[ROVERNET - UK] SD1 Windshield removal

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 We took the trim off first, to get access to the joint.  The screen was 
pretty loose at the top (hence the leak) and it was easy to get the 
wire through.  We cleaned up the old screen (razor blade got rid of 
the old sealant) and re-fitted it with polyurethane windscreen 
adhesive sealant.

Hints:  Re-paint the black band at the bottom, if it's gone flaky, 
with the most durable paint you can find.  We used rubberized 
rocker panel paint, but it has shrunk after two years.   Use little 
blocks of wood under the edge of the screen to hold it in position 
while the adhesive cures.  Don't put the moulding in too soon, but 
not too late (!)  You can judge the right time by the feel of the curing 
adhesive.  Don't drive the car at speed till the adhesive has really 
cured.  (We lost the top trim piece to the wind this way -- happily 
found it by the side of the road the next day).

The hardest bit was getting a nice-looking smooth bead of sealant.  
The stuff we used was really too high viscosity -- meant, I think, for 
use with an air gun -- and was very hard to extrude smoothly with a 
hand caulking gun.

Good luck!

 -- Bill

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On 19 Mar 

07, at 17:49, flynp170 at cablelynx.com wrote:

> Bill, did you remove chrome after screen was out? You cleaned and
> reused old window? What did you use for sealant? Thanks Nick
>  We took the screen out of my son's SD-1 by working a thin steel wire
> > through the joint and dragging it around the circumference to cut >
> through the adhesive.  The chrome trim is embedded in the sealant, and
> > just pries out (with care, of course!) > >  His screen leaked like a
> sieve, too!  (But not, I'm happy to say, after > replacement! ;-) > >
> Cheers, > > > Bill Daddis > > TARC > > ================== > > Nick and
> Laurie Hand wrote: >> My 1980 SD1 leaks  water around the windscreen.
> My local shop is scared >> they >> will brake it , whilst trying to
> remove. So I'm going to remove and go >> from >> there. I need help
> with the basics, i.e. how do I remove chrome? Any >> ideas >> on glass
> removal? I tried a petty good push, but it seems really tight >> [but
> not water tight] Thanks Nick >> >> >>
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