[T2] Door gasket

[Ned Savoie]

No problem, Bob. Let us know how it goes.


Ned

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Ned Savoie
Creative Director

Harbour Light Strategic Marketing
Savvy Software, Inc.
621A Islington Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801

[Telephone] 603.427.2821
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On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 5:04 PM, Bob Pratt <ka1dza at verizon.net> wrote:

> Thanks for all the info Ned! It's suppose to be nice the next week or so.
> I have Brazilian gaskets, but now I'm wondering if I should buy the German
> ones and install the Brazilian ones until I start to prime and paint
> "Myles."
>
> Bob
>
> On Apr 6, 2017, at 5:28 PM, Ned Savoie <ned at harbourlight.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Bob,
>
> I have new seals. Still haven't installed them. But when I asked a few
> years ago I got some good info:
>
> Hey all,
>
> I have my new front door seals from BD. I ordered the German ones. Having
> a tough time finding best practices for installation. Wash off the powdery
> coating or leave it? Only glue where necessary in corners or also add some
> glue in the channels?
>
> Any advice or websites that cover this would be helpful. I've checked
> Samba, Ratwell, IAC, etc. and not found any consistent advice or how-to.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ned
>
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>
> From John Anderson:
> Ned, I can say to how they were initially installed, and how I've done em.
>
> Wipe off the powder with damp cloth, but don't kill yourself.  I wipe
> round once, then wipe the back (glued) surface once more round.  I put the
> smallest drip of purple cleaner in a gallon of hot water, moderately
> squeezed out towel.  In WV (and in AK I'd do the same but haven't installed
> a set yet up here) I tossed them in the clothes dryer for 10 minutes
> wrapped in a zip tied old pillow case.  In a warm land, lay em out on the
> driveway.  3M weatherstrip cement, per instructions, entire way round.
> That is how them came, and in fact getting out the old adhesive is a real
> PITA, plastic scraper tool and laquer thinner helps to get the old glue out
> first.  A 2" wide plastic putty knife helps to work em in.  Get them seated
> COMPLETELY or else your doors won't close.  That happens even with the BD
> German ones, but much worse with the SA crap.  Be happy you sprung the
> extra for the German.  Rust in the channel of course needs dealt with and
> can be a real pain as it often involves the overlapping layers and is hard
> to really treat.
>
> Be amazed at how solidly the doors thunk shut at the end.
>
> John
>
> ------------
>
> From Jim Thompson:
>
> One other experienced tip -  Even with the seals fully and correctly
> installed, you will find the doors difficult to close.  This is normal and
> they need time to fully "seat" in place. A little known fact is that when
> seals were installed on the production line, VW employed a few people to go
> up and down the line opening and closing the doors to "seat" the seals as
> best as possible.  In addition, completed Buses (and Bugs/Type 3s) were
> often sitting with their doors closed during transport to the US (and
> beyond) further allowing the seals to "seat".  By the time they arrived at
> the dealers, the doors were easier to close (relatively speaking).
>
> In a recent install of these door seals on a 71 Bus here at Airhead Parts,
> we didn't remove the talcum powder, we just installed them dry with 3M
> cement in most, but not all spots in the channel.
>
> One further note:  You may find the door just slightly "sticking" out and
> not flush with the body with new seals.  Resist the urge to re-adjust the
> striker plates as eventually after the seals "seat" the door will
> eventually become flush.  Keep in mind that when VW installed doors and did
> all of the necessary adjustments, it was done without and before the seals
> were installed.
>
> Just my nickel's worth :)
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
>
> Ned
>
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> Ned Savoie
> Creative Director
>
> Harbour Light Strategic Marketing
> Savvy Software, Inc.
> 621A Islington Street
> Portsmouth, NH 03801
>
> [Telephone] 603.427.2821 <(603)%20427-2821>
> [Facsimile] 603.427.0938 <(603)%20427-0938>
> [Mobile] 603.828.2400 <(603)%20828-2400>
>
> On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 5:12 PM, Bob Pratt <ka1dza at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the info Kevin. Can you remember if the groove in the gasket
>> goes over the lip of the channel?
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> > On Apr 6, 2017, at 3:15 PM, Kevin Guarnotta <kevin at guarnottadesign.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Installing gaskets. I’m not sure about this gasket in particular, but I
>> have some experience installing similar gaskets.
>> > I suggest you start in the middle and push the gasket into place. Then
>> push the ends in place too. Now push the gasket into place by cutting the
>> distance between installed points in half.
>> >
>> > It is very easy to start a gasket on one end to install, and
>> inadvertently stretch the gasket as you install it. Then when you get to
>> the end – you have a lot of extra gasket. Then you cut the extra off.
>> >
>> > A week or month later, the gasket shrinks a bit back to its original
>> size, and now you have a gasket that is a bit too short!
>> >
>> > -Kevin Guarnotta
>> > Jamaica Plain, MA
>> >
>> > ’78 Westy
>> > '69 Singlecab
>> > '65 Ez-camper
>> >
>> >
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