I did the weather stripping on my Mustang not too long ago. Learned many of the same lessons you did as well. It was very messy. One thing I did was use painters tape to help hold parts of the stripping in place as I worked my way around. I was doing it all myself and did not have a helper.
The lessons learned here will stay with you your whole life and help you achieve what you set your sites on. Congrats you passed the first test in life. What you do with that is totally up to you.
Luckily, I have a Chevelle that utilized push in retainers already installed in the WS that attaches it to the doors. (1) I used a heat gun to make the WS more pliable to fit around the corners. (2) never heard of baby powder for the WS so it won't stick. I used Dry silicone spray. much quicker and 1-1000th as messy. But all in all, it doesn't matter if the procedure was correct or not, I've built a few different cars in my time, and it's about the end result and the experience getting there. It's wonderful to see you both achieving that together as father and daughter.
doing this right now on a 95 chevy g20 van. Had the same issue with the glue tube having a large opening. I went a got small throw away paint brushes. At lest you only had 4 doors.
Good job. Weather strip adhesive is never a fun job. Gloppy drippy glue. What I learned from my dad whose a retired professional mechanic of over 50yrs. (26yrs in myself) lay out the weather strip to make sure you know the orientation and have the correct strip for the door. An extra set of hands like you had working together is beneficial but not always necessary. Start out applying the glue to the weather stripping no more than about 12” to 16”and then lay and hold the glued section in place and depending on how warm it is?? Usually just a couple of minutes, carful lift the weather stripping up an inch or two, you don’t have to pull up the entire 12” to 16” section, you can work your way down it. But when you lift it up a little you will see the glue “string” a little, that is perfect. Now all you have to do is just sit the weather stripping back into place. It sounds more complicated than it is writing it out. In practice it’s very simple and easy and saves tooling the glue and putting glue on both parts. Great job guys, this job is kind of a pain in the behind!!!
You show some good tips. You are correct to use the bigger tube so you get the small tip for application. Also I have used seals that already have the powder on them. They came from Germany for a VW I was working on. The powder is a great idea. Also an FYI, you can and I do put powder in my hands before putting on the nitrile gloves. It makes it a lot easier to put them on.
First of all I love that you and your dad are doing this project together! Just beyond. And omg I just Totally dealt with smaller vs larger tube! Thought I was being smart using smaller tube first…nightmare mess !!! And wasted so much product - why the small tube doesn’t have a tip is beyond me
In Australia we now call what you correctly refer to as a nozzle a "thingy". Signs are placed near sealants telling people "Don't forget your thingy" so that we remember to pick one up. Apart from using a thingy there is no easy way to do this job, the video you referred to on the 3M site is stage managed to make it look easy and perfect. I have to be honest and say I have never heard of the baby powder idea. Good work Carl is now signed, sealed, and we are just waiting for delivery. This has been a great adventure for you and Matt.
THANK YOU, Ellie, for doing this! My son and I are starting to restore a ‘67 Falcon for his daily driver. I know our year is a little different, but you have great tips!
I just did this on a 64 Galaxie. The only advice I can give is squeeze the adhesive into a small pot and then use a half inch craft brush to brush a thin layer onto both surfaces, then wait longer than you think you should for it to tack up. Do 12-18 inches at a time…. another pair of hands would have been useful too.
Tried RTV tube in a decoratots gun on my old Honda but it didn't stick, however i just applied it to the framework. So Plan B was double sided tape and this worked for me. Bare in mind there are plastic clips also on the framework that attach to the holes in the stripping. And the big problem here in Yorkshire has been incessant rain , hardly any dry days for months probably not helped as they never been 100 per cent dry.
Another job well done. Just remember it's great to use books and videos as guides but there is more than one way to do any task, it's up to you to find the way that works for you. Just because your way is different to someone else's, doesn't make it wrong. As long as the end result is the same that's all that matters.
Nice to see Carl in color and "in one piece." Must be a great feeling. The tube of glue you're using looks very similar to tubes of model glue like for model cars. They make tips for those tubes, I wonder if they would fit on the weather stripping adhesive tube? Could probably find them at your local hobby shop. For future reference, anyway. lol
Ive been there too. Worse off working by my self. Ive made the same mess; and haven't been happy following the directions on the tube. Only to be disappointed later when it fell off. Somehow the factory did it differently. There has to be an easier way; especially in the 60's mass production assembly line. Perhaps there's someone out there that did that for a living that can share their knowledge. Anyhow, Thank You for sharing your experience and Im glad it all worked out. How did you clean up the excess glue without damaging the new paint?
