In other words, I am hearing a couple things here. #1, if the inside of whatever you are sealing is dry, then the effort is good but be mindful of other products that will hold up better over time. 2, if the inside is not dry and more water leaks in, then you cause more damage as the channel will hold water. The previous owner of my car used silicon and bath tub caulk on the edges of chrome trim. All that did was hold the water in. You can guess the result.
Thanks Mike mike --- John Nasta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not offended at all. Are you saying that > silicone can get through the > paint & primer and into the pores of the metal? I > would not have expected it > to be quite that tenacious. I also don't have it in > the window channel at > all. It's only where the moldings meet the body & > the glass, so I didn't > expect it to be that hard to get rid of. Thanks for > the tip about the > urethane sealant. I had never heard of that. > > John Nasta > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Mike Holleman > Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 10:10 AM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Package Tray - 69 > Chevelle > > John, I hope I didn't offend you with my " no > silicone comments. That was > not my intention. Silicone is a bodyman's nightmare. > In any form, spray or > adhesive in a tube in can cause major trouble to the > guy that is doing a > repaint. It gets into the pores of the metal and > defys you to get it out. > Then after painting it will cause flaws and lifting. > The guy that does my > paint work has a fit if he sees silicone in my > building. I would suggest > using Urethane winshield sealant instead to stop > your leaks around the seal. > And only new metal should be used to repair the rust > holes. > FWIW > Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 2:58 AM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Package Tray - 69 > Chevelle > > > > p.s. I know that my front & rear glass used to > leak, and now they don't, > > and > > it only took a thin bead of silicone to seal it, > so you might have a hard > > time convincing me that I've made anything any > worse. The next time those > > pieces of glass come out will hopefully be the > next time that the car gets > > painted, and it will be stripped down for that. > I'm not worried about > > getting the silicone off. The paint under it will > be coming off too. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.0/269 - > Release Date: 2/24/2006 > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
