<VV> Windshield Sealing

[Bryan Blackwell]

Quite a few years ago I saw several cars done this way with roofing tar, there was a guy in central Virginia who did them and swore by it.  He has a good size stash of cars and parts, and did some amount of work on local Corvairs. However, I never ran across him again, so I don't know how well it lasted.  Basically he filled the channel with tar, installed the trim so the tar was squeezed out, and cleaned off the excess with solvent.

--Bryan

On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:09 PM, Dale Dewald wrote:

> 3) Completely fill/seal the channel between the body and glass?
> 
> If I choose option 3, I would install the glass as usual with butyl tape, 
> then fill the remaining space with clear silicone caulk and install the 
> trim, bedding it in the fresh caulk.  Additional beads of caulk on both 
> sides of the trim would seal it to the body and glass.
> 
> Opinions are welcome, but does anyone have first hand experience and 
> results of applying option 3?  Did it work out better than the stock drain 
> system?