Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:35:40 -0700
Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject: Re: fluid film - new use - windscreen sealer?
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Just looked at their web site. The MSDS indicated that the only ingredient
is petroleum-based oil. And a compressed gas (propane?) as a propellant.
Karl Wolz
|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
|Alistair Bell
|Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:02 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: fluid film - new use - windscreen sealer?
|
|Fluid Film, i got it at a FLAPS. Its a lanolin based rust preventer.
|Its very good at that, but I'm not guaranteeing the windscreen sealing
|hack, that's really a minor stop gap.
|
|alistair
|
|PS a load of melting wet snow on van today, no leaks on windscreen.
|
|On 12-Jan-11, at 1:52 PM, Zolly wrote:
|
|> Alistair,
|>
|> What's the name of this product and where can one find it?
|> Zoltan
|>
|>
|> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@SHAW.CA>
|> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
|> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:57 AM
|> Subject: fluid film - new use - windscreen sealer?
|>
|>
|>> I'm reluctantly posting this hack, its not a 100% solution.
|>>
|>> I have a leak in my windscreen seal. The van came with evidence of
|>> some sealant around the edge between body and rubber, and this last
|>> summer I tried adding a bit more. But when van is parked during a
|>> heavy overnight rainstorm, there is still a bit of water collecting
|>> inside on forward part of dash, righthand side.
|>>
|>> I know I have to pull the glass and do it right. But meanwhile...
|>> using the straw on the aerosol can of fluid film, I sprayed around
|>> the
|>> outside edge where it meets the body. All along the top edge and the
|>> sides especially.
|>>
|>> Well it seems to have helped. I'm guessing the waxy hydrophobic
|>> nature
|>> of the FF is forming a bit of a barrier to water. Its not a perm.
|>> fix,
|>> but its working so far.
|>>
|>> alistair
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