Rear hatch weatherstrip

[timsz]

I want to get this weatherstrip done. On the upper outer rear hatch seal, does the lip face towards the inner hatch or does it face towards the front of the car and the right and left side of the body. My weatherstrip has a round circle and a lip. Can't take a pic. Thanks

[timsz]

I see how it goes now.

[Namerow]

Just did this job myself.  To confirm for you, the lip faces away from the hatch opening (i.e. faces to the front of the car for the section that goes over the top of the hatch).

Before you get started with the adhesive, use a paint-friendly cleaning liquid to clean both the pinch strip surface and the surface where the lip will seat.  Use the same cleaner to clean the inside groove of the weatherstrip, as well as the bottom surface of the lip. 

Apply a light coating of weatherstrip adhesive to the inboard edge of the pinch strip. Also apply a thin smear of adhesive to the underside of the weatherstrip lip.  Forget about applying adhesive "to both surfaces" (overkill). 

When installing the weatherstrip, start from the centre of the top of the opening and work outward to one side and then down.  Then go back and do the other side.  The weatherstrip will stick pretty firmly right from the get go, so go slowly and avoid creating wrinkles.  Be extra careful around the upper corners of the opening.  The pinch strip isn't very tall and it's easy to miss the actual contour of the corner when you're pushing the weatherstrip into place.  Pushing a length of clear-vinyl tubing (1/2" diameter?) down into the groove so that it presses down on the lip will help to seat the weatherstrip properly (especially around those two corners).

If you don't remove the hatch from the car, it will be a bear of a job (maybe impossible?) to install the weatherstrip properly over the top of the hatch opening.  Probably a good idea to apply painter's cling-film over the roof and rear quarter panels around the opening before you get started with the adhesive.

[timsz]

Thank you