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Hey all - These recent threads about attaching your seals with contact cement and other messy, sticky adhesives......there is a better, neater, easier way. There is something called double sided, acrylic foam tape. This stuff is used by all of the major auto manufacturers to hold side molding trim and seals on new cars. The stuff is very strong and very durable. It can usually be found at your FLAPS, but will be pretty pricey. 3M is the major manufacturer of the stuff and you can buy generic weatherstripping with the tape already on the back. I used the stuff on prototype cars at Ford all the time. Good stuff. Check with a body shop supply house to get the stuff in bulk rolls. Application is easy. Simply make sure the painted surface is clean, dry and oil free. Start peeling off one side of the backing for the tape and stick it to the painted surface. Work your way around the sealing su*z’ ressing the tape down firmly. When completed, simply start peeling off the second backing material and sticking your seal to it. Work your way around again and you are done. Simple and clean. CAUTION: This tape is not meant to be repositionable, so be careful putting it down. Later, John Jaranson '71 FI Auto Fasty ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org