

| Subject: | Re: Fix - Gutter trim stripping off |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:44:17 -0500 |
I don't know if Plumber's Goop and is the same as other GOOP's but it is good stuff. I have seen it used for any number of things. The most spectacular fix I know of was the repair of a pair of leaking Chest waders for fishing. I had not used my waders for a couple of years, then one day went fishing - I was in Alaska at the time. Damn things filled with water. I fished the day out, but when I got home, I filled them with water and found and marked the leaks, then drained and dried them. I applied a bit of the GOOP inside and out at the leak points and never had any more trouble with them. Fixed about 5 or 6 small rips, probably from rocks. Back in the day when I first got my 85 GL, and before I knew anything about the Vanagon List, Bentley, etc, I had a rear heater valve leak. I took the valve out, saw the leak was at the seal, put on a coat of Plumber's GOOP, re-assembled it, and it never leaked again. Good stuff, that GOOP! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver www.wcha.org Larry Alofs wrote: > So, is Plumber's GOOP any different from ordinary GOOP or Shoe GOOP? > Are all GOOPs really the same? > > On some models of Ch*rokees the plastic trim on the doors simply falls > off. > I've found that GOOP works better than real trim cement to put it back > on to stay. > Great for sandals and shoes too. Strong, but flexible. > Larry A. > > > John Rodgers wrote: > >> For a long time, my gutter trim kept peeling back from the front corner >> by the windshield. I figured to replace it but I didn't like all the >> trims that I looked at as replacement trims. Most had a separate end >> piece that had to be held with a screw. That didn't sit well. >> What to do? >> >> Solution. >> >> I pulled the trim back a bit, then cleaned the groove in the trim with a >> scraping tool, and then cleaned the metal strip the trim mounts on very >> thoroughly with MEK. Al old tar/glue was removed. The I squirted >> "Plumber's GOOP" into the trim groove, and shoved it down tight onto the >> metal trim mount. That trim strip has not moved since. >> >> Plumber's GOOP works. >> >> Regards, >> >> John Rodgers >> 88 GL Driver >> > >
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