Thanks everyone for the suggestions and warnings. Stuart: I agree that it is a job that needs doing - I just wish that list was not so long and I had more time/money on my hands (and why do you own this van again?!.... :) oh right, it was fun to work on.) . One excuse is wanting to give the van a paint next year - but I guess new rubber will be easier to remove and replace without damage the rubber? I fear removing it and seeing a giant rust spot and having to deal with that before putting it back.... eesh... I really should just get to it huh. If there is a rust spot in the window, sooner is better. How long did it take you to do the job? I'd rather not do a quick job now that will cause a lot more work later. The suggestion of a silicone sealant in between the glass and seal seems like it would be reasonable and not cause too much more work. One way or another I want to sort these leaks out in the next week or so. Thanks again all, Tom
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote: > Usually window seals leak between the glass and the rubber, not between the > body and rubber (unless you have a lot of rust there). I just replaced my > rear window seal for this reason. It was hard and dried out from being in > a > sunny climate for years, but the rubber to body side was fine. It's over > an > inch wide, and there are three or four small fins that seal really well. > > Order a seal, pick up a can of silicone spray and some 1/4" cotton rope and > replace it (with an assistant, of course). You'll thank yourself since you > won't have a bunch of gunk to clean up later! > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Courtney Hook > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 9:52 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Emergency/temporary window rubber fix > > Up here in Canada you can buy a product by Permatex called Flowable > Silicone > Windshield glass Sealant. Comes in a blue blister pack and as the name > suggests, is specifically for leaky seals. I used it on my baywindow about > 2 > yrs ago, with complete success on the windshield passenger side corner. It > is a very "seeking" product; it crawls down under the seal and you think it > won't flow when you first put it on, but you'd be wrong. I came out a few > hours later and couldn't find where I'd applied it. It had crawled down > under the lip of the seal as intended. I think it's great stuff, and will > probably buy you time. My time has been 2 years; darn, I gotta get on that > body resto. :-) Courtney > > ========I'm thankful to all those who said "no". Because of them I did it > myself.======== > |
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