Door seal glue adhesive choice

[Nordschleife]

I’m replacing the door seals. What’s the current recommendation for glue? Certainly do NOT want to use that 3M weatherstripping black adhesive I tried 10 years ago… it was a mess.

What choice of adhesive do you recommend these days?

Thanks,
Andy in New Hampshire

[Chrisg911s]

I’m replacing the door seals. What’s the current recommendation for glue? Certainly do NOT want to use that 3M weatherstripping black adhesive I tried 10 years ago… it was a mess.

What choice of adhesive do you recommend these days?

Thanks,
Andy in New Hampshire

Andy,
I have found that Mercedes Benz rubber cement is far superior to any other rubber cement. You can get it from any dealer's part department. Wurth is okay but I seem to have to redo portions every now and then on cars I have used that on.

[Nordschleife]

Thanks for sharing that, Chris. I'll take your advice.

Best,
Andy

[neunelfs]

When I replaced my original door seals years ago, I installed 1 with the 3M and the other without any adhesive at all. It stayed in placed fine all these years - no different that the one I glued in.

[ejboyd5]

Perhaps I've just been doing this too long, but I've always used 3M's 08001, known as "Yellow Death."

[NorthernThrux]

I have had good luck with 3M 08001 (yellow death - I learned something new today!) and 3M 08008 (which I now dub "black death"). 08008 can be a bit stringy, but is also a bit more robust - it can be used as gasket material too.

Ravi

[John912]

Andy,
I have found that Mercedes Benz rubber cement is far superior to any other rubber cement. You can get it from any dealer's part department. Wurth is okay but I seem to have to redo portions every now and then on cars I have used that on.

Chris:

Is this the same MB glue?

https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_In...QaApvsEALw_wcB

[Bahman]

I have used Porsche OE seals on doors and trunk of my '72 without any adhesive, and they have stayed in place firmly. One advantage is that they can be removed easily after a car wash in order to dry the channels, and hence obviate risk of corrosion.

[1967Porsche]

Most of the new seals have a wax coating on them from the extrusion process. Make sure you give them a good scrub with a wax and grease remover or lacquer thinner. I have found that rubber cement works great when used properly. I take a little acid brush and apply it on the surface where the seal is going to stick about in about 4" increments. Then go back and apply it to the rubber seal and wait a few then stick it! Ambient air temp makes a difference. The next choice would be 3M black weatherstripping adhesive (which can be a bit tricky as if you miss the window of sticking it together, it becomes hard and difficult to scrape off ) just make sure you "knead" the tube, I have had some where the colors coming out of the tube were more clear than jet black.