Author Topic: Cowl-to-Firewall caulking question  (Read 961 times)

BAD2000TA

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Cowl-to-Firewall caulking question
« on: August 23, 2021, 12:47:12 PM »
On my Trans Am, I'm trying to restore the cowl and firewall area. Just clean-up and repaint. There's some caulking on the upper cowl that mates to the top of the firewall.

Does everybody just use the 3M Strip-Calk strips? Just press into the gap and leave unpainted? Thanks!

1980 Trans Am Y84 SE, WS6, 455, Sniper EFI, T-tops
2001 Trans Am WS6, 6-speed, Stroked LS6 (383), Custom Comp Cam, LS6 heads, Strange 60
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roadking77

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Re: Cowl-to-Firewall caulking question
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2021, 06:09:24 PM »
For that area I would not use the caulking strips. I would go with a brushable seem sealer. Factory was really slopped on there, but you can put some blue tape down and make it much neater.
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Re: Cowl-to-Firewall caulking question
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2021, 06:46:23 PM »
I use seam sealer and use a brush dipped in wax & grease remover to recreate the look of the original brushed on sealer.
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Re: Cowl-to-Firewall caulking question
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2021, 06:08:18 AM »
Wallington has great information  :-D  Like Not a TA I have dipped a brush in a mild gun cleaning solvent first then use that brush to smoot out the sealer. I have used the small acid brushes. On the floor for my 79 I recently did I just gobbed it on. Looked pretty much factory. Of course that will be covered up.
Finished!
77 T/A - I will Call this one DONE!
79 TATA 4sp-Next Project?
79 TATA - Lost to Fire!
86 Grand Prix - Sold
85 T/A - Sold
85 Fiero - Sold
82 Firebird - Sold
'38-CZ 250
'39-BSA Gold Star
'49-Triumph 350
'52-Ariel Red Hunter
'66-BSA Lightning
'01-HD RoadKing

BAD2000TA

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Re: Cowl-to-Firewall caulking question
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2021, 07:30:44 PM »

1980 Trans Am Y84 SE, WS6, 455, Sniper EFI, T-tops
2001 Trans Am WS6, 6-speed, Stroked LS6 (383), Custom Comp Cam, LS6 heads, Strange 60
"That's an attention-getter"

Re: Cowl-to-Firewall caulking question
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2021, 07:30:44 PM »

 

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