I noticed a small wrinkle in top edge of my windscreen rubber. It's raised no more than a millimetre for about half an inch or so but it's facing the sky and water is sitting in there. There's no sign of rust, but I guess the metal has blistered beneath the rubber lifting it up.
When the van was painted a couple of years ago, the windscreen was the only glass to stay in as the glass fitter didn't like the look of the rubber. The prospects of finding another one off the shelf (or the screen should it break) were not good, so it was masked off and stayed in.
How should I go about effecting a medium-term fix while I locate spare rubber and glass?
I have some 50% phosphoric acid. Can anyone tell me how that might affect the rubber were I to dribble a bit down the gap? Obviously I would try and wick out as much as I could later.
After that I was thinking I might run a slight bead of that black gutter mastic that doesn't set along the top lip just to try and seal it from any further ingress. Is there a better way to go about it?
Cheers!
When the van was painted a couple of years ago, the windscreen was the only glass to stay in as the glass fitter didn't like the look of the rubber. The prospects of finding another one off the shelf (or the screen should it break) were not good, so it was masked off and stayed in.
How should I go about effecting a medium-term fix while I locate spare rubber and glass?
I have some 50% phosphoric acid. Can anyone tell me how that might affect the rubber were I to dribble a bit down the gap? Obviously I would try and wick out as much as I could later.
After that I was thinking I might run a slight bead of that black gutter mastic that doesn't set along the top lip just to try and seal it from any further ingress. Is there a better way to go about it?
Cheers!