Thanks for the encouragement! There weren't too many places where it was kind of visible. We were either able to clean it up with some windex and gentle fingernail picking, decided to live with it, or maybe considering trying later to soften it gently with a heat gun to see if we can remove some spots. Honestly, I'll probably just live with the little areas where you can see some adhesive. 😀
@@ElliesGarage Nice work, Ellie, on the weather stripping. I was wondering if you put down a strip of painter's tape along the door with a gap the same width as the weatherstrip, you could apply the glue within that gap. Once the glue and weatherstrip were applied, just peal away the tape and any mess!
baby powder inside of a tube sock like a rosen bag but spray silicone or armoral on a rag and wipe the seal . also a rtv gasket maker nozzle will fit the adhesive tube
Thought comes to mind. If you waited 2 years to pit on the weatherstripping. Maybe you could have waited a little longer and ordered the same tube of glue used on the 3M video? Looks amazing!
Ha! Too true. It was one of those things where we didn't realize the need for the nozzle until we actually started putting it on, and unfortunately we are shooting our episodes pretty much just before we post them, so there isn't a lot of time to stop and make a new plan. It's not a good way to work and we're working to get a bit more of a pad of episodes so we can take a bit more time with things. Thanks for coming along on the journey!
Hi Ellie great video as usual- three comments- Falcon Parts is a great supplier for the correct quality parts for Falcons and Comets. With weatherstripping, use a make-up brush to apply the baby powder or use cornstarch which is what baby powder is these days. Finally, you should do a short call-out at the end of each video for what you are going to do next with Carl and solicit advice before you do it! Love the work you and your dad are doing- keep it up!
Thank you so much for that advice and the idea about asking for advice is AMAZING! We need to make that happen and we are going to start. Thank you so much for suggesting that!!
I wipe the weather stripping first with lacquer thinner to remove the release agent. Then using an acid brush, I brush the glue onto the seal and door a section at a time then press them together. Using an acid brush makes it so much easier to spread the glue, it covers more area and uses less material than squeezing the tube of glue directly onto the parts. Keep the acid brush in a small container of lacquer thinner when not in use to prevent the glue from drying. You may have to pull the glue off the brush from time to time to remove the globs of glue that collects on the bristles.
using the cap as a base and drilling through it right through the middle and using a thin straw from a old spray bottle or soap dispenser,makes a thin tip
Next time you may want to go try some sort painters tape and lay out two stripes of painters tape on each side of where the Grove is for the weather stripes then apply the glue on the top of the painters tape then the weather stripes while waiting for the tackyness of the glue then slowly peel off the painters tape. See if that helps you out. If your not able to get the big tube of the glue with the skinny nozzle. Make sure you don't get a painters tape have heavy sticky side. Try to get very low sticky painters tape. So you won't take a chance of peeling off your fresh paint. Even though been cured.
For the excessive glue you can use Laquer thinner to clean it off on all the (clear )coated panels!! Ask your painter when it will be safe to clean it all off! Don’t be excessive with it! Put it on a cloth rag, not paper towels. And wear good quality rubber gloves!!! Great job!!!!
That's a great tip! We had been wondering about using a solvent but were scared about damaging the paint. We'll talk to Mr. Ed before we do it, but thank you so much for that great info!!
Yes sir! I can't wait--I love walking around and shopping at all of the booths! We have a spot in the Falcon section and we're driving in the Saturday parade, too!!
You are welcome and I like that you love Falcon's I have a 1970 Falcon 4door and just got the motivation to put my door weather strips on by watching your video I've been watching your videos and enjoy them ... I work on ford Falcon's a lot and very knowledgeable about them, and if your Dad and you have any questions about parts let me know... 👍🏽🔥💯
We definitely want to do another one, and I have ideas...maybe another Ford...a pickup could be cool...or maybe something completely different. What would you like to see us do?
Opposite viewpoint. Black RTV is Horrible to work with. Doesn’t matter how careful you are, it is messy and intrusive. Gets all over everything and doesn’t clean well. A good quality weatherstripping doesn’t need adhesives, it fits snug enough alone.
Did you say your plan is to drive it every day? Are you putting in an air bag? I understand the love of restoring but you are restoring a 60’s vehicle with absolutely no safety features. Ask your Dad about the commercial with the crash test dummies, they did not survive. GMC started to introduce safety features such as seat belts and foam covered dash boards so that people would not die upon impact. Cars are made out of plastic so that they absorb the energy and the pieces fly off. Your car is made of steel and it absorbs all the impact and shakes you up like a sardine. Please do your safety research to make you a safe as you can be.🚘I know I’m over stepping my boundaries. Please drive safe.
