March 8, 200917 yr comment_325693 I bought a replacement boot/tailgate door for my seca and now i want to paint it. There is nothing worse than seeing a masked line of paint right next to the rubber and not to mention the pain in the ass it is to mask it up so i just want to remove it. Can i take it out and if so, how do I? I want to reuse the glass again to smashing it is not an option. Johno :locked: Report
March 8, 200917 yr comment_325704 I was actually looking at this today, As far as I can see you would have to try to lever the rubber out from the back of the hatch as it is a solid seal. Report
March 8, 200917 yr Author comment_325733 Yeah thats where i was thinking too but i thought it might be sikaflexed. I'll give it a shot and let you know tonight Report
March 8, 200917 yr comment_325765 Yeah thats where i was thinking too but i thought it might be sikaflexed. I'll give it a shot and let you know tonight No dramas, I have only ever removed windows that have a centre surround in the rubber that you remove so they go soft. Report
March 8, 200917 yr Author comment_325775 Well i tried and no good. :locked: I started to pry it open with a screwdriver and the rubber is real stiff and just goes back to its original position. No matter where i tried it was the same :yes: I am just going to mask it up. I read some where on the net that you can get thick fishing line (2mm thick) and push it under the rubber around the whole seal and then mask the rubber and have a small bit of tape go around and under the rubber. Then when you paint paint, the spray gets under the rubber just a bit. When you finish you wont see any masking line because the line is under the rubber. I'll get some tomorrow morning and try it out. Report
March 11, 200917 yr comment_326572 the best thing to do if there tight is feed a rope into the rubber on the inside the channel that hooks over the rooflining and use even pressure to push it out, use lube and you should get it out easy, dishwashing liquid or inox will do. Or you could get a windscreen fitter around and theyll do that, you have to be pretty damn rough with toughened glass to break it, sometimes you gotta inch them out but theyll come eventually getting it back in will be easier Edited March 11, 200917 yr by TC16 Report
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