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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: dldubois on September 15, 2006, 16:20:45

Title: Hardtop weatherstrip question
Post by: dldubois on September 15, 2006, 16:20:45

I'm finally anticipating getting my car back from the painter after being stripped and repainted :)    My painter promised 2 months and 10/3/06 will have been 8 months he's had the car :x .  I only hope I can remember where all the chrome, etc. I have in my garage goes.

The hardtop was repainted and all chrome was removed.   There is a caulk/putty-like sealant under the top rails.  What have any of you used to replace?   Any suggestions?

When replacing the side mouldings it was suggested that I rivet them on?  any thoughts?



Dana DuBois
1969 280sl
Corinth, TX
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Title: Re: Hardtop weatherstrip question
Post by: Vince Canepa on September 15, 2006, 16:49:57

Bed the driprails in 3M Strip Caulk.

Vince Canepa
1967 250SL
113.043-10-001543
568H Signal Red
116 Caviar MB-Tex

Title: Re: Hardtop weatherstrip question
Post by: Mike on September 16, 2006, 10:16:04

I too used the 3M caulk.  It seemed very similar to carpenter's caulk.  I used stainless screws to replace all the chrome pieces, the same type that were in there originally.

Michael L. Hund