Date:         Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:56:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
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From:         Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sliding door skin unglued
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At 07:40 AM 09/24/2003, you wrote:
>   Could this be a productSo, what do I do about it?
>of living in Phoenix for a few years (melting), or is it just an old van
>thing? Where do I get this glue from?

Have not seen such in cooler climes. I bet in Phoenix you sure have
softened the glue and it let go. Check with the body and paint repairs
shops and suppliers about a higher heat adhesive, and cleaning off the old.
If the original OEM adhesive is available it will be found at the VW Dealer
Parts Dept. or Body Shop Mgr. Suspect in Pheonix they will have seen this
problem before and know how to fix it.

One body seam goo I know that would do is that used by Mercedes. Very easy
to apply with brush. Will fill large gaps and voids. Paintable. Flexible,
will not go hard and crack, ever. Full sun Pheonix heat would just soften
it a tiny bit. Takes a propane torch to soften it a 1/4" at a time and
onerous efforts to remove, picking and slicing it out in rubbery chunks.
Super sound deadening and insulating properties. Just inspect some of the
seams in the trunk of a Mercedes. They really lather this stuff on at the
factory. The seams are the last place any rust develops on these chassis.