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84LX89GT · 01-27-2002, 08:19 PM

I have the same problem with my GT Josh....it sucks. One of my friend's dad's let me use some detailer's clay (as he called it) and it took about 3 minutes to get the wax out of a relatively small area and i didn't feel like hanging out for an hour doing that. Other than that i'm not sure what you can do to get it out. I've seen replacement window seals available in Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords magazine (i think this last issue had an article about replacing the seal around the rear 1/4 window) and the weather stripping above the door is fairly easy to obtain as well. The bad news: replacing all that costs about $150+ dollars.
You could try the detailer's clay, but it takes awhile because you have to rub hard and long enough to dislodge all the wax stuck inside the corroded rubber.

01-27-2002, 08:19 PM	#2
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	I have the same problem with my GT Josh....it sucks. One of my friend's dad's let me use some detailer's clay (as he called it) and it took about 3 minutes to get the wax out of a relatively small area and i didn't feel like hanging out for an hour doing that. Other than that i'm not sure what you can do to get it out. I've seen replacement window seals available in Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords magazine (i think this last issue had an article about replacing the seal around the rear 1/4 window) and the weather stripping above the door is fairly easy to obtain as well. The bad news: replacing all that costs about $150+ dollars. You could try the detailer's clay, but it takes awhile because you have to rub hard and long enough to dislodge all the wax stuck inside the corroded rubber. __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)