I've found "GOOP" to be a great adhesive for some things. Sure fixed up the front grille real nice. (though it looks ok ONLY at a running gallop --- ;^) So what's the deal with the strips on the front gutters on each side of windshield? Do they actually do something? Cut down on wind noise?? I had found a couple on a parts van recently......but there aren't any on mine....yet. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. On 7/11/07, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > For a long time, my gutter trim kept peeling back from the front corner > by the windshield. I figured to replace it but I didn't like all the > trims that I looked at as replacement trims. Most had a separate end > piece that had to be held with a screw. That didn't sit well. > What to do? > > Solution. > > I pulled the trim back a bit, then cleaned the groove in the trim with a > scraping tool, and then cleaned the metal strip the trim mounts on very > thoroughly with MEK. Al old tar/glue was removed. The I squirted > "Plumber's GOOP" into the trim groove, and shoved it down tight onto the > metal trim mount. That trim strip has not moved since. > > Plumber's GOOP works. > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > |
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