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Subject:Re: Fixing pop-top seal
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Mon, 14 Apr 2003 15:16:06 -0400

On Mon, 14 Apr 2003, shawn luft wrote:

> There is only 2 feet of seal that has come loose.  I was thinking to scrape
> out the metal stuff, then apply the seal with an epoxy.  From there I could
> seal up the edge with black silicone?
>
> That should keep the seal attached and the water out - I hope.  Any better
> ideas anyone?

I think trying to patch this up is a waste of your time.  The rest of the
clips will fail and it'll just get worse.  Then when you eventually have
to replace it anyway, you'll have a black silicone and epoxy mess to
scrape off the fiberglass, first.  The replacement seals are made with
aluminum clips instead of steel, so you won't have to do the job twice if
you just replace it.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si