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Re: [oletrucks] Replacing Door Weatherstripping

To: agingles@nucleus.com, oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Replacing Door Weatherstripping
From: Hudson29@aol.com
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:12:02 EST
In a message dated 12/02/1999 10:24:55 PM, Alan Gingles agingles@nucleus.com 
writes:

<< When I replaced the door rubbers on my '48, I started at the bottom of the 
leading edge (hinge side), went around the door to the bottom of the trailing 
edge, then cut the rubber off. I then used the leftover piece across the 
bottom. Was a whole lot easier than trying to hold it in place around the 
tight corners at the bottom. Just some food for thought.>>

If you get a good solid rubber to rubber bond, you could get less deformation 
of the weatherstripping allow a better seal in the corners.The only way to 
tell for sure whould be to test both methods in actual conditions.

Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com
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