So it's finally time to start putting these back together.
I noticed when I took them apart that there was two different materials used between the panels.
Running along the top of the engine bay there was some gooey material with a string running through it between the chassis and the fender. And There was a bondo like material between the fenders and the front air dam. They are now long gone as they were cleaned off when I removed all the rust and repainted.
Do I need to replace them? Only other car I ever took body panels off of, my Jeep, didn't have anything like that. What were they and what purpose did they serve?
The stuff with the string it it is 3M Strip Caulk. (http://www.3m.com/product/information/Strip-Caulk.html) It's the same stuff holding the tar paper inside the doors and many other uses.
The bondo-material may be bondo? I'm not sure, but I know what you're talking about.
I totally forgot about that stuff when I was reassembling my Eagle so none of it got put back in. The stuff between the fenders and front air dam is not bondo, it has some flexibility. I think its probably just a caulking that has gotten very stiff over the years.
thanks!
I ordered some of the caulk strip. Think I may just use that at the other spot since it seems like I'll have plenty left over.
I used some white seam sealer from the local body supply, cost $8 for a tube that fits in a caulking gun.