The Ford Barn

grumppyoldman · 09-27-2019, 10:58 AM

my 55 Ford Fairlane has no seals around the doors, should it have them or not. I would think there should be some. Al

darrell · 09-27-2019, 11:06 AM

yes it should have them

grumppyoldman · 09-27-2019, 11:13 AM

Disreguard post found them at Steele Rubber gaskets. Al

okiedokie · 09-30-2019, 09:52 PM

Not fun to install with the doors on the car.

Daves55Sedan · 10-01-2019, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by okiedokie

Not fun to install with the doors on the car.

But it can be done. It is necessary to remove the pin for the door check arms on the back doors and carefully pull the back doors open a little more to thread the gasket thru at that point.
I did it while doors were on the car each time I had to replace gaskets.

bobss396 · 10-03-2019, 07:57 AM

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I still have 1 side to go on my car. The first I did with the door on the car, but I had a helper. The next one, I will mask off where I don't want the adhesive, saves lots of clean up.

Hot Rod Reverend · 10-03-2019, 07:17 PM

you can always do it this way...

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56sedandelivery · 10-04-2019, 09:52 AM

Now THAT is what a living room is supposed to be used for.

grumppyoldman · 10-10-2019, 01:08 PM

thanks for advice and pics. Al

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.

grumppyoldman · 10-11-2019, 01:29 PM

Would you guy's recommend the Steele gasket's for my job? I used them on my 41 and they seemed ok, just got a little messy with the adhesive, and it's hard to clean up. Al

56sedandelivery · 10-11-2019, 02:16 PM

What adhesive do you use on these?

09-27-2019, 10:58 AM	#1
grumppyoldman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 727	Rubber seals around doors my 55 Ford Fairlane has no seals around the doors, should it have them or not. I would think there should be some. Al

09-27-2019, 11:06 AM	#2
darrell Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: p.e.i. Posts: 1,060	Re: Rubber seals around doors yes it should have them

09-27-2019, 11:13 AM	#3
grumppyoldman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 727	Re: Rubber seals around doors Disreguard post found them at Steele Rubber gaskets. Al

09-30-2019, 09:52 PM	#4
okiedokie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tulsa Ok Posts: 519	Re: Rubber seals around doors Not fun to install with the doors on the car.

10-03-2019, 07:57 AM	#6
bobss396 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 721	Re: Rubber seals around doors Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I still have 1 side to go on my car. The first I did with the door on the car, but I had a helper. The next one, I will mask off where I don't want the adhesive, saves lots of clean up.

10-04-2019, 09:52 AM	#8
56sedandelivery Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 525	Re: Rubber seals around doors Now THAT is what a living room is supposed to be used for.

10-10-2019, 01:08 PM	#9
grumppyoldman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 727	Re: Rubber seals around doors thanks for advice and pics. Al

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.

10-11-2019, 01:29 PM	#11
grumppyoldman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 727	Re: Rubber seals around doors Would you guy's recommend the Steele gasket's for my job? I used them on my 41 and they seemed ok, just got a little messy with the adhesive, and it's hard to clean up. Al

10-11-2019, 02:16 PM	#12
56sedandelivery Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 525	Re: Rubber seals around doors What adhesive do you use on these?