Greetings, everyone.
I'm planning to tackle the leaking windshield on my 1969 300. After soaking it with a garden hose and a solid rain event, I know it is leaking near the top of the windshield, based on water drops on the dash, steering wheel and front seats.
I am NOT planning to remove the windshield, just pop off the trim, scrape out the old sealant and then apply... something. That's where I'm stuck.
A) I've heard many people say to use urethane sealer, but all the tubes I've seen either imply that it is used to glue the windshield in place or don't imply that it can be used to just run a bead along the windshield to seal it.
B) Silicone looks like it might do the trick, but I've heard conflicting advice; works great, doesn't work great, handles temperature changes, doesn't do well with temperature changes.
C) Then there's butyl tape. Some say that's the original way it was done, others say it's outdated (but a sealer only, which makes it attractive) and that urethane is the way to go, which brings me back to Exhibit A.
Any ideas, suggestions, preferably something that can be easily be found at a hardware or auto parts store? I don't want to wait two weeks and pay more for shipping than the product itself.
Addendum: I've seen plenty of videos on removing the trim using a trim removal tool, but none on putting the trim back on. If anyone can give me a walk through or point me to directions on doing that, I'd be much obliged.
I'm planning to tackle the leaking windshield on my 1969 300. After soaking it with a garden hose and a solid rain event, I know it is leaking near the top of the windshield, based on water drops on the dash, steering wheel and front seats.
I am NOT planning to remove the windshield, just pop off the trim, scrape out the old sealant and then apply... something. That's where I'm stuck.
A) I've heard many people say to use urethane sealer, but all the tubes I've seen either imply that it is used to glue the windshield in place or don't imply that it can be used to just run a bead along the windshield to seal it.
B) Silicone looks like it might do the trick, but I've heard conflicting advice; works great, doesn't work great, handles temperature changes, doesn't do well with temperature changes.
C) Then there's butyl tape. Some say that's the original way it was done, others say it's outdated (but a sealer only, which makes it attractive) and that urethane is the way to go, which brings me back to Exhibit A.
Any ideas, suggestions, preferably something that can be easily be found at a hardware or auto parts store? I don't want to wait two weeks and pay more for shipping than the product itself.
Addendum: I've seen plenty of videos on removing the trim using a trim removal tool, but none on putting the trim back on. If anyone can give me a walk through or point me to directions on doing that, I'd be much obliged.
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