Fitting the locking strip into the front and rear screen rubbers has never been my favourite job - and still isn't - but having tried it in the past with screw-drivers, knives and a lot of swearing, I recently bought a tool designed to do the job, which broke the first time I used it - more swearing. I tried making my own out of wire - usually not rigid enough, a large split-pin (this worked quite well) - until my eye fell on something most of us would have. The 'bull-dog' clip holding my receipts together. Simply take out one of the steel 'handles' - they are very strong and coated so slide well. Squeeze the rounded end in a vice or with pliers to just a bit bigger than the width of the strip, and put a slight curve upward at the base of the loop. Lock it into the end of a bullnose vice grip plier, grab your lubricant, and you'll have it done in under five minutes.
Insert the loop longways into the channel for the locking strip. Water with a bit of detergent makes a good enough lubricant. Turn the loop across the channel while pressing in, so it spreads the sides - and insert one end of the locking strip, round side facing out. Then push/pull the tool along the groove, leaning it back at about 20 degrees. You will need to hold the strip still to get started, but after a few centimetres it will hold itself. Make sure the rest of the loose strip goes in straight and is covered on both sides once inserted. If you pop out on the corners, pull out the strip back to a straight part and have another go. when you reach the end, look around the whole rubber seal to make sure it's smooth and straight, Then cut the locking strip about 4-5 mm too long, push the very end up against the end you started with, and work the little buckle into the channel - which puts pressure on the strip and allows for some expansion...job done.
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