repairing gasket on car trunk

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I need help with a repair on the rubber gasket on my car trunk. As you know the rubber folds over on itself to form a hollow tube. Where the two pieces come together it has come loose for 2-3 inches and water gets in. What would you use to reseal the one piece of rubber gasket to the other? Silicone? Thanks for your suggestions.

-- connie in NM (karrelandconnie@juno.com), October 27, 2000

Answers

Rubber cement, available from your local hardware store, use caution, the fumes are toxic and flammable. Annie in SE OH.

-- Annie Miller (annie@1st.net), October 27, 2000.

go to the auto parts store, get some gasket adhesive

-- STAN (sopal@net-port.com), October 28, 2000.

Well what I would do is cut the stupid thing off. You'll probably want to go to the auto parts store and buy a little tube of weather strip adhesive, probably cost you $5 or so. It is made to bond the gasket to the metal. Gerbil

-- Gerbil (ima_gerbil@hotmail.com), October 28, 2000.

They don't make them out of rubber anymore, so rubber cement most likely will not stick for long. Try an RV sealer (black adhesive) from an auto parts store.

-- JLS (stalkingbull007@AOL.com), October 28, 2000.

This gasket is on an older model Toyota and it feels like its made out of rubber. It is still attached to the metal part of the car, but when it folds over and reattaches to the rubber is where is has torn loose. Can't remove it or will get water in trunk. Doesn't rain much here normally (desert, but it's pouring as I write this), but I drove to Dallas last week through rain. Thanks for your ideas, you guys are always great. I will check the auto parts store for adhesive.

-- connie in NM (karrelandconnie@juno.com), October 28, 2000.


I used permatex silicone, but got better results with an innertube patch kit and a rough rasp to level it down, both worked on my 70's era Camaro.

-- Jay Blair (jayblair678@yahoo.com), October 28, 2000.

Use black RTV silicone to glue it back to the trunk. Also find a piece of rubber tubing..ie gas line ,vacuum line, heater hose ect, about 2-3 inches long and glue it inside the hollow tube to connect them to one another. Many are made this way and the piece falls out and starts this problem.

Jason

-- Jason (AJAMA5@netscape.net), October 29, 2000.


I don't know your personal situation, but may I suggest that while you're in there anyway why not install an aftermarket inside emergency trunk latch. They help save lives if any child (or grown up for that matter) is accidentally or purposefully locked in the trunk. Just a thought.

-- Soni (thomkilroy@hotmail.com), October 30, 2000.

Super glue will work great for this. TomB

-- TomB (tombasin@alltel.net), May 31, 2001.

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