Inner Window Sweeps

[Machspeed]

I need to install new inner window sweeps. Originally these were held in with three staples. Wondering if anyone has secured them with pop rivets???  

[Gary Lewis]

Yes.  Do NOT use staples.  DAMHIK.  (Actually, I broke the door panel.)

I used pop rivets with washers backing them up to spread the load on the plastic.  Worked great.

[grumpin]

I used small screws, washers and bolts for easy removal.

[Rusty_S85]

Gary Lewis wrote

Yes.  Do NOT use staples.  DAMHIK.  (Actually, I broke the door panel.)

I used pop rivets with washers backing them up to spread the load on the plastic.  Worked great.

The new reproduction door panels I got from Dennis-Carpenter had you use pop rivets.

[Gsmblue]

What size rivets?

[Gary Lewis]

I think I used 1/4" rivets w/a 1/4" reach aluminum rivets.

[Machspeed]

I got to looking at it last night, and I'm not sure I can use rivets now. The door panel edge curves downward into the door where it lays flush against a metal flange on the door. Any protrusion from the door panel will be an issue.      

[rcarlisle]

I read one guy used double sided trim tape (3M VHB?) and some zip ties.   Drill holes for zip ties.   And drill carefully in the uncooked lasagna noodles that are 40 year old plastic.  

[Pete Whitstone]

I did this job recently. Instead of staples I used stainless steel wire that I think was about .031" diameter. I clamped the sweep onto the door and drilled holes through them both with a drill bit slightly larger than the wire diameter. I put 2 holes about an inch apart, and did that about 5 or 6 times over the length of the sweep. Then run a U shaped piece of wire through both holes from the sweep side, and then twist them together on the back side. Make sure they are nice and flat on the sweep, like a staple would be. It worked pretty well, and no harm or breakage to the door card.

[Machspeed]

After much contemplation on how to adhere the inner sweep, went the staple route and am very pleased. Used stainless steel 1/2 wide long staples, pre-drilled the window sweep at strategic locations, clamped it to the panel using it as a guide and then drilled the panel and inserted the staples. Staples were then flattened with some large adjustable pliers.

Next job is water shield fabrication. Picture below is of template.

 

[Gary Lewis]

Looks good, John.  

Pre-drilling the door panel should work nicely.  I was shooting the staples through the panel and they broke the panel.

[Rembrant]

Machspeed wrote

I need to install new inner window sweeps. Originally these were held in with three staples. Wondering if anyone has secured them with pop rivets???

I know I'm late, but I used 1/8" stainless rivets and had little squares of sheet metal pre-cut to act as washers so the "squish" of the rivets didn't deform the plastic. They worked great.

[red1980F150]

Lots of good ideas on this thread.  I meant to reply earlier but forgot, but looks like John ended up doing what I was going to suggest.  I used different staples but did the exact same thing.  

I tried shooting a couple without pre-drilling first and quickly discovered that's a bad idea.  I was lucky that my damage wasn't significant and easily hideable.