[Roadsters] boot lid rubber seal glue

[Ronnie Day]

If you didn't clean the rubber you need to do that. There's typically a
mold release agent on it that's designed to keep it from sticking to
anything. Others may offer opinions, but I'd start with 91% or higher
isopropyl alcohol on a clean cloth. If that doesn't help you might try
acetone, naphtha or lacquer thiner, but I'd try these on an isolated spot
first to make sure they don't desolve the rubber. Clean the metal surfaces,
too.

I've found that most of these adhesives work best with careful, light
applications of the goop on both the metal and the rubber, letting the
stuff get tacky, then adding another light application to one surface or
the other and then holding the seal in place with something like painters
tape for an hour or so while the adhesive bonds. Don't use duct or gaffers
tape. Either are likely to pull the seal loose when you pull the tape off.

Can't hurt to call Dean, either.

HTH,
Ron

On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 6:19 AM, robert williams <wilrobasy at hotmail.com>wrote:

> I have purchased the full rubber seal kit from Dean, working through the
>  rebuild and now trying to glue the boot (trunk) lid seal to the boot
> lid. I have tried two different brands of purpose marketed weather seal
> stirp glue from autoshops. Both stick really well to the car but
> struggle to stay glued to the rubber seal itself. Has anyone found
> success with a brand of rubber glue that works for these seals?
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