[Roadsters] boot lid rubber seal glue

[datsun parts.com]

You guys have it all figured out and are right on the money. I also sent
similar info to him. Thanks for the guidance you give here.

Dean
________________________________
 From: robert k. smith
<rksmith46 at hotmail.com>
To: roadster list <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] boot lid rubber
seal glue
 
hi, all sorry for the duplicate "fix". i hadnt read all of the
emails, yet.    bob smith

> Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:53:10 -0500
> From:
ronnie.day at gmail.com
> To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re:
[Roadsters] boot lid rubber seal glue
>
> 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?
> > ________________________________________