Its great to see you workin w your dad. You will never forget that.😊
Restoring a 64 Futura and watching this was a big help in weatherstripping mine.Thanks to both of you.You rock.
Houuuuuurs of labor, well done! Thanks for taking the time to document your work.
This girl and her pop rocked again.
Thank you!!!
I did the weather stripping on my Mustang not too long ago. Learned many of the same lessons you did as well. It was very messy. One thing I did was use painters tape to help hold parts of the stripping in place as I worked my way around. I was doing it all myself and did not have a helper.
That's a great tip!
I love the ambition and hard work you are putting into Carl. I enjoy seeing updates.
More to come! Thank you!!
The lessons learned here will stay with you your whole life and help you achieve what you set your sites on.
Congrats you passed the first test in life. What you do with that is totally up to you.
Thank you so much for those kind words!
Luckily, I have a Chevelle that utilized push in retainers already installed in the WS that attaches
it to the doors. (1) I used a heat gun to make the WS more pliable to fit around the corners. (2) never heard of
baby powder for the WS so it won't stick. I used Dry silicone spray. much quicker and 1-1000th as messy. But
all in all, it doesn't matter if the procedure was correct or not, I've built a few different cars in my time, and it's about
the end result and the experience getting there. It's wonderful to see you both achieving that together as father
and daughter.
doing this right now on a 95 chevy g20 van. Had the same issue with the glue tube having a large opening. I went a got small throw away paint brushes. At lest you only had 4 doors.
Good tips, I'll use them on my classic truck in a couple of months when installing weatherstrip.
That's great to hear. As long as someone can learn from our mistakes! Good luck on your project!!
Good job. Weather strip adhesive is never a fun job. Gloppy drippy glue. What I learned from my dad whose a retired professional mechanic of over 50yrs. (26yrs in myself) lay out the weather strip to make sure you know the orientation and have the correct strip for the door. An extra set of hands like you had working together is beneficial but not always necessary. Start out applying the glue to the weather stripping no more than about 12” to 16”and then lay and hold the glued section in place and depending on how warm it is?? Usually just a couple of minutes, carful lift the weather stripping up an inch or two, you don’t have to pull up the entire 12” to 16” section, you can work your way down it. But when you lift it up a little you will see the glue “string” a little, that is perfect. Now all you have to do is just sit the weather stripping back into place. It sounds more complicated than it is writing it out. In practice it’s very simple and easy and saves tooling the glue and putting glue on both parts. Great job guys, this job is kind of a pain in the behind!!!
Those are great tips. Thanks for sharing and for the encouragement!!
You did an amazing job as always. Another job ticked off the list. Well done. You are awesome. 😊
Thank you so much!
You show some good tips. You are correct to use the bigger tube so you get the small tip for application. Also I have used seals that already have the powder on them. They came from Germany for a VW I was working on. The powder is a great idea. Also an FYI, you can and I do put powder in my hands before putting on the nitrile gloves. It makes it a lot easier to put them on.
First of all I love that you and your dad are doing this project together! Just beyond. And omg I just Totally dealt with smaller vs larger tube! Thought I was being smart using smaller tube first…nightmare mess !!! And wasted so much product - why the small tube doesn’t have a tip is beyond me
Best dad ever 🙏
In Australia we now call what you correctly refer to as a nozzle a "thingy". Signs are placed near sealants telling people "Don't forget your thingy" so that we remember to pick one up. Apart from using a thingy there is no easy way to do this job, the video you referred to on the 3M site is stage managed to make it look easy and perfect. I have to be honest and say I have never heard of the baby powder idea. Good work Carl is now signed, sealed, and we are just waiting for delivery. This has been a great adventure for you and Matt.
I knew someone would be able to tell us the official name! 😂😂 Leave it to our Falcon gurus in Australia!! I love it! Thank you so much!!
THANK YOU, Ellie, for doing this! My son and I are starting to restore a ‘67 Falcon for his daily driver. I know our year is a little different, but you have great tips!
For not ever doing that before i think you did a great job. looks good.
Thanks 👍
love to watch you and your dad work together you guys really have alot of fun
We have a great time and thanks for coming along on the journey!!
Nice to see daughter and dad working together
Thank you!!!
Thanks guys for this video, fixing to do weather stripping on my 65 F100 and your information was incredible.
Thank YOU! And good luck on your F100 project. Love those trucks!!
Bought a 79’ Plymouth Volaré as my daily and this was very helpful!
Great job!!! looking good I think Carl is coming together nicely
I just did this on a 64 Galaxie. The only advice I can give is squeeze the adhesive into a small pot and then use a half inch craft brush to brush a thin layer onto both surfaces, then wait longer than you think you should for it to tack up. Do 12-18 inches at a time….
another pair of hands would have been useful too.
