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RE: Re: Rear Lamp Gasket

To: csx2282@juno.com, Oldlbc@aol.com
Subject: RE: Re: Rear Lamp Gasket
From: "Don Mathis" <don1@mailstart.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:44:15 -0700
I bought some rubber about 0.10" thick by about 15-20" wide from
Home Depot.  (It is wide enough to lay over the MGA side curtains
and make a really big gasket.) I have used it to make the brake
light gaskets, etc on my '37 Bentley. with it.  

Cheers,

Don



 Don Mathis, Ph.D.
 President
 Storm Water Systems, LLC.
 770-338-1958 /O


>--- Original Message ---
>From: Diane and  Roland Dudley <csx2282@juno.com>
>To: Oldlbc@aol.com
>Date: 8/13/03 12:07:52 PM
>
My personal preference is polyurethane.  This stuff will last
forever.
>The down side is that it's expensive and is kind of glossy looking
>compared
>to the original rubbers used.
>
>Check out http://www.mcmaster.com.  They sell all kinds of rubber
>products,
>plus a lot of other stuff.  Also there is information on their
site about
>
>the relative resistance of the different rubber types to moisture,
oil,
>UV, etc. 
>
>Roland
>
>On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 12:30:43 EDT Oldlbc@aol.com writes:
>> Hi    
>> Can anyone suggest a good material to fabricate gaskets for
the rear 
>> lamps to 
>> me?  They are no longer available anywhere for my car (1972
Reliant 
>> Regal) , 
>> and the existing ones are really dried out & starting to crack

>> apart.  TIA.
>> 
>> Andy H.
>> 
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