Windscreen fitting

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nigel cartwright

nigel cartwright

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Ive taken the twin screens out of my hybrid and saved the several pieces of channel that were holding them in, cleaned out the copious amounts of silicone that was doing very little except making a mess and a new pair of screens are on the way, can anyone help me out with fitting, im sure there has to be a better method than the silicone one, are there seals that you fit? any links to products appreciated.
 
Dunno, I was looking for dumdum which apparently isn't made anymore, and was told to use tiger seal....funny old world.

I did find some dumdum type stuff sold in meter strips on a Morris minor site but it was quite expensive.
 
I was putting in a heated screen where you have to be really careful about water in the edge. Tiger seal worked really well but I think it will be very hard to remove.
It's also stuff you don't want to get on your skin as it's hard to get off. In particular, you don't want to get it on your fingers then go to the bog. Don't ask me how I know.....
 
The problem with a silicone sealant is it only chemically bonds to materials that contain silicone. If you have ever tried removing a plastic bath you will know that the bond between it and the bath is only a mechanical bond and easily pulls away. The tiles on the other hand have chemically bonded with the silicone and its a beeach to get off.
Aluminium bonds well with it as does glass but a painted bulkhead does not.
 
i was honestly surprised I couldn't find a youtube guide, the various web pages that sell parts are great if you exactly know what the parts do , generally they just tell you the name of the part.. I hopes there was a better answer than silicone, bedding onto wet silicone will leave the window glass pressed against the aluminium in places .
 
nigel cartwright said:
i was honestly surprised I couldn't find a youtube guide, the various web pages that sell parts are great if you exactly know what the parts do , generally they just tell you the name of the part.. I hopes there was a better answer than silicone, bedding onto wet silicone will leave the window glass pressed against the aluminium in places .
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I would avoid the silicone if at all possible. It doesnt age as well as dum dum, some turn to powder over time. and the acid given off during curing may attack the ali strips.

I would try and find an equivalent to dum dum, cnat believe there is no ongoing uses for that sort of compound.

A bit of lateral thinking, how about metal casement putty? We used to use red lead putty in boat work, and it was excellent, although probably very hard to get now.
 
i use sikaflex, black rubber mastic,it get a skin on it yet always stay flexible and never dries out. its exactly like the stuff land rover uses to seal around seams, and can be painted over.
 
I also used Sikaflex. I originally bought some thin black rubber tape which I was advised was what was originally used. My concern was that the screen frame, being galved was not particulaly flat and there were raised welded areas in the corners too. I felt it needed something a bit thicker which would also act as a cushion too.
 
Land Raver said:
I also used Sikaflex. I originally bought some thin black rubber tape which I was advised was what was originally used. My concern was that the screen frame, being galved was not particulaly flat and there were raised welded areas in the corners too. I felt it needed something a bit thicker which would also act as a cushion too.
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Butyl tape. Used it many times on the door glass. Used it on boat deck fittings and windows frames too. Makes a flexible nonsetting seal.
 
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