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Subject:Re: window rubber: removing those unsightly plastic thingies
From:William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Date:Tue, 17 Jan 1995 09:18:42 EST

It is virtually impossible to get them back in.  Book specifies that they
only go in when the glass and the gasket are being reinstalled.  I would
agree, although strong fingers and slatherings of lubricant MIGHT do it.
I haven't had any trouble with windshield or window gaskets after removing
the trim.  If you're still worried, leave them in and paint them flat black.
B.