Advice on sealant please

[roseytvr]

Finally sorted my heating and ventilation issues on the Tamora and putting the covers back on the heater flap. Question is how do I secure them as I can only get self tapers in on two sides of each box.

Silicone is probably the answer but which type? I am worried that once bonded I won’t be able to get the covers back off as I only have blade access to cut the silicone on one side. Any recommendations for a “softer” setting compound that will seal the boxes but still come apart when needed?

[Penelope Stopit]

This sealant stays soft

How do I know? Used it to fill a hole that was once filled with a boot release button, it's still soft after 6 years, wrong sealant for my job though as I needed it to go off hard

https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/1399542O/3m-wi...

[GAjon]

Caravan panel seal/mastic should do it.

[N7GTX]

https://www.frost.co.uk/black-windscreen-sealer/

This type of sealant never sets hard so easy to pull apart if needed.

[GreenV8S]

Butyl tape is the ideal stuff for that. It sticks to most things, doesn't set, it forms a strong seal and is chemically stable. It's also easy to separate just by slowly pulling the joint apart, and easy to clean off the residue.

I don't know whether the other products linked to are butyl based, but it's often used to seal windscreens and caravan panels and so on, so they may well be.

[roseytvr]

Thanks chaps, I have some windscreen sealant and butyl tape in the garage somewhere, I’ll have a play and see which works best.