I just made an impulse buy and now ive got questions. I needed front and rear rubber seals for my 51 plymouth and while talking to a vendor on the phone I just ordered what he had. He says they are extruded pcs that need to be cut and glued. So what do I use to glue the corners/ splices? To get the true 90 degree corners, im guessing notch the inside of the bend to make two 45 degree edges come together and then glue that? what about glueing in the center strip at the top and bottom (he says it comes w/ that pc). Thanks in advance, jeff
My first thought was the super glue but I was thinking the seam would be brittle and fail in short time, no? Ill also check into the 3m stuff. As far as the corners, the bottoms are a sharp 90 degrees. Do I make the cuts 45 degrees, or is there some other trick? jeff
thats super helpfull advice. seeing that it would cost me another $220 to buy them from Steele, thats not and option for me, but thanks. I read about the stuff that comes w/ a tire patch kits that revulcanizes the rubber. I may have to look into that a little more since it sounds like a permenant bond. jeff
hey hey , just warm up the rubber where the corners are and it will conform to the curves. install one side first so you can get the center rubber length correct...
I have the same set up in my 50 dodge and used a glue together style kit for my windshield, when I do it again ill go with Steele, less headache and less leaks. It's definitely a 2 person job. Start with one side of glass at a time, do the center strip after you get the second side is in. Don't worry about the corners, they take shape when it's on the glass. Definitely use the stuff from 3m in the joints and in the glass channel once it's installed. Do you have a windshield in currently?? If not, make sure you have the garnish moulding for the winshield, it holds the windshield in since the glass gets installed from the inside of the car. Good luck, it's a bit of a process.
Love the first hand experience tips! As for the glass, right now it is out since im re doing the entire car. Funny that you say yours installed from the inside, Ive had mine in and out a few times and always installed it from the outside. my '51 has the locking strip/cord on the inside, is that what your '50 has? I should mention too , that another main reason for me looking into the glue together kit is that I chopped the top. So even if I had the extra $ (extra $ is not a real thing, for steele rubber, I wouldve had to cut it up anyways. heres the build so far if anyone cares: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=581049&highlight=jcs64 jeff
I have a question for you, I ordered seals from Steele Rubber for my 41 DeSoto windshields and the people who installed them said they worked on old cars... You can see this story is headed south.. Anyhow, long way round the barn, my seals leak worse than the old ones and they put some kind of poly-etc rtv stuff on them and come to find out they were supposed to use glazing. Does anyone know who I can contact in the Baltimore, Phily area to fix my windows. The seals were really expensive and the labor was through the moon. I can do a lot of stuff myself but windows worry me and I drive this car everyday so it needs to be right. Thoughts?
In England I use black waterproof superglue , I have been fitting windows for 17 years and used to work at lotus cars building the esprit,exige,Elise &340r .we used the glue on all these cars an that's about all that didn't fail lol. Sealing I use arbomast as its a pliable sealer used on boats and lots of agricultural ,classic and commercial vehicles. You can apply this easily with screen in car as well . Can't find it in eBay USA but on eBay.co.uk it's number 271186093406
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