Originally Posted by radmanly
3. I'd really like to know how to get the rubber weather stripping fully reinstalled. I pushed and pushed until my fingers ached and it's in there well enough that it's not coming out but it's not in there as tightly as the sections installed by the factory. There must be some special tool or technique for this. I can't believe guys in auto body shops actually spend two hours like I did, grunting and pushing this stuff with their fingers. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Radmanly, thanks for the "play by play" description on your POR-15 repair job. I've never used it before, but I've heard stories that it can get rather "involved". It just goes to show that with a little preparation the job can go a lot smoother.
Maybe if you try using one of those thin hard rubber/plastic squeegee's that body shops use to spread body filler with on your weather stripping, you might be able to get it pushed back in. I believe that's what Andrew said he used.
Mine pulled out rather easily, and just popped right back in place, but I only pulled out a small section at a time. I may have the very same problem as you when I pull the entire strip off to make the actual repair when the weather gets warmer.
What I first thought to be dried up adhesive behind my weather strip, was more accurately diagnosed as "soap residue" by Bazzle in Australia. So there really isn't anything holding the weather strip in place except it being squeezed in.