I personally have had better luck with putting it on the strip, as when I put it on the metal and slide the strip on, it acts as a squeegee, and wipes the glue off and bunches it on the outside of the strip, I have also found that masking tape is some times required to hold the strip in place untill the glue dries, especially around bends, another tip is if the tape leaves residue on the paint, it can easily be cleaned off with peanut butter with out hurting the finish on the car In a message dated 1/23/2009 10:17:38 A.M. Central Standard Time, mikelj@xxxxxxx writes: I am about to put new weatherstripping along the trunk of my '64 Dodge Polara 500. Any suggestions on how to make it as neat and clean as possible? I will use the black 3M adhesive recommended, but should I put it on the metal first, or on the weatherstrip? Or does it matter? Thanks for any help.Mike in New Mexico -- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.