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mgeoffriau 04-12-2010 10:33 PM

The absolute worst part of the Miata...
 
...is that nasty black goop they use to seal the plastic sheet inside the doors. I HATE that stuff. There has got to be a better way to weather-seal the doors without resorting to the perpetually-gooey stick-to-everything ooze.*





*It wasn't slime, it was ooze.

saint_foo 04-12-2010 10:40 PM

Ah yes, I think that's the worst part, too.

chpmnsws6 04-12-2010 11:05 PM

I stock up on that stuff....... Put a touch on your socket to hold the bolt in.

kotomile 04-12-2010 11:49 PM

It's not just in Miatas...

kcbhiw 04-13-2010 12:01 AM

...and this entire time I thought it was the lack of access to the starter bolts. ;)

Really though, that goop does suck. It sticks to everything.

chpmnsws6 04-13-2010 12:15 AM


Originally Posted by kcbhiw (Post 555270)
It sticks to everything.


Well........ That is the idea..... :bowrofl:

Old burnt gear lube is the worst though.

pusha 04-13-2010 01:14 AM

Back before the doors on my shitbox were gutted I had to deal with that crap. Ruined my favorite sweater =*(

arga 04-13-2010 02:07 AM

That's great. I just re-greased my window rails about 2 weeks ago too. I'd been putting it off for months. Thankfully, I didn't ruin any clothing this time.

gospeed81 04-13-2010 06:34 AM


Originally Posted by Pusha (Post 555295)
Back before the doors on my shitbox were gutted I had to deal with that crap. Ruined my favorite sweater =*(


rmcelwee 04-13-2010 08:04 AM

WD-40 is good for taking that shit off. I just pulled the door panel on my Geo Metro and it didn't have black goop. The plastic sheet was glued on (really tough shit to rip off too). I ended up just using a razor blade and cutting the sheet instead of trying to rip it off the door.

saint_foo 04-13-2010 08:08 AM

Wait a second...hold on a minute. I MIGHT have just had a moment of brilliance.

Has ANYONE TRIED THE BLACK GOOP TO PREVENT DP BOLTS FROM BACKING OUT? Anyone?!

OMG, call me a mothereffin' geenyus!

Doppelgänger 04-13-2010 08:10 AM

I think the worst part of the Miata is the v-band clamps, the o-rings and the hard pipes for the heater core. That shit is by far the worst shit I've dealt with.

KPLAFIN 04-13-2010 08:28 AM


Originally Posted by saint_foo (Post 555383)
Wait a second...hold on a minute. I MIGHT have just had a moment of brilliance.

Has ANYONE TRIED THE BLACK GOOP TO PREVENT DP BOLTS FROM BACKING OUT? Anyone?!

OMG, call me a mothereffin' geenyus!

I don't think it would survive the heat, prove me wrong.

saint_foo 04-13-2010 09:13 AM


Originally Posted by KPLAFIN (Post 555392)
I don't think it would survive the heat, prove me wrong.

Surely I jest.




However, if one of you guyses tries it, and it DOES IN FACT WORK, you heard it hear first!!!!

Newbsauce 04-13-2010 09:39 AM

I actually disassembled a door for my NB yesterday and got that shit all over my arms. What a pain in the ass to get off. Also, whoever decided to assemble the internals of the doors should be fucking shot.

thagr81 us 04-13-2010 09:51 AM


Originally Posted by Doppelgänger (Post 555384)
I think the worst part of the Miata is the v-band clamps, the o-rings and the hard pipes for the heater core. That shit is by far the worst shit I've dealt with.

This!

magnamx-5 04-13-2010 10:23 AM

fuck that the worst thing to ever deal with on a miata are the power window regulators i went through 3 of em before i got the motherfucker right 60 bucks apeice ftl.


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