I got new door seals for the Hawk today. Pulled "most" of the old ones off; but what is left is sticky, gooey, tarlike gunk and adhesive! Any magic formula for removing the stuff? Okay, maybe not magic, but something to make it less painful!
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I have used 3M general Purpose adhesive cleaner part #08984 in the past with good results.Frank van Doorn
Omaha, Ne.
1962 GT Hawk 289 4 speed
1941 Champion streetrod, R-2 Powered, GM 200-4R trans.
1952 V-8 232 Commander State "Starliner" hardtop OD
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3M Adhesive Remover, plus an old hacksaw blade modified to use as a scraper. What I do is narrow the last 1-1/2 inch or so of the blade, and round the corners a little. If you are careful, you can scrape most of the sticky gooey stuff away. Follow up with the 3M adhesive remover for final cleanup. You won't get all the adhesive off, and really don't need to.......but do get all the old rubber and gooey stuff off.Paul
Winston-Salem, NC
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3M makes a variety of adhesive removers. I don't remember which I used to remove weatherstrip adhesive but, it softened it, volatilized it and turned it in to a dry crumble that I could wipe away with a dry cloth. That's no help but, maybe someone knows the product I reference.Brad Johnson,
SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight. '53 Commander Starlight
'56 Sky Hawk in process
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Try Lepages contact cement remover. It works very well, is not very volatile and cleans up with water. It does not affect the underlying paint surface. It also cleans off the factory applied "brown" adhesive that was liberally smeared in the region of the weatherseal.
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Stevel, yes - new door seals are available from Studebaker vendors (but not at your local Pep Boys!). You should be able to get them in a couple of days from Studebaker International, Studebakers Northwest, and many more - check out http://www.studebakervendors.com/ to find a big list of suppliers.
Clark in San Diego | '63 Standard (F2) "Barney" | http://studeblogger.blogspot.com
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