I don't know about cake Denny! Let's just say I got through it. Took your advice and started at the center top which seemed to work OK. The most frustrating part was where the two sides meet in the middle. The joint is not a show car job. I just hope it does not start to separate or anything. Guess we'll see in a few years.
One thing I'd like to point out is working with the weatherstrip adhesive sucks. At first, I followed the directions on the package and tried to get the material on both the metal and rubber but that turned out to be too difficult because it tacks up really fast and wont spread. If you try to spread the glue in the opposite direction it will pull off. It also tends to drip which creates long, wispy strands that invariably wind up where you don't want it. You basically have one chance to kind of paint it on. I found the best way to get it on consistently was to use a cheap 1/2" detail paint brush. Still made a mess but I was able to contain it a little better.
Here's the first side done.
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Complete.
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Tools of the trade. After the first half, I cut the bottom of the brush bristles because it hardened up.
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Not sure how I'm going to get this excess residue off, probably Goo Gone on a Q-Tip or something like that.
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More to come.