heat gun weatherstripping?
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heat gun weatherstripping?
My doors are still really hard to close and I know it's because of the new weatherstripping. Do you think I could heat the it up with a hair dryer or even a heat gun to soften it? Or even heat it up and then close the door so that it moulds better?
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Re: heat gun weatherstripping?
Is the door properly aligned? Could it be that you're not used to how a door "should" close? 
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Re: heat gun weatherstripping?
My driver door has given me trouble after havign the weatherstripping done, it didnt seem to do it before, its been a while ago, ive doen the see if the door lifts from the end but it doesnt budge at all, could be the locking hinge, but I think the weatherstripe is a lot of it.
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Re: heat gun weatherstripping?
The hinges are brand new greaseable ones from TDS and the door is aligned properly. That's why I know it's the weatherstripping.
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Re: heat gun weatherstripping?
New weatherstripping takes time.
I did mine too. It just takes time for it to settle. I wouldn't screw with it. YOu wouldn't want to reduce the life of it by changing any of the properties with a heat gun.
Just keep being annoyed for a few months, it sux, but it goes away.
After a season on the car, the doors are perfect now.
I did mine too. It just takes time for it to settle. I wouldn't screw with it. YOu wouldn't want to reduce the life of it by changing any of the properties with a heat gun.
Just keep being annoyed for a few months, it sux, but it goes away.
After a season on the car, the doors are perfect now.
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