Sealing RR rear floor panels

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Richard Savage

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• Aug 11, 2004

• #1

The rivets securing the ribbed aluminium rear floor panels in the my '88
Range Rover have finally given way allowing water into the boot space.

When refixing the transmission tunnel on my previous RR I used
hideously expensive (£12/tube) panel sealant and think that a bit excessive!

I assume that there is an expensive OEM sealant that I'm supposed to use
when refixing the panels but what does everyone else use?

I've various tubes of gutter sealant and double glazed window sealant.

Would any of these be suitable?


TIA Richard

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Lee_D

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• Aug 11, 2004

• #2

"Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The rivets securing the ribbed aluminium rear floor panels in the my '88
> Range Rover have finally given way allowing water into the boot space.
>
> When refixing the transmission tunnel on my previous RR I used
> hideously expensive (£12/tube) panel sealant and think that a bit
excessive!
>
> I assume that there is an expensive OEM sealant that I'm supposed to use
> when refixing the panels but what does everyone else use?
>
> I've various tubes of gutter sealant and double glazed window sealant.
>
> Would any of these be suitable?

I can't see why not....someone did post here many moons ago saying that
Silicon will corrode metals... But then if 200 years ain't long enough try
something else ;-)

Lee D


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EMB

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• Aug 11, 2004

• #3

Richard Savage wrote:
> The rivets securing the ribbed aluminium rear floor panels in the my '88
> Range Rover have finally given way allowing water into the boot space.
>
> When refixing the transmission tunnel on my previous RR I used
> hideously expensive (£12/tube) panel sealant and think that a bit
> excessive!
>
> I assume that there is an expensive OEM sealant that I'm supposed to use
> when refixing the panels but what does everyone else use?
>
> I've various tubes of gutter sealant and double glazed window sealant.

The seam sealant used by people in the airconditioning & ducting
industry works well - It's normally silver in colour (and AFAICT is
exactly like the automotive stuff except cheaper). Try you local
engineering supplies store.

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William MacLeod

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• Aug 12, 2004

• #4

Lee_D wrote:

> I can't see why not....someone did post here many moons ago saying that
> Silicon will corrode metals... But then if 200 years ain't long enough try
> something else ;-)

Silicon is corrosive and harsh on aluminium in particular, I'd go for more
like two years than two hundred - unless you buy non-corrosive stuff which
is marked so. As it happens, my local junk shop has just acquired a couple
of boxes of Wurth sealant which at a pound each has to be a good deal

Regards

William MacLeod

 

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Richard Savage

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• Aug 13, 2004

• #5

Thanks to all, but no one has said whether or not I can use the gutter
sealant.

Rgds Richard

 

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Richard Savage

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• Aug 13, 2004

• #6

Thanks to all, but no one has said whether or not I can use the gutter
sealant.

Rgds Richard

 

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Lee_D

Guest

• Aug 11, 2004

• #7

"Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The rivets securing the ribbed aluminium rear floor panels in the my '88
> Range Rover have finally given way allowing water into the boot space.
>
> When refixing the transmission tunnel on my previous RR I used
> hideously expensive (£12/tube) panel sealant and think that a bit
excessive!
>
> I assume that there is an expensive OEM sealant that I'm supposed to use
> when refixing the panels but what does everyone else use?
>
> I've various tubes of gutter sealant and double glazed window sealant.
>
> Would any of these be suitable?

I can't see why not....someone did post here many moons ago saying that
Silicon will corrode metals... But then if 200 years ain't long enough try
something else ;-)

Lee D


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________________________________
www.lrproject.com
Just a little hobby site about Landies
________________________________

 

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EMB

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• Aug 11, 2004

• #8

Richard Savage wrote:
> The rivets securing the ribbed aluminium rear floor panels in the my '88
> Range Rover have finally given way allowing water into the boot space.
>
> When refixing the transmission tunnel on my previous RR I used
> hideously expensive (£12/tube) panel sealant and think that a bit
> excessive!
>
> I assume that there is an expensive OEM sealant that I'm supposed to use
> when refixing the panels but what does everyone else use?
>
> I've various tubes of gutter sealant and double glazed window sealant.

The seam sealant used by people in the airconditioning & ducting
industry works well - It's normally silver in colour (and AFAICT is
exactly like the automotive stuff except cheaper). Try you local
engineering supplies store.

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