<VV> Fwd: Windshield Sealing

[Ken Pepke]

The real problem here comes from the inside.  The windshield 'A' pillars are open to the plenum chamber so some wind and rain can blow onto their unfinished insides.   After welding new metal in the area a finish [POR 15] or something should be blown up in there then the bottom closed. 
Ken P
Wyandotte, MI
Worry looks around; Sorry looks back, Faith looks up.



> From: Dale Dewald <dkdewald at pasty.net>
> Date: April 8, 2011 8:09:19 PM EDT
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Windshield Sealing
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I was visiting the fellow doing the bodywork/painting on my wife's 65 Monza 
> and we discussed ways to repair rust around the lower corners of the window 
> frame and how to prepare/finish that area to avoid future rust.  The car is 
> to be a driver (all weather, but not winter/salt), so modifications that 
> would enhance durability might be preferred over maintaining stock 
> appearance.  I will be installing a replacement windshield as the current 
> one is cracked.
> 
> In any case we plan to weld in new metal to repair any perforations. The 
> entire area will be ground to bare metal and treated with POR15 prior to 
> finish painting.  However, the question remains how to deal with water 
> drainage in this area. Should we:
> 
> 1) Rebuild the area as stock, except perhaps enlarging the water drain hole,
> 
> 2) Create some other drain path for water that flows into this area,
> 
> 3) Completely fill/seal the channel between the body and glass?
> 
> If I choose option 3, I would install the glass as usual with butyl tape, 
> then fill the remaining space with clear silicone caulk and install the 
> trim, bedding it in the fresh caulk.  Additional beads of caulk on both 
> sides of the trim would seal it to the body and glass.
> 
> Opinions are welcome, but does anyone have first hand experience and 
> results of applying option 3?  Did it work out better than the stock drain 
> system?
> 
> Dale Dewald
> Hancock, MI 



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