] make sure and spray lube wd40 etc do not use washing liquid as its full of salt spray on window frame and rubber owen nw
I used clear waxoyl recently - I read about it in a VW resto book. It provides lubrication and sits under the new seal providing rust proofing. Works a treat.
Also use parachute cord (search for paracord on eBay) Its just the right thickness and nice and smooth so it slides out of the rubber easily.
i use rac window fitting cord , cause my friend eddie used to work for them : : lol lawnmower cord id as good owen nw :-X
sounds like an add for durex Its just the right thickness and nice and smooth so it slides out of the rubber easily owen nw :
I fit them dry and without talc with camping washing line. Top simple tip for windscreen learnt from a professional - make a loop opposite the ends so you can get top and bottom in together. No more broken winscreens.
Back in the 70s they said use soapy water ie a block of plain old fashioned saop in water, which is not at all the same thing as washing up liquid which is either Sodium Laureth Sulfate SLS , or maybe Sodium Alkylbenzenesufonate if it's an older formulation. SLS is the main ingradient for shampoos and hand wash too. Waxoly is probably too slippery to stop it coming out again. WD40 appied very thinly with a finger will work as engineers use it as a rubber lubricant but might also be too slippery. I once put in a windscreen using vaseline! Lasted 10 years to my knowledge. Not sure I would risk it again. I like the talc idea. A bit of lubrication but not too much. Surely the main objective is to have DRY seal, to keep the water out.
i did my back window today using furniture polish we use it on the extra big shopfront glass like the nozzle trick though
that is one of the two things i am paying someone else to do. man from autoglass in his lunch break £10 a window includes front and rear. 80 quid for no ballache. snap. and he will add windscreen sealant to properly seal everything so nothing drips down my neck any more.eeeewwwww. P
ive already fitted them all once now its going to spray, theyve all come out and theres no way i am going through that stress again. Each to their own, but i got enough stress in my dayjob lol. P
yeah lovein the nozzle owen yer a star m8 K+ even stopped me swearing for ten minutes till the windscreen broke lol
i used a 8 1/2 months pregnant woman to refit my windows not sure if the being pregnant bit helped but she did a good job although we did almost have to remove the steering wheel to get her in the front of the van
