Weather Striping

[Leroy Eckert]

Depending on the configuration, another good source for Dzus, Camloc, and
Southco is http://www.aircraftspruce.com. It is always good to keep CSK and Tinnerman
washers, stainless screws and rivnuts around the bus.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40
Niceville, FL





----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Birtles
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:11 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Weather Striping


For the fasteners look at
http://www.southco.com
you will find then there

Stephen 77fc35 still with knuts and kbolts

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Robinson"
wrote:
>
> Leroy after I used the rubbing alcohol (which cleaned up all the
crude) the
> surface got really tacky. Needless to say the self-sticking side
of the
> rubber tape glued down extremely well. There must have been some
glue
> residue left behind from the old foam tape.
>
> On 26/09/06, Leroy Eckert wrote:
> >
> > Rob: Thanks, that is one of my weekend projects. Did you find
the self
> > adhesive backing strong enough to hold the piece? Did you do the
same around
> > the generator door? Been wrong before but I think those pop
screws are Dzus
> > fasteners.
> >
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40
> > Niceville, FL
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rob Robinson
> > To: Wanderlodge ; WanderlodgeForum
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 8:05 PM
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Weather Striping
> >
> > I recently noticed my weather striping under the front cap
access panel
> > had
> > given up the ghost. I thought some might be interested in my
repair. In my
> > search for a replacement type of weather striping I decided to
use the 1
> > 1/4" wide self-sticking foam tape material used to protect truck
bed rails
> > when aftermarket truck caps are fitted. I chose this material
because it
> > came in extra wide size and in a length that would let me
install it in
> > one
> > piece. I cleaned the surface with rubbing alcohol and applied
the tape
> > from
> > the bottom center so that the only joint would be at the bottom.
One of
> > the
> > nice things about this tape is it's ability to curve around
corners and
> > retain it's shape. To finish it off I put the fiberglass cap
back in
> > position and just pushed those 'pop screws' (not sure of the
tech name)
> > right through the foam tape.
> >
> > --
> > Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> > 94 WLWB
> >
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> --
> Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> 94 WLWB
>
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