bj1k

What is the proper way to seal the windshield frame to the body ? I have the rubber seal and a tube of windshield sealer . I put Dum Dum around all of the holes but is the proper way to apply the sealer on both sides of the rubber or use weatherstrip cement to hold the rubber in place on the body to keep it from sliding and just use sealer on the top of the rubber ?

solidaxel

Good Questions, I need to do the same

bj1k

89 views and nobody ever installed a windshield frame ?

vettsplit 63

I'm gonna respond since I just got thru doing my 62 windshield.. Mike Coletta told me, (and he has done a ton of them), just put the windshield dum dum around the holes. I also put a very thin bead of the black CR Laurence windshield sealant also under the rubber seal next to the body, and again between the rubber and the windshield frame. If I had to do it over again, I wouldn't put anything on it except at the holes. You will wind up with that stuff everywhere!. It's not like you are gonna be driving the car in driving rainstorms. Heck, they leaked when they were new. Make sure you put some of the 3M dum dum up inside the windshield frame to hold the t studs down. Lean the t studs to the rear so they won't touch the paint at the then set the windshield down at the rear where the studs for the windshield posts go through the channel, and tilt it forward gently, using a hook shaped small pick to pull the t posts forward into their respective holes as you lean it forward. Once the t studs are all through, secure them GENTLY. They don't need to be tight.

Whatever you do, do not use silicone rubber. You will never get the windshield back off without some major prying if you do.

That's what I did and it worked pretty well.

bj1k

Just finished it . Put Dum Dum around each stud and used weatherstrip cement to seal and stick the rubber to the bottom of the windshield frame and waited until it was totally dry . It held everything in place until bolted down . Also used weatherstrip adhesive on two rubber spacers ( on each side )for the side posts to hold them in place . On the body I put a double bead of non hardening windshield sealer with a caulking tube between each hole with the Dum Dum to seal out any water at the bottom. There is virtually no place for water to get in .

solidaxel

Well how much sealer is "good enough"
Thanks folks

AZDoug

Actually, they "didn't" leak when new.

They leak because someone had the frame off in the past and didn't reseal it right.

3M , or other, soft strip caulk under the rubber gasket tight around all the holes.

If you still ahve the windshield out of the frame, strip caulk around all the T bolts inside the lower channel is double insurance.

Doug

bj1k

I did put a non hardening windshield sealer up into the "T" bold holes even though it wouldn't be needed with DumDum around all of the holes on the body and weatherstrip sealer around the holes on the top of the rubber strip .