Adhesive for moisture barrier in early A body

[azaustin]

What is the white, string-like adhesive used to attach the moisture barrier on the interior of early A-bodies? I’ve used duct tape to re-attach the plastic sheeting before, but I would prefer to use something like the OEM adhesive. Picture attached. Thanks

 

[mopowers]

Rope caulk, Caulking cord, dum dum, etc. It goes by a bunch of terms.

 

[Professor Fate]

Rope caulk, Caulking cord, dum dum, etc. It goes by a bunch of terms.

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And it's available at any hardware or home improvement store. Cheap.

 

[Murray]

Bottom edge that tucks into slot would use black duct tape.

 

[Dana67Dart]

or amazon. Interestingly it looks gray till you press the plastic into it, then it looks white

 

[Dana67Dart]

Bottom edge that tucks into slot would use black duct tape.

the factory used some type of what looks like black gaffers tape with a blue masking tape feel. BUT I suspect it there to hold it in place till the door card is on more than for sealing purposes

 

[CFD244]

I'm doing it now......Picked up some 1/8 butyl cord from a glass shop......Seems to work good.

 

[mopowers]

I prefer the black butyl cord from 3M. It helps sticking in the fridge for a bit before using. Once it warms up, it's a little gummy and sticks to everything you don't want it to.

 

[michiganpat]

if you don't care about originality, this is not OEM style, but in my duster, the plastic crumbled and fell apart when I was taking care of some faded interior plastic. I bought a roll of this and it works great: Deck Flash Barrier 12" X 25' Self-Adhesive Ledger Board And Post Flashing

rubbery/flexible, sticky on one side. with the 12" width I ended up doing 2 overlapping layers (kind of like siding)