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Hey all, another issue.
Windscreen has leaked since I bought the car but got worse after I decided to lift up the rubber. Drips off the roof lining onto the drivers seat whenever it rains. Rang up about a price to remove and refit the screen but it wasnt that much extra to get a new screen so I went with that. Bloke came around and pulled the old screen out only to find rust. Only surface rust though hasnt eaten through. He gave me 3 options - ignore, prime or repair. Ignore - months before it leaks again, prime - maybe a year, repair - hopefully 10 years.
Told me to sand the worst of it back and coat with rust converter and he will come back to fit the screen. So far I havnt had much luck because that urethane is horrible to remove. He diddnt say anything about removing it but theres patches of it that vary in thickness so I want a clean start. Quite a bit of it on the drivers pillar. Sanding does bugger all, stanley knife does bugger all. Whats the secret? Tempting to get a wire wheel onto but I'm worried I will have to repaint around the screen if I'm not careful. Will the rust converter be enough to brush over the bare metal? Says its self priming. Doesnt have to be a perfect job but I would like it to last a few more years to come.
Cheers!
Windscreen has leaked since I bought the car but got worse after I decided to lift up the rubber. Drips off the roof lining onto the drivers seat whenever it rains. Rang up about a price to remove and refit the screen but it wasnt that much extra to get a new screen so I went with that. Bloke came around and pulled the old screen out only to find rust. Only surface rust though hasnt eaten through. He gave me 3 options - ignore, prime or repair. Ignore - months before it leaks again, prime - maybe a year, repair - hopefully 10 years.
Told me to sand the worst of it back and coat with rust converter and he will come back to fit the screen. So far I havnt had much luck because that urethane is horrible to remove. He diddnt say anything about removing it but theres patches of it that vary in thickness so I want a clean start. Quite a bit of it on the drivers pillar. Sanding does bugger all, stanley knife does bugger all. Whats the secret? Tempting to get a wire wheel onto but I'm worried I will have to repaint around the screen if I'm not careful. Will the rust converter be enough to brush over the bare metal? Says its self priming. Doesnt have to be a perfect job but I would like it to last a few more years to come.
Cheers!