Traveller mid-roof rubber seal removal

[tysonn]

Preparing to paint my car and removing the rubber seal that seperates the ali part of the roof from the steel over cab will make it a lot cleaner.Does it simply pull off or is it fixed somehow.Arent bothered about ruining it as i intend fitting a new one
Thankyou
Mick

[brucek]

Type 'Roof sealing strip. Traveller' into search box at top right of screen and you should discover a post from 2007 where someone else has already done this - Good luck

[simmitc]

It is T-shaped, and clamped firmly between the steel of the front section and a thick wooden batten. Remove the headlining (slide the front forwards and the rear backwards) to reveal a large number of bolts that hold the whole lot together. You might also have to slacken the bolts that hold the wood to the B-post. It's an awful lot of work compared to masking tape, and there's a chance that it will leak after it's been disturbed. Good luck.

[tysonn]

Masking tape it is then LOL!This resource is absolutely brilliant!Thanks all.

[dunketh]

Could do the old window rubber trick of lifting it slightly and putting a bit of string under it - ergo letting 'some' paint seep beneath its raised edges when spraying.
Obviously careful not to disturb too much (in case of leaks!)

Not having looked at this part myself I dont know how doable the above is..

[tysonn]

Yes I can try.On having a second look its very stiff but still maybe possible to lift it whilst spraying and looks like some time in the past someones painted it black!

[bmcecosse]

That's a very useful tip dunketh - not heard that one before!

[Neil MG]

Standard practice in the trade. An electrical cable wire works best, I imagine string would be a bit soft.

[bmcecosse]

Presumably you have to let the paint set very hard before attempting to remove the string/cable..... I guess it's just one of the many 'tricks of the trade' that this excellent forum keeps on bringing to the surface!

[Neil MG]

No need, as long as the paint is dry no problem. There will not be enough under there to stick the cable to the body.

[tysonn]

Just got around to doing this.It wasnt too bad after all.Had to remove a small amount of wood round the bolt heads to get the socket on.It was well trapped between the roof sections and had to be forced out.Glad I took it out though as there were a few layers of paint from previous resprays under the edge.BTW whats the procedure with the slight gap between the front and rear gutter channels?Is it just apply a bit of sealant to make a bridge between them?