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Offline midz16v

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door membrane
« on: 02 February 2008, 10:49 »
mine leaks(what a surprise eh)checked posts and matey matey.
my question is what do u all stick the new plastic on with?i've tried duck tape but still doesnt seal it right.
i was told to get 3M(TM) Window-Weld(TM) Ribbon Sealers but cant find any.
anyone know where i could get some or somthing similar?
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Offline Conker

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Re: door membrane
« Reply #1 on: 02 February 2008, 10:53 »
I've used gaffa tape for now, but if I was going to do it properly with new membranes I would look for some kind of mild spray adhesive I guess.

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Re: door membrane
« Reply #2 on: 02 February 2008, 10:55 »
duck/gaffa tape worls a treat.

I run a strip of tape around the edges. Then stick the membrane to this strip with more tape!!!
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Offline midz16v

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Re: door membrane
« Reply #3 on: 02 February 2008, 11:36 »
tried the duck tape but it still gets through,have a look here they use a kind of double sided tape.

http://www.4130-products.com/step/vapor/index.htm
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Offline paultownsend

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Re: door membrane
« Reply #4 on: 02 February 2008, 12:05 »
you need to clean the metalwork, i used paraffin, to get all the dirt off. i used a whole tape of waterproof duck tape per door! and a thick bin bad.it works!
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Re: door membrane
« Reply #5 on: 02 February 2008, 12:23 »
the ribbon sealer looks to me like the black "blu tak" like stuff that autoglass etc use when fitting widscreens. it is very sticky and would be ideal!

Had a ratch about and I can't find it anywhere in the UK. I got my last roll from a mate who works for autoglass. I used it to stick my VDO guages into my dash, It is rock solid but can be removed without trace if I need to!
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Offline midz16v

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Re: door membrane
« Reply #6 on: 02 February 2008, 14:12 »
i tried looking for it too :sad:
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Re: door membrane
« Reply #7 on: 02 February 2008, 22:27 »
I stuck mine down with duct tape all round it, but as said already, you need to clean the painwork first. I think I used white spirit to clean mine, it says this in the matey matey guide.
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Re: door membrane
« Reply #8 on: 02 February 2008, 22:29 »
i used spray glue like for fitting carpets!!! worked!!   :laugh:
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Re: door membrane
« Reply #9 on: 03 February 2008, 14:14 »
What I did was have two layers on my 5dr Golf. First I added one as shown below:



Next I bought a roll of sticky back membrane from a place called Hex Holdings. The membrane looks like it's made from a thin white foam, but once stuck on stopped my leak completely.

I had previous tried a plastic membrane with just one layer and sealed with Tiger Seal but that let water in.
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