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 btc-er
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| posted on March 12th, 2011 at 02:57 PM |
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Removing stuck on bits of old windscreen seal
I'm in the midst of replacing the rear windscreen seal. The original one didin't come off cleanly and has left chunks of old rubber stuck to the
window channel. Are there any tips for getting this stuff off easily? Scraping it off with a craft knife is proving to be quite tedious.
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I'm in the midst of replacing the rear windscreen seal. The original one didin't come off cleanly and has left chunks of old rubber stuck to the
window channel. Are there any tips for getting this stuff off easily? Scraping it off with a craft knife is proving to be quite tedious.
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RAZOR BLADE
AND CUT IT OFF THE GLASS....
HAVEN'T ACTUALLY COME ACROSS THAT PROBLEM...
HAS SOMEONE GLUED THE RUBBER IN????
BEST OF LUCK
LEE
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| posted on March 12th, 2011 at 04:08 PM |
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keep scraping unless u can con someone else into doing the job
make sure you clean the opening with some prepsol to get all the gunk off and then the rubber will have a better chance to seal and not have any
leaks
are u replacing with cal seals or re doing with origional chrome moldings
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| posted on March 12th, 2011 at 06:51 PM |
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Thanks guys. I persevered with the craft knife and now it's pretty clean. I would guess that someone has used glue or sealant under the rubbers at
some stage. So whilst most of the residue is gone, I've managed to take some of the paint off as well. But that's ok, since the paint under the
rubbers is a nice cream colour, whereas the rest of the car is now black. So tomorrow I'll mask is off and hit it with some rattle can black. I
have wax and grease remover and I'll clean up the channel before painting it.
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