Striker plate seam sealer alternative question - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Cesar Diaz · 01-30-2024, 03:46 PM

Hey guys,

I recently removed my striker plates because I installed sound deadener and to refinish them and upon doing a search, I realized that the goop that was on them is seam sealer. I don't really have another use at this time for seam sealer.

Is there an alternative that I can use, would gasket maker work just as well?

**MikeB** · 01-31-2024, 01:04 PM

Hmmm. I've never noticed seam sealer used on any of my 50s-80s vehicles' striker plates.

Wouldn't work out too well if you had to make an adjustment later on. Might have been done by some previous owner.

**Jason Banks** · 01-31-2024, 02:28 PM

I have seen the seam sealer or whatever it is on several trucks. I have not ever put anything back on them.

The last ones I blasted and had done in black zinc, then reinstalled dry.

Cesar Diaz · 01-31-2024, 11:07 PM

Thank you for the responses . I ended up putting a little silicone just so they would nit squeek

01-30-2024, 03:46 PM	#1
Cesar Diaz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Stevenson Ranch, CA Posts: 70	Striker plate seam sealer alternative question Hey guys, I recently removed my striker plates because I installed sound deadener and to refinish them and upon doing a search, I realized that the goop that was on them is seam sealer. I don't really have another use at this time for seam sealer. Is there an alternative that I can use, would gasket maker work just as well? __________________ Cesar Diaz 1972 C10 Big Block 402 Cheyenne

01-31-2024, 01:04 PM	#2
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 4,038	Re: Striker plate seam sealer alternative question Hmmm. I've never noticed seam sealer used on any of my 50s-80s vehicles' striker plates. Wouldn't work out too well if you had to make an adjustment later on. Might have been done by some previous owner. __________________ Mike 1969 Custom/10 LWB -- owned for 37 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. Hedman stainless headers. Old Air installation in progress. 1982 Custom Deluxe 10 SWB -- converted from 250-six to roller cam 350 w/ Vortec heads -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB, 305, TH350C -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) which I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 26 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

01-31-2024, 02:28 PM	#3
Jason Banks Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: TX Posts: 1,787	Re: Striker plate seam sealer alternative question I have seen the seam sealer or whatever it is on several trucks. I have not ever put anything back on them. The last ones I blasted and had done in black zinc, then reinstalled dry.

01-31-2024, 11:07 PM	#4
Cesar Diaz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Stevenson Ranch, CA Posts: 70	Re: Striker plate seam sealer alternative question Thank you for the responses . I ended up putting a little silicone just so they would nit squeek __________________ Cesar Diaz 1972 C10 Big Block 402 Cheyenne



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