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[Jcoxall]

After replacing the seal in my 1982 austin mini my window screen still leaks in both bottom corners, any ideas I could put into place to fix the leak? Cheers

[Zara]

Silly question but did you put some sealant under the windscreen seal to help it seal properly?

 

Just asking as when I changed mine, my rear had no sealant in at all :/

[Jcoxall]

Under the seal? There was a little but not much. I was thinking of sealing it up now the window is in but thought it would make abit of a mess, think it might be a good idea to take it out and seal it that way.. Cheers Zara.

[corrado vr6]

Shouldn't need sealant although I know some people on here have done so

Are you 100% sure it's the windscreen seal and not a hole somewhere, was there any rust at all on the lip that the rubber sits on?

[Zara]

As above re the rust etc aswell

 

yeah get a good bit of screen sealant underneath mate, and wipe it off as its drying, mines still got some on as I did all mine on the same day lol and ran out of time to do some wiping haha

 

nee worries dude!

Edited by Zara, 10 December 2013 - 06:58 PM.

[Fast Ivan]

arbomast is your friend here

[Jcoxall]

I'll have ago with some sealant to start thanks for the help :)

[dklawson]

I have used various glass sealants over the years and now have settled on one class only, flowable RTV silicone.

 

Flowable silicone is NOT regular RTV.  It is clear, very thin, remains gummy, and is easily removed from paint and rubber at a later date.  The black rubber and bitumen/asphalt/tar products that are readily available can stain paint, harden, shrink and make a general mess of things.

 

Though not common in the U.K., look for Permatex brand windshield sealant as shown in the eBay link below.

http://www.ebay.co.u...r-/321013949868

I am sure there are more readily available similar products available from European sources.

 

If this is a new glass installation, remove the windscreen lock strip again.  Lift up the edge of the rubber and apply a tiny bead of the flowable RTV to the gap.  Do this between the car body and rubber and between the rubber and glass.  Refit the lock strip and use a tissue to wipe off any excess silicone that flows out of the joints.  Years from now when you need to replace the glass or rubber you will only need to use paper towels and some manual effort to rub the sealant off the car/glass/or rubber and there will be no staining.