bpdfs

Just got my 93 40th weatherstripping all put on, It has a horrible smell from it, I have kept windows down for about a week its a lil better but still there.. Has anyone else had this problem? What did you do to get rid of smell????
Thanks

Frizlefrak

I just installed new weatherstrip and it had no odor whatsoever. I used CRC strips from Willcox. Who did you buy it from?

SJW

I recently bought a rear hatch w/s from Willcox, and it reeked of what smelled like insecticide. Nothing I tried solved the problem, so I sent it back. Told them that if they had one that didn't stink, I'd be happy to have it in exchange. They declined to try again. There is no way I'd install something that smelled like that on my Corvette. I wouldn't put something that smelled that bad on a go-kart.

Sorry to hear you're having the same problem. The only thing I can suggest is to let it air out, and hope for the best, if you've already installed it.

Good luck with it. Let us know how it turns out.

Live well,

SJW

bpdfs

Its already been installed and I got it From Wilcox as well. It was a horrible smell and very difficult to drive in, It is a lil better, But not gone, I was trying to find something I could clean it with, Im really pissed off but its too late cause its allready been installed and pay for...

HlhnEast

Its a pretty common complaint. Who did you buy yours from?

jon0108

That smell is from the rear hatch seal. Man, that smell is going to hang around for a while. My car is rarely driven, and a year later, I still get a hint of that odor as soon as I open the door. The "reinforced corners better than GM" will split before the smell goes away

pbergmann

My rear hatch seal came from Wilcox also...reminded me of a skunk or mildew from wet carpet.
Unfortunatly it took 2 YEARS for it to go away.

jeffp1167

Eat some burrito's and you won't worry about the weatherstripping smell anymore.

Frizlefrak

Wow....that's odd. Mine had no odor at all. If nothing else works, put it in a small room with an ozone generator. A few hours later, no smell whatsoever.

MARKRUBYRED

Maybe there were stinkbugs in the packaging. This is one of the strangest threads I have seen in C-4 and I have been a member on CF for a long time.

redvtt

Pine tree deodorizer strips worked great in my truck.

primalurges

I wonder if rubbing di-electric grease will seal them and stop the stink?

jon0108

Nope, already tried that.

Blue95C4

So, where did you buy the WS ?

Don

jon0108

I bought my rear hatch seal from Willcox.

Frizlefrak

Put it in a container with a small ozone generator. One hour later, vent the container. Problem solved.

avigar

Was the smell present after the package was unwrapped from Willcox? I wonder if letting it sit and bake outside in the sun, for a few days, will remove the smell?

jon0108

definetlly leave it outside or the garage for a couple of days to get rid of the smell. Dont do like I did and leave it inside the house

jrzvette

I got my rear hatch WS from Wilcox. When it first arrived I opened the package and put it in the basement. The next day my wife told me to get it out of the house. I put it in the garage for a few weeks and the smell was gone by the time I installed it (with jon0108's help).

SJW

Mine stank up the whole house before I even opened the package. It was still sealed in the plastic bag, and sat in the foyer for only about an hour, and the stench about drove me out of the house.

I tried soaking it in water overnight in the laundry sink, washing it down with soap and water, and none of that helped. I then laid it out across the picnic table in my backyard, and it stunk up half of the neighborhood. The odor seemed to have eased up a little bit after four days out there, but it still reeked, so I sent it back. There is NO WAY that was going anywhere near my Corvette. I wouldn't have used that weatherstrip to seal a coffin.

Live well,

SJW