I have a new BF, which has marker
lights on the top and bottom corners. One or two have condensation in them after we drove in the rain. So I tried to take one off but since it did not just pop off I put the screws back, I do not want to use excessive force to pry them off. The screws have a black soft sealant residue on the threads. Appeared to be good waterproof stuff.
This is the problem. I saw a couple of the marker
lights seem to have a place or two where the clear sealant did not completely fill in the gaps.
So I used Goop Marine. Then unfortunately I tried to smooth the bead of Goop. It did not smooth out, it balled up. Looks terrible. According to the Goop Tech data sheet I have to wait until it dries them scrape off what is not wanted.
So how is Goop smoothed out? I licked my finger before smoothing, I tried using a dry finger, neither worked.
I have a tube of 3M 4000 coming in the mail. I have 3M 4200 on hand but it is a large tube for a special applicator, which I don't have. I have Life Calk. Also a couple of tubes of silicone, which I bought before I found out it would be better to use something else.
What sealant to use around the marker
lights? Which, by the way, have condensation in them. They are supposed to be "sealed" but it sure does not seem so, hence my need to run a bead of sealant around each one.