suspension & drivetrain | everything else looks old and stock
'92 GMC Sonoma GT #15 of 806
'91 GMC Sonoma GT Extended cab 1 of 1
Trucks, Trucks.....and more Trucks | | | | | Joined: Jan 2025 Posts: 2 Moderated | | Moderated Joined: Jan 2025 Posts: 2 | I've always used 3M Black Super Weatherstrip and Gasket Adhesive, 08008. Not a lot of fun to work with, but the weatherstrip doesn't come off. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,730 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,730 | I also use 3M Black Super weatherstrip.
Wear gloves.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | Let the 3M weatherstrip become tacky before moving the seal into place.
You don't have to put the glue onto the entire length of the door seal at once. You can work in manageable stages, like 3 feet sections at a time.
Last edited by 52Carl; 06/02/2026 11:29 PM.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2021 Posts: 214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2021 Posts: 214 | Ya think one tube per side, or would one 5oz tube do both?
Getting to be crunch time to finish by the 4th🇺🇸
Chip
'Rusto-Mod'
'51 Chevy 3600 5 window | C4 Corvette front/rear suspension & drivetrain | everything else looks old and stock
'92 GMC Sonoma GT #15 of 806
'91 GMC Sonoma GT Extended cab 1 of 1
Trucks, Trucks.....and more Trucks | | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,730 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,730 | Buy 2 tubes. You can always take one back.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2021 Posts: 214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2021 Posts: 214 |
Chip
'Rusto-Mod'
'51 Chevy 3600 5 window | C4 Corvette front/rear suspension & drivetrain | everything else looks old and stock
'92 GMC Sonoma GT #15 of 806
'91 GMC Sonoma GT Extended cab 1 of 1
Trucks, Trucks.....and more Trucks | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | No need to over do the adhesive. I have never used more than one tube for the 2 doors. Too much glue and it won't get tacky and you will make a mess on your surrounding paint that will not come off ever.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,024 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,024 | I still have half a tube left after doing my complete truck. What Carl said about doing a few feet at a time. You just need a thin film on the door and the weatherstrip. Wear gloves.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | |
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