Carl is looking great!👍. Great tips Ellie!
Thank you!!
Another AWESOME Video Ellie you and your Dad are both doing a great job... love the color of the Falcon.
Thanks so much!!!!
Tried RTV tube in a decoratots gun on my old Honda but it didn't stick, however i just applied it to the framework. So Plan B was double sided tape and this worked for me. Bare in mind there are plastic clips also on the framework that attach to the holes in the stripping. And the big problem here in Yorkshire has been incessant rain , hardly any dry days for months probably not helped as they never been 100 per cent dry.
Another job well done. Just remember it's great to use books and videos as guides but there is more than one way to do any task, it's up to you to find the way that works for you. Just because your way is different to someone else's, doesn't make it wrong. As long as the end result is the same that's all that matters.
Nice to see Carl in color and "in one piece." Must be a great feeling. The tube of glue you're using looks very similar to tubes of model glue like for model cars. They make tips for those tubes, I wonder if they would fit on the weather stripping adhesive tube? Could probably find them at your local hobby shop. For future reference, anyway. lol
Yes!! That's exactly what would be great to have!
GOOD JOB. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT ALL TOGETHER.
Me too! Thanks so much!!
Great work! That job can be a real pain sometimes!
Tell me about it! Thanks so much for the encouragement!!
When I had my 61 Comet. Like you I had such a hard time putting the gaskets on.....
Ive been there too. Worse off working by my self. Ive made the same mess; and haven't been happy following the directions on the tube. Only to be disappointed later when it fell off. Somehow the factory did it differently. There has to be an easier way; especially in the 60's mass production assembly line. Perhaps there's someone out there that did that for a living that can share their knowledge. Anyhow, Thank You for sharing your experience and Im glad it all worked out. How did you clean up the excess glue without damaging the new paint?
Thanks for the encouragement! There weren't too many places where it was kind of visible. We were either able to clean it up with some windex and gentle fingernail picking, decided to live with it, or maybe considering trying later to soften it gently with a heat gun to see if we can remove some spots. Honestly, I'll probably just live with the little areas where you can see some adhesive. 😀
@@ElliesGarage Nice work, Ellie, on the weather stripping. I was wondering if you put down a strip of painter's tape along the door with a gap the same width as the weatherstrip, you could apply the glue within that gap. Once the glue and weatherstrip were applied, just peal away the tape and any mess!
baby powder inside of a tube sock like a rosen bag but spray silicone or armoral on a rag and wipe the seal . also a rtv gasket maker nozzle will fit the adhesive tube
Great ideas on both!! Thanks!
Can't wait to see Carl all buffed out and cruising down the road.
Me too!!
Very helpful and informative video. Thanks for posting these.
Glad it was helpful!
Thought comes to mind. If you waited 2 years to pit on the weatherstripping. Maybe you could have waited a little longer and ordered the same tube of glue used on the 3M video? Looks amazing!
Ha! Too true. It was one of those things where we didn't realize the need for the nozzle until we actually started putting it on, and unfortunately we are shooting our episodes pretty much just before we post them, so there isn't a lot of time to stop and make a new plan. It's not a good way to work and we're working to get a bit more of a pad of episodes so we can take a bit more time with things.
Thanks for coming along on the journey!
Hi Ellie great video as usual- three comments- Falcon Parts is a great supplier for the correct quality parts for Falcons and Comets. With weatherstripping, use a make-up brush to apply the baby powder or use cornstarch which is what baby powder is these days. Finally, you should do a short call-out at the end of each video for what you are going to do next with Carl and solicit advice before you do it! Love the work you and your dad are doing- keep it up!
Thank you so much for that advice and the idea about asking for advice is AMAZING! We need to make that happen and we are going to start. Thank you so much for suggesting that!!
Great job 👍 ! Never like doing weather stripping myself but have done it . You did good keep it up !
Thank you so much!!
I wipe the weather stripping first with lacquer thinner to remove the release agent. Then using an acid brush, I brush the glue onto the seal and door a section at a time then press them together. Using an acid brush makes it so much easier to spread the glue, it covers more area and uses less material than squeezing the tube of glue directly onto the parts. Keep the acid brush in a small container of lacquer thinner when not in use to prevent the glue from drying. You may have to pull the glue off the brush from time to time to remove the globs of glue that collects on the bristles.
AMAZING tips! Thank you for sharing this with us (and everyone reading this comment)
using the cap as a base and drilling through it right through the middle and using a thin straw from a old spray bottle or soap dispenser,makes a thin tip
Nicely done! How long did you wait before doing the closed door tests?
