Date:         Mon, 1 Jun 2020 10:30:25 -0400
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: leaky windshield
Comments: To: Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com>
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Dan,

I usually find a good glass mechanic, versus a glass installer like those
Safelite guys, to install my windshields. They run a special kind of caulk
under the rubber, glass side and metal side, outside only, after the glass
is installed. I think it's just black weatherstripping sealant. Icky stuff
that requires something like naphtha to clean up. They test for leakage by
giving the windshield a good soaking then using air pressure to see if the
water can be forced through the seal. This is good for testing your current
leak to start with too.

And don't discount what Ben T said about the antenna; common source of
leaks on the driver's side when there's no rust bubbles under the
windshield weatherstripping.

Good luck!
Marc

On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 3:30 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> hi all...
>
> leaky windshield here... 6 months ago my wife's van had a cracked
> windshield.. she brought it to the mechanic who hired a windshield guy
> replacing the glass with new seal (from GW), he didn't use any sealant...
> and now it's leaking... (no rust around the windshield)
>  - it leaks on the driver side corner, around the clutch pedal...
> the problem is the shop's more than 1000 miles from where we live... so
> drive it there for warranty repair is out...
> so here I am thinking about... I need your input for the best solution...
> thanks
>
> 1. hire a another glass guy to pull out the windshield and replace the seal
> with sealant this time.
> 2. hire a another glass guys to pull out the windshield and the seal put
> the seal and glass back with sealant this time.
> 2. use some sort of clear caulking under the lip of the seal ... a DYI job
> by myself...
>
> thanks again
>
> dan
>