Floor panel sealant

Bretto · Member Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 1390 Location: Orem, UT

Does anyone bother with putting a sealant on the removable floor panels?
If I do, I'd like something non hardeing and non adhesive. Any suggestions? Some some sort of putty llike plumbers putty or duct seal?
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wilfreeman · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:21 am Post subject:

Hey Bretto. I think they did - there was some type of sealer on mine before I blasted it, but I don't know what it was. All I can tell you is "Don't use butyl tape!" It is a pain in the butt. I'd rather have air leaks and squeaks than deal with the stuff. I pulled mine back off of the master cylinder floor plate the second time I pulled it.

Maybe some type of thin foam weatherstrip would work good enough. But if you're going for a factory resto, I don't know what to suggest - I'm sure Wes will know for sure.
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Bretto · Member Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 1390 Location: Orem, UT

Maybe this stuff. Its cheap to
http://www.idealindustries.com/prodDetail.do?prodId=duct-seal&div=5&l1=accessories
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wilfreeman · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:02 am Post subject:

I wonder if it is sticky? That was the problem with the butyl tape. I guess I should have guessed by the name - "tape" - that it would be sticky, huh!
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1953 M38a1
1964 USMC M38a1
'51 USMC M100 trailer, '54 M100 trailer, '90 M101a1 trailer
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OKCM38CDN · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:36 pm Post subject:

The proper sealant for the floor panels is still sold...

You can get it from ACE hardware stores in the weather proofing section... (Where you get the rubber tape and such to seal doors) it is Gray putty that comes in a roll... 4 beads side by side and about 4 ft long... It stays soft and is water proof and plyable... cost about 5 bucks or so...

I would not recommend you put it in place till you are finished taking panels off if a restoration or maintenace is on going...

Hope this helps...
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Bretto · Member Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 1390 Location: Orem, UT

capescw · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:25 pm Post subject: Brand name

I've used it many times for many projects! It's called 'Mortite', and comes in brown as well as the more well-known grey version.
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wilfreeman · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:42 pm Post subject:

That sounds almost like butyl tape - gray, soft and pliable - stuck after you put it between 2 pieces of metal (or anything else) and bolt it together. It is used on everything on an RV (windows, fittings, doors, outside moulding, etc) I bought it in 100' rolls, 3/4" wide, 1/8" thick.

Same thing - don't put it on anything that you need to work on - it's a pain
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1953 M38a1
1964 USMC M38a1
'51 USMC M100 trailer, '54 M100 trailer, '90 M101a1 trailer
Http://wilfreeman.wordpress.com (M38a1 build blog)
http://m38a1usmc.wordpress.com (USMC M38a1 rebuild blog)


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