Homemade rubber gaskets?

[breckbone]

I was looking at the rubber gaskets on the body emblems of my 40 (like the 4WD emblem, etc) as well as the hood hinges and they all look pretty weathered. I was thinking of finding some rubber in sheets and making my own gaskets. Is there a particular type of rubber to get and what would the thickness be?
Thanks.
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[crushr]

I think Shane (AATLAS1X here on mud) used to sell some plastic sheeting just for that purpose - you might send him a PM and see what he used, or if he still has some.

 

[trekker]

I did the OEM route on my 40 for the gaskets.

For other metal to metal areas (rear doors, hood latches, etc.) I used some heavy duty vinal designed for the bottom of shower floors. I got this super cheap at HD or lowes. It is grey in color and you need to buy it by the foot.

 

[LC_Hamma]

I did the OEM route on my 40 for the gaskets.

For other metal to metal areas (rear doors, hood latches, etc.) I used some heavy duty vinal designed for the bottom of shower floors. I got this super cheap at HD or lowes. It is grey in color and you need to buy it by the foot.

I got the same exact stuff. It's waterproofing membrane. IMO, it's too thin but will suffice for *most applications, compared to the OEM rubber. Could be used for reuseable gasket material too.......

 

[Volunteer]

As much as I complain about having to travel to ride nice trails I appreciate living in place full of specialized businesses that cater to a multi-billion dollar oil field industry. There is one called Acadiana Rubber and Gasket I used them for multiple things and they've custom made me several F/2F manifold gaskets out of material used for turbine engines its a 1 time gasket and you don't have to worry about cracking or burning it from the heat of a header. I also bought some industrial rubber about 3/16 in thickness in a 6Ft x 4FT sheet but they can cut you what ever you need. I'm going to use it for emblems, hinges, and what ever else I need it for. Its good to have. I don't know how willing they are or if it would cost effective if they shipped it but you can give them a call. The quality of the rubber is very good and will last a lifetime on my cruiser thats garage kept. If it don't work out let me know I'll do you a favor and go pick some up for you and ship it USPS it should be to much. I'll post a pick of the material tonight.

http://acadianarubber.com/Home_Page.html

 

[breckbone]

As much as I complain about having to travel to ride nice trails I appreciate living in place full of specialized businesses that cater to a multi-billion dollar oil field industry. There is one called Acadiana Rubber and Gasket I used them for multiple things and they've custom made me several F/2F manifold gaskets out of material used for turbine engines its a 1 time gasket and you don't have to worry about cracking or burning it from the heat of a header. I also bought some industrial rubber about 3/16 in thickness in a 6Ft x 4FT sheet but they can cut you what ever you need. I'm going to use it for emblems, hinges, and what ever else I need it for. Its good to have. I don't know how willing they are or if it would cost effective if they shipped it but you can give them a call. The quality of the rubber is very good and will last a lifetime on my cruiser thats garage kept. If it don't work out let me know I'll do you a favor and go pick some up for you and ship it USPS it should be to much. I'll post a pick of the material tonight.

http://acadianarubber.com/Home_Page.html

Great, thanks! I'll look forward to a pic of the rubber. I just emailed their sales dept and will see if they can meet my needs.
Thanks for the link!
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[dbarrett]

http://www.sealsales.com/gasketmaterial/BunaN.shtml

here is where I got mine by the sheet.

 

[breckbone]

I just found this on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...tToStoreCat&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

Seems like it might work out. Not too pricey and a good size for gaskets. The guy at Arcadian Rubber said this kind of neoprene at this thickness is fine. Plus this is cheaper than he can get it to me.


Thanks for all the responses!

 

[Doug_S]

One thing that you might want to consider is using old inner tube rubber. I've used it in the past and it works great. It cuts easily with either an x-acto blade or scissors. Cheap too.

 

[breckbone]

One thing that you might want to consider is using old inner tube rubber. I've used it in the past and it works great. It cuts easily with either an x-acto blade or scissors. Cheap too.

Great idea! Thanks!

 

[Coolerman]

I picked up a 4' x 4' sheet of 1/8" fuel and oil resistant 'rubber' locally for under $20. I made a set of gaskets for a buddy for his tailgate and they came out great. Also made the gasket for the oil fill tube cap on my F engine with it. I found a neat way to cut circles without any expensive tools. I found a compass in an art store that allows you to clamp an X-Acto knife in place of the normal pencil. Now I can adjust the compass to the size of the circle I need and instead of drawing the circle the X-Acto blade cuts it out. See pic. Also Harbor Freight has a set of gasket making tools (hollow punches) for making perfect holes in gasket material. I was easily able to duplicate the gasket shown.