Cracked quarter and door window seal repair.

[KTO]

Hello,

I found a nice way to repair old and cracked quarter and door window seals. (I dont know the appropriate name for the pieces but they are the small plastic over steel frame that is screwed to the top of the doors and quaters where the window rolls down in to the body) This is what I'm talking about



What I used is a product called Plasti-Dip. It's the stuff they coat plier handles with. It really worked fantastic.





It comes in a can or in a spray bomb. I used the spray.

I first used silicone to fill any cracks in the seals and smoothed out as best I could with my finger. Then I applied about 10 coats of the plasti-dip about 30 minutes apart.

It would probably have been quicker if I used the can and dipped them but the spray worked just fine.

My seals were really rough and now they look brand new. Right color, finish and everything..


Just fyi...

[71bigblock]

Thats some good info, Im sure that could be applied to any rubber/soft plastic to make it look new.  I would think that filling the cracks with silicone would make too smooth of a surface for that stuff to stick to.  I would think you would have to roughen it up with rough sandpaper or something, and once the plastidip was applied, that it would smooth out 

Glad it worked out for ya 

[KTO]

I knew nothing would stick to silicone but I figured since the entire piece would be covered by a 1/16" of plastic goo that the plastic would adhere to itself. It seems to stick quite well.

[fishn4cuda]

Also works great on your battery hold down.

[heminut]

We sold that stuff at the Carquest where I used to work and I never thought of using it for anything other than tools. Great tip! 

[Bullitt-]

Kewel to know KTO.....I've been using this bondo bumper repair epoxy to mend/fill flexible items, sands down & can be painted or I suppose Plasti Dipped.

[DAYLEY/CHALLENGER]

 :violin:And I just ordered new ones yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!