Thanks! If we didn't feel like we had made a mess with the glue, we'd try it after just a few minutes, but otherwise we'd wait for about 15-20 minutes
I mean my not mine, hehehe
I would swap a tip from a permatex tube and use that, or just get a big tube with the little tip. Hindsight and all that.
A fine bristle brush (similar to a barbers shaving brush) or a fine (not stiff) art brush would apply the powder perfectly.
Love the background music. 😁
Nice Video yes IT is a Long process with a Lot of learning but you do it all for First Time and you do it amazing 👍❤️👍👍👍❤️
Next time you may want to go try some sort painters tape and lay out two stripes of painters tape on each side of where the Grove is for the weather stripes then apply the glue on the top of the painters tape then the weather stripes while waiting for the tackyness of the glue then slowly peel off the painters tape. See if that helps you out. If your not able to get the big tube of the glue with the skinny nozzle. Make sure you don't get a painters tape have heavy sticky side. Try to get very low sticky painters tape. So you won't take a chance of peeling off your fresh paint. Even though been cured.
Great tip on using painters tape! Thanks for posting!!
Nice video - will you be at Nashville in July?
Another great video . Carl looks great Ellie . Next project for you and your dad ?
Thanks so much! I'm definitely considering that...I have some ideas. What would you be interested to see us do?
@@ElliesGarage how about a 65 Mustang coupe ?
Good job. Carl is looking good
Thanks very much!
(((( Thanks for the vid ,,, yes the mistakes will make u better ))) ,,, Great vid '
Carl is looking good!
Thanks so much!!
Nice job!
For the excessive glue you can use Laquer thinner to clean it off on all the (clear )coated panels!! Ask your painter when it will be safe to clean it all off! Don’t be excessive with it! Put it on a cloth rag, not paper towels. And wear good quality rubber gloves!!! Great job!!!!
That's a great tip! We had been wondering about using a solvent but were scared about damaging the paint. We'll talk to Mr. Ed before we do it, but thank you so much for that great info!!
Now that you are done with the baby power…. You can always put it in a sock or stockings and then dab it on the weather stripping.
That's a great idea!!!
Super glue cap
Great Job!!! Will you and your Dad be going to the Ford Nationals in Carlisle this year?
Yes sir! I can't wait--I love walking around and shopping at all of the booths! We have a spot in the Falcon section and we're driving in the Saturday parade, too!!
Just another step on getting Carl Road ready. You need to hurry up and finish so you and your dad can come and get my mustang finish. lol
Right! I can't forget about that!
And.... you..... THINK!....U know everything!!!
So my take away from the garage is, make sure to get the big tube of glue with a nozzle
Hint. Would have been easier to install before you hung the door. Bought a tube of calk that has a thin replaceable tip and use the tip from it.
Very impressive
Thank you!!
You are welcome and I like that you love Falcon's I have a 1970 Falcon 4door and just got the motivation to put my door weather strips on by watching your video I've been watching your videos and enjoy them ... I work on ford Falcon's a lot and very knowledgeable about them, and if your Dad and you have any questions about parts let me know... 👍🏽🔥💯
Smell of a baby in your car. How nice. Good air freshener has not been evented yet. Good idea though I need to do that on my Silverado.
Sometimes it's all about the tip.
Awesome!
Thanks!
Next car?
We definitely want to do another one, and I have ideas...maybe another Ford...a pickup could be cool...or maybe something completely different. What would you like to see us do?
Next car? I hope so 😊👍
I would definitely love to do another car on our channel! What would you want to see us do?
@@ElliesGarage interesting question .. 69 to 71 c10 pickup. Early 70s Ford pickup. Early Bronco would be cool
Opposite viewpoint. Black RTV is Horrible to work with. Doesn’t matter how careful you are, it is messy and intrusive. Gets all over everything and doesn’t clean well. A good quality weatherstripping doesn’t need adhesives, it fits snug enough alone.
Dad's working on cars with their daughters? Hot lady doing car work?? Vintage car restorations??? Yea I think I'm gunna like this community
Did you say your plan is to drive it every day? Are you putting in an air bag? I understand the love of restoring but you are restoring a 60’s vehicle with absolutely no safety features. Ask your Dad about the commercial with the crash test dummies, they did not survive. GMC started to introduce safety features such as seat belts and foam covered dash boards so that people would not die upon impact. Cars are made out of plastic so that they absorb the energy and the pieces fly off. Your car is made of steel and it absorbs all the impact and shakes you up like a sardine. Please do your safety research to make you a safe as you can be.🚘I know I’m over stepping my boundaries. Please drive safe.