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Subject:Re: That slick plastic tape to quiet down the slider door?
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Tue, 26 Nov 2013 19:05:09 -0800

To add to the conversation: this stuff worked for me too. By "worked" I
mean that there was a noticeable reduction in slider noise. Not amazing,
but noticeable. I have an '84.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 11/26/2013 04:57 PM, Frank Condelli wrote:
>          David, once again, I used this one, on the advice of another List member:    .010� UHMW Tape-Acrylic Adh -  $22.04 for the small roll.  Seems to do the job perfectly.
>
> Frank
>
>
> On Nov 26, 2013, at 10:08 AM, mcneely4@cox.net wrote:
>
>> Frank, that site lists many tapes, including quite of few that in my ignorance I might think would serve the purpose.  Which one is the one to buy?  Thanks, Dave
>>
>> ---- Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:
>>>         Here is the link again <http://www.cshyde.com>  Now it�s in the archives a couple of times.
>>>
>>> On Nov 26, 2013, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Recently there was a thread about tape to put on the door track to
>>>> quiet things down and make it slide open better?  Can someone point me
>>>> to a place where that stuff is bought or sold?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Frank Condelli
>>> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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>>
>> --
>> David McNeely