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Post by CDN72SE on Feb 2, 2022 9:43:53 GMT -5
I have this stuff leftover from my heater box resto, but I guess in the end I just want it to stay stuck, lol.
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Post by Admin on Feb 2, 2022 21:03:01 GMT -5
It's probably not as big around as it looks in my photo. And it's putty in strip form. Worked in your hands, you can make as fine of a bead out of it as you care to. Here, I rolled it down very small as a vibration barrier between a 4x6 Infinity component speaker and the plastic dash frame of the Trans Am.
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Feb 3, 2022 10:25:04 GMT -5
This is a pic I saved for reference about the mirror remote control wires clip locations on door. There is visible a gray stuff which I guess is for the plastic sheet barrier. Maybe somekind of silicone ? was gray silicone available back in the days ? anyway, I will be using any cheap glue I have in hands... probable the yellow contact cement I also use for the vinyl top. Won't stop for correctness on this. If times comes EVER... because my car job is stopped by the irresponsability of ppl in charge of that.
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Post by Admin on Feb 4, 2022 13:33:05 GMT -5
I have this stuff leftover from my heater box resto, but I guess in the end I just want it to stay stuck, lol. Interesting. This looks like a narrow version the old caulking that was use don RV windows way back when. Refereed to as ribbon caulk here.
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Post by Admin on Feb 4, 2022 13:35:08 GMT -5
This is a pic I saved for reference about the mirror remote control wires clip locations on door. There is visible a gray stuff which I guess is for the plastic sheet barrier. Maybe somekind of silicone ? was gray silicone available back in the days ? anyway, I will be using any cheap glue I have in hands... probable the yellow contact cement I also use for the vinyl top. Won't stop for correctness on this. If times comes EVER... because my car job is stopped by the irresponsability of ppl in charge of that. That stuff is really light grey in color...almost white. Interesting. Your was assembled in Venezuela, correct? I would agree on the "originality" factor. For me, just a question of using what the factory used, but not for judging or points. Sorry to hear yours has not had any progress. You had a thread on yours did you not? You ought to bump it with an update on what's going on with it.
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Feb 4, 2022 20:34:23 GMT -5
Door pic is not my car. Just some I found it maybe at DC.com and saved for reference.
Yes, my cars was assembled in Venezuela and got those barriers too, but I think glued with somekind of contact cement or some regular glue. I can't recall any whitey stuff on them. Anyway, the first time I dissasembled my car ( which it was never made so I was the first ) was back in 1997.
I made a thread but just showing some parts job. If I was to make a thread about it, the lifetime of this board was not enough LOL. I took my car to the body shop in May 2013
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Post by jeremy on Feb 6, 2022 10:17:30 GMT -5
My 97 had a layer of sound deadening material bonded to the plastic sheet. I replaced it with Noico sound deadening material - LinkIt's thicker than a sheet of plastic,about 1/8", but if that's not an issue why not upgrade?
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Post by CDN72SE on Feb 6, 2022 18:16:40 GMT -5
Thanks for the reference pic Nacho.
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Post by CDN72SE on Feb 6, 2022 18:19:12 GMT -5
My 97 had a layer of sound deadening material bonded to the plastic sheet. I replaced it with Noico sound deadening material - LinkIt's thicker than a sheet of plastic,about 1/8", but if that's not an issue why not upgrade? I am using Noico and Dynamat throughout my car but I am not sure that Noico would do the same as a plastic barrier and handle the water correctly. From another site, "The plastic sheeting was a vapor barrier to protect the cardboard door panels from warping....."
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Post by jeremy on Feb 8, 2022 9:35:31 GMT -5
I've read that the vapor barrier is supposed to keep moisture out to prevent mold from growing under the door card. I don't think what little amount of water gets into the door will be able to get past either plastic or noico, if installed properly. I'd be more worried about the humidity in the air, but I haven't seen a problem yet. Both of my cars had old, non-functional vapor barriers anyway
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