Re: factory seam sealers

["62-65-mail-list-club-Gary-H" <62-65-mail-list-club@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's what my friend reported: "Seam sealer. Automotive type. It never really gets hard so it can move with the panel. It can be applied after installation. Use a paint paddle to push into tight places. Use a light coat of welding primer before welding to seal weld joints from moisture. 
(Yes in the 60's they slopped it on!)"

Thanks,
Gary H

>  -------Original Message-------
> 
>  
>  I think sometimes they put the seam sealer straight to raw metal. At
>  least in a few mopars I have had, under the sealer I found raw metal.
>  Seems wrong.
>  Neal
>  
>  On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 10:19 AM 62-65-mail-list-club-Gary-H
>    wrote:
>  
>  > Good cause to worry, as water is not a friend of metal. Keep it
>  > away!
>  >
>  > A friend of mine worked in body shop repair for years; I can see
>  > what he suggests and will report that if I can get in touch with
>  > him.
>  >
>  > Is there a section in a Mopar Factory Service Manual's "body" pages
>  > "Body" section that details where sealer should be applied and how,
>  > on the body seams?
>  >
>  > Generally what I recall is the sequence is primer > seam sealer >
>  > paint.
>  >
>  > There are two part seam sealers also that some folks prefer.
>  >
>  > Here's a couple general links:
>  >
>  >
>  https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/collision-repair-us/applications/seam-sealers-and-coatings/general-seam-sealer-sop/
>  >
>  >
>  https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/resto-tech-apply-seam-sealer-correctly/
>  >
>  > Thanks,
>  > Gary H.
>  >
>  >> -------Original Message-------
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> I am putting new quarter panels on my off topic (1968) Mopar.
>  > When I
>  >> removed the originals I found a flesh/tan colored sealer of some
>  > sort
>  >> between the wheel opening flange of the quarter and the
>  > wheelhouse
>  >> lip. Basically where the spot welds are at the wheel opening. I
>  >> couldn't figure out how you could get it in there unless you
>  > applied
>  >> it to the wheelhouse lip before quarters were hung.
>  >> Does anybody know if that's what they did at the factory and what
>  > the
>  >> product was. It was not hard but kind of gummy or spongy. I guess
>  > it
>  >> could be some kind of goop or maybe a dum-dum type putty.
>  >> I am thinking /worrying about this as I wonder how you keep water
>  > from
>  >> getting between those two surfaces.
>  >> Thanks,
>  >> Neal Zimmerman --
 

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