Removing excess sealant
Removing excess sealant
in Anything Eriba-related Mon May 01, 2023 7:22 pmby Old Rocker • | 528 Posts
Can anyone recommend an efficient way of removing the non setting sticky sealant? After repair bits of sealant are coming to the surface on various bits and is very difficult to remove
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
2022 Troll 530, Volvo XC60 2,4 R design
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RE: Removing excess sealant
in Anything Eriba-related Mon May 01, 2023 8:03 pmby eribaMotters • | 5.543 Posts
Michael, I've found it weeps and oozes out for many years. It is still doing it around the waste line of our 2017 van.
Dampen a rag with White Spirit, not Meths as it may dissolve the paint on dimpled vans, and give a good wipe. Use an old credit card to cut through the sealant and roll up like a ball of snot. Wipe area repeatedly with the clean spirit dampened rag, repeating as required. Do not be attempted to pull the sealant out. When you are happy give a good wash with soapy water and apply some car polish to bring the shine back on your paintwork.
A few weeks ago I did this on my van and whilst at it used a toothbrush and white spirit to clean the white rubber trim on the waist line. I then used a nail brush and soapy water. It has come up a treat.
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RE: Removing excess sealant
in Anything Eriba-related Tue May 02, 2023 9:13 amby Old Rocker • | 528 Posts
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in Anything Eriba-related Wed May 03, 2023 12:17 pmby SOULBLUESMAN68 • | 1.179 Posts
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in Anything Eriba-related Sun May 07, 2023 4:47 pmby Old Rocker • | 528 Posts
2022 Troll 530, Volvo XC60 2,4 R design
Now all he believes are his eyes, and his eyes they just tell him lies
RE: Removing excess sealant
in Anything Eriba-related Sun May 07, 2023 7:31 pmby PooleDweller • | 754 Posts
Thanks Colin for a way to clean the white stripe. Been wondering for years how best to attack it without damaging paintwork.
Pat & Robin
2015 Eriba Triton 430GT, 2011 VW Golf Estate DSG 2L Diesel
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in Anything Eriba-related Sat Aug 31, 2024 2:14 pmby BobM • | 2 Posts
Hi All
The "rubber" trim is coming away (unstuck) from around the wheel arch on my 2019 Troll. It seems to have been originally fixed in place with the same white, non-setting sealant as is used around the waistline seal (discussed above). Does anyone know the name of the non-setting product used or an equivalent as I'd like to re-affix the loose "rubber" trim
RE: Removing excess sealant
in Anything Eriba-related Sat Aug 31, 2024 4:48 pmby scouteralf • | 123 Posts
the rubber trim has white sealant inside it, remove mudguard by removing two screw at the bottom outside ends and lifting mudguard from two fixed brackets. then remove old rubber and replace with new rubber cut to required length,( bought mine from Jandi not longer in business) but you should be able to get from from a good dealer bought by the metre. the rubber requires a small bit of force to replace around the mudguard, the sticky white sealant the fits against the side of the van.
this will ooze out for a long time be patient and gently wipe it off. Don not forget to replace the screws in the bottom of the mudguard, total time less than an hour and quite easy to do.
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