Seams that need sealed?

[Doppleganger]

I need some advice here. Its been decades since I last painted a car or did any kind of extensive bodywork, plus I'm semi-retarded so this is either a big deal or nothing at all.

I'm preparing to primer my cab again after all the bodywork, bondo, etc. Noticed the seam sealer on both door openings looking mighty low. Had some seam sealer (black) to try and fill them in. This stuff is supposed to cure up and be sandable in a couple hours. They lied. It looked kind of glumpy - maybe old? I'm not crazy about it so decided to remove it - maybe use some SEM 2-part seam sealer - dunno. Anyways, this is what was showing when I removed it all.

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Am I supposed to cover the spot welds with seam sealer or smooth them out with some icing? Just looks like crap ATM - not sure what t think of it.

Then here's the other side I haven't touched yet.

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Just kind of in mid-brain fart territory. Looks like a massive mess - but then again, maybe not.

Dunno.

Thoughts? Condemnations? Derogatory remarks?

 

[legopnuematic]

From the factory the seam sealer would have been in-between the panels before they were spot welded, the squeeze out would have been wiped I guess to smooth it.

If you want to smooth the spot weld dimples thats a personal choice.

Definitely use a 2k seam sealer. In my opinion absolutely worth it over the old single component stuff. I use 3m 08308 heavy bodied seam sealer. Bought it from Zoro last time as I was able to use a 20 or 25% coupon.

I'm sure SEM's 2k offering would be fine too.

 

[CalSgt]

I can’t compare to the 2K sealers but I did most of my truck in 3M 1K Urethane (#08362) there was another type I used but can’t remember. All of my seams turned out fine.

One thing to note is some of them are rated for DTM and others need the parts to be painted or primed first.

ETA: The 3M seam sealer and windshield adhesive are in nearly identical containers, we were getting ready to glue in a back glass on my dad’s truck and he handed me a tube of white seam sealer. Good thing I tried to prime the nozzle into a trash can before I started gluing.