Just done the job on one door with roof and gutter stuff. It sort of went a bit like putty and could almost be moulded (hope that's not a bad sign). Still another door to do but might wait to see if the seal still gets wet on the one I've done.

An interesting point is the official retrofit central locking kit prevents you putting sealant up to just under half way on the door without removing the actuator. I tried doing it up to the point where the actuator stops me putting any more and hope that's adequate.

Edited 6 November, 201015 yr by anewman

Just done the job on one door with roof and gutter stuff. It sort of went a bit like putty and could almost be moulded (hope that's not a bad sign). Still another door to do but might wait to see if the seal still gets wet on the one I've done.

An interesting point is the official retrofit central locking kit prevents you putting sealant up to just under half way on the door without removing the actuator. I tried doing it up to the point where the actuator stops me putting any more and hope that's adequate.

yeah its like putty

silicone just sticks everywhere the gutter sealant can be moulded easily and sets in 12 hours

This thread still leaves me with some uncertainty as to the best sealant to use.

Silicone = definite no no

There should be absolutely no problem whatsoever with silicone so long as it's applied when it's dry.

For example I installed it in my shower over four years ago, both around the base and around the glazed screen - after four years of hot power-showered water it's still absolutely fine. It's the application you have to get right!

Edited 6 November, 201015 yr by DRJ

There should be absolutely no problem whatsoever with silicone so long as it's applied when it's dry.

For example I installed it in my shower over four years ago, both around the base and around the glazed screen - after four years of hot power-showered water it's still absolutely fine. It's the application you have to get right!

+1 :yes:

There should be absolutely no problem whatsoever with silicone so long as it's applied when it's dry.

For example I installed it in my shower over four years ago, both around the base and around the glazed screen - after four years of hot power-showered water it's still absolutely fine. It's the application you have to get right!

Agreed, but I don't think silicone is right for this job. Actually getting the door dry in the first place is not an easy job. I tried in the middle of summer and gave everything a blast with a hairdryer to try and get it bone dry, but there were still drops of water coming through. I'd recommend the roof/gutter sealant everytime for this job (I certainly wouldn't put the stuff in my shower though )

My cars still lovely and dry, even after some awful rain, I just hope I never have to take any of the carriers off, because I'll have to get them sealed again then!!

Yep I barely seem to get one day without rain at the moment to do anything

Oh bother! Well steamed up and it's not due to the rumpy-pumpy. Research here tells me that my car now has the VERY common door seal problem, just happened in the last 2 days. It's the nearside passenger door. Thanks to everyone contributing to this topic I've got the plastic sheet in place and I'll soon be round to Halfords for a bag of clips. I'm going to use SikaLastomer-710 as a seal. It's a butyl sealant used in the caravan trade which isn't affected by damp and does not completely set, so the joint can be broken again later if needs be. I used it once to bed in a replacement toughened glass window in the door of my motorhome after some impoverished young Spaniards smashed the original. It worked brilliantly, except that you have to be very precise because it adheres like **** to a blanket.

I done mine in summer and I used tiger seal and its with stood this recent horrible weather up my way.

Has worked for me anyway

i used tomson gutter seal from b and q,also i put some self tapping screws along the bottom edge.

I'm going to pick up some sealant for mine tomorrow - hopefully no wet carpets and no condensation after that!

I've said it before.... and I'll say it again.... but the Fabia's gonna be one hell of a smelly classic in the future!