[Healeys] Best adhesive to install the boot lid seal

[HealeyRick]

There's one NOS spear on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234092123923?hash=item3680fa5713:g:YCcAAOSw0sFg8e2x&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8OskCG210DrFyokguXquIJxk0NeMD2dkzoutE4tksBcPW0%2B4sAkkS81xFUI0vzUOZUEAUizVCd2RzZsYTzyu8OHz1gS1KvvcPpOhQP2wPBc7ZQtyDfCCenDBlG%2BvHk%2B9Rz5b0KBUJM99lG249wGrs3mLnQZEmAhTmfUdzPzeiqsQWohHth4yGF9bjV%2FQDFNKibw1s5IILKhA16se%2BA5YYPbnkAths4LyREu7mL3nr2x3WWqcvDL4fTXVqne091oyl4uWB%2Fir3%2FkacsxYZHtvg32MCIkRUl%2BXFPJtbA%2B213aWoxTjRdabp9DWYtVr603FEA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-aF9vnhYg.
Hard to tell what the condition of the chrome is.  You can attach the
fender spears after the fenders are installed, although it requires a lot
of contortions.

On Sat, Oct 7, 2023 at 5:43 PM David Masucci via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hi all. I am in the process of assembling my freshly painted Healey. Back
> in 2015 I had everything re-chromed (I thought). Today I was planning to
> put the front fenders on the car and remembered that I have to install the
> rechromed fender spears first.
>
> Well, time has a way of erasing things that you needed to remember. I now
> do remember that in the process of removing the chrome spear on the drivers
> side, the studs snapped. So apparently back then, I sent everything out to
> the plater, with the exception of the spears. I’ve now remembered and
> realized that I had purchased a reproduction spear from Moss for the
> drivers side (and I guess I intended to just re-chrome the original for the
> passenger side, but never ddid). So today I put the repro on, and was
> extremely disappointed with the quality. It has many ripples. Also I now
> find I have nothing for the passenger side. Car assembly is now on hold.
> Phooey!
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1 Does anyone have a set of re-chromed originals that they would be
> wiling to sell?
> 2 Are there any sources for high quality reproduction spears?
>
> Thanks for “listening”.
>
> Dave
>
> 64 BJ8
> 72 XJ6
>
> Thanks all on the responses to my question on the 3M trim adhesive. After
> viewing a demo on youtube, I managed to get good results, and my boot lid
> gasket is now securely in place.
>
>
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