newbies butyl patch fix
 

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I know this is old news for a lot of members but for the few newbies like me here are pics of a new patch made from a scrap piece of sheet plastic I already had.

Good idea! That should last longer, and some might now need to revisit the dreaded butyl patch , time may have taken its toll !

Nice.
So, what did you use to seal it ?

​​​​​​​Thanks. I havent sealed it yet im still cleaning up in there but I plan on using weatherstrip adhesive.

Perhaps 3m double sided body side molding tape as a back up!


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Good idea!

The plastic won’t allow the weather strip adhesive to grip and hold by itself.
The tape will, a tip wipe the plastic with an alcohol wipe to clean it before you stick that tape to it.

The tape will not fill the gaps between the plastic and the sheet metal. It has to be a continuous line of flexible sealant out of a tube.

100% Silicone tube in chalking gun.

x2 there sleeper. I'd even roughen up the plastic a little to give the silicone something to bite into.