Door and Wing Seals Fastening

OrganDoctor

OrganDoctor

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I have new rubber seals for the doors and wings. Originally these were attached by some kind of industrial staples which could penetrate both the rubber and the aluminum frame they are attached to. I don't have any such stapler, so I am wondering what other method might attach these seals . Hope to get back to restoration when we get out of these below zero F degree days we are having now.
 
I had the same dilemma so used an industrial strength glue .
Placed a bead of glue in the rubber "envelope" and clamped until dry .
Worked just fine as they're still in place after 4yrs .
Gerald
 
If you are careful, you can gently lift the two legs of each staple and remove them.

If you take note which staple came from which pair of holes, you can carefully penetrate the new seal using a 2mm drillbit and then pass the staple back through and bend the legs back over.

It takes some time to do the whole lot, but persevere and you will increase speed and confidence as you go.
 
rp61973 said:
If you are careful, you can gently lift the two legs of each staple and remove them.

If you take note which staple came from which pair of holes, you can carefully penetrate the new seal using a 2mm drillbit and then pass the staple back through and bend the legs back over.

It takes some time to do the whole lot, but persevere and you will increase speed and confidence as you go.
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Sadly I threw them all away after saving a sample thinking I could get new ones and a stapler.On the other hand, imagine cataloguing the location of about 50 staples?
 
I also did it the slow way. :|
However, instead of using the old staples on their original holes, i drilled new holes and bent some bits of copper wire of the correct diameter as staples.
The glue is another interesting option, but i guess you must find the right product for the job.
 
Well, after careful consideration........ I made my own new staples. (1/2 inch crown, 1/2 inch tall) easily bent over a form and made from wire. Then using a sharp awl, I pre-penetrated the rubber to mate with the former holes in the aluminum, and pressed the new staples through. A little tedious, but done to specs so now I needn't worry about glue letting go.
Good job to do by the fire while listening to some good music
 
OrganDoctor said:
Well, after careful consideration........ I made my own new staples. (1/2 inch crown, 1/2 inch tall) easily bent over a form and made from wire. Then using a sharp awl, I pre-penetrated the rubber to mate with the former holes in the aluminum, and pressed the new staples through. A little tedious, but done to specs so now I needn't worry about glue letting go.
Good job to do by the fire while listening to some good music
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Good lad, I did that way too with stainless steel wire. My pliers were the same width as the spacing between the existing holes in the trim so it was quite easy to shape them.



 
That's interesting - Brown Rover's old seals were glued on. At least they were by the time I bought the car in 1996. No sign of staple holes that I can recall. I glued the new ones on in their place in 1999, where they have stayed ever since. Might glued strips be a feature of NZ-assembled cars?
 
Hmmm. Oh, I should point out that there are no holes in Brown Rover's aluminium frames, lending further credence to the glued-from-birth theory.
 
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