For those of you following my queries on windshield installation, here's the latest.
The shopping centre parking lot windshield crack repair guy wouldn't touch the big chip on the edge of my windshield. Can't really blame him - the chip on the outside was about an inch across, on the inside about 3/4". The glass was completely missing from the outside, but still hanging together on the inside. So I bought some 2 part, long setting epoxy and filled the chips inside and out. I layed a layer of polythene over the glass, then clamped a piece of flexible plastic to the windshield. I then filled the chip with epoxy and left it overnight. Removed the plastic, peeled off the poly and there it was - fixed. No scraping needed. It's right on the edge, so half is hidden by the seal, and it is behind the sun visor, so out of site. Then I installed the windshield myself. The hardest part was removing the wax off the rubber moulding. Used Varsol. Put the seal on the glass, and wrapped the cord into the groove. Installed it myself in about an hour. Discovered there is more patience than skill needed! Saved myself between $50 and $100 (depending on the shop I phoned). Mind you, I didn't put the "Seelastic" in the rubber seal before putting it on the glass, as recommended in the Haynes manual. But I will put a seal of Urethane around the edge, as recommended by several glass installers and friends. Next big trick I think will be installing the metal trim piece! Cheers, Fred /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
