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Originally Posted by jsr69
I need some advice from the many guys who have completed multiple cars and how they have dealt with new weatherstrip.
A little history. The car was completed disassembled and then the body components were all attached and aligned. Gaps were set, and the panels matched. I then began the tedious process of priming and blocking, 5 times to be exact. When it came time to paint, I disasssembled the car again and painted each component separately. Here's where the problem has arose.
Before removing the doors, I drilled dowl holes and installed pins. I rehung the doors after paint back on the dowls and everything went right back into place. All gaps look and the doors shut nice. I started assembling the doors and installed new OER weatherstrip. Now the doors as so frickin tight and I literally have to slam them to get them shut. Here's the bad part, I shut the passenger door so hard that I flexed the sheet metal and cracked the clear and probably a layer of bondo underneath it. Now I've got to repair and repaint the door.
I can't believe I'm the first to run into this problem. So here's my question, what are other guys doing to address this problem. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I've found they get better with use, and just getting them shut and letting them sit that way for a while helps them to take a set. With that said, I've also noticed big differences in the density of the rubber and the way it's made between different brands. On my trunk seal I tried a couple different ones, and they were so stiff that they held the trunk lid up out of alignment when shut. I went to softseal and the problem was gone, so you may also try a different brand.
Jody