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Daves55Sedan · 10-10-2019, 07:27 PM

The first time I installed new door gaskets on my '55 Fairlane, I also did it with the doors off like Hotrodrev did, except I didn't use tape. Instead, I took long strips of 1/8" Masonite (I cut from scraps). I used C-Clamps to clamp the Masonite to the gaskets on the backside of the doors and strips of thick cardboard on the outside so that the C-clamp would not mar the paint finish on the outside. I used the long strips of Masonite and cardboard around window frames and at the bottom. At the curved part of the doors along the sides, I used shorter pieces of Masonite.
the glue held very well thru the years. The gaskets did not hold up that long. (Dennis Carpenter shrinking foam rubber). Horrible. I had to end up cutting off the parts around the windows and replacing it with a different product a couple years ago. Used same method to attach as before, except with doors installed on the car.

10-10-2019, 07:27 PM	#10
Daves55Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granite City, Illinois Posts: 3,008	Re: Rubber seals around doors The first time I installed new door gaskets on my '55 Fairlane, I also did it with the doors off like Hotrodrev did, except I didn't use tape. Instead, I took long strips of 1/8" Masonite (I cut from scraps). I used C-Clamps to clamp the Masonite to the gaskets on the backside of the doors and strips of thick cardboard on the outside so that the C-clamp would not mar the paint finish on the outside. I used the long strips of Masonite and cardboard around window frames and at the bottom. At the curved part of the doors along the sides, I used shorter pieces of Masonite. the glue held very well thru the years. The gaskets did not hold up that long. (Dennis Carpenter shrinking foam rubber). Horrible. I had to end up cutting off the parts around the windows and replacing it with a different product a couple years ago. Used same method to attach as before, except with doors installed on the car.