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Re: [GMCnet] My 1976 Palm Beach Project [message #282660 is a reply to message #282614] Mon, 20 July 2015 20:39 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   United States
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Jim,

Ditto!

I had the ones in Double Trouble replaced at a GMCMI Convention, one was cracked and I filed an insurance claim for it. Somehow the
insurance company screwed it up and paid me for BOTH of them!

While I am usually scrupulously honest in this instance I didn't tell them! :-)

The installer noted that the problem occurs because over the years dirt get into the seal and works it way to the bottom, when I
rains that dirt get soaked with water and holds the moisture which in turn migrates into the "plastic" sandwiched between the glass.
He was right (naturally) you should have seen the amount of dirt I got out of the bottom of that seal on Double Trouble!

The last thing the installer did was to squirt black RTV between the seal and the glass all around the windshield, it will make
replacement more difficult, however, it will stop dirt from getting in there and fogging the new windshields.

BTW if you have your windshields replace you will NOT believe how much clearer they are than the ones removed! They have been
"sandblasted" for 40 years!

Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic

-----Original Message-----
From: James Hupy

Yep, take it to windshields "R" us and put in new ones. That is what
happens to sandwich glass after 40 years of weather exposure. I don't know
if the following is true, but I have been told many times that painting the
edges of new windshields with urethane sealant before installation will
minimize that effect. Mine are just starting to do that. They are original
and both sides have rock chips and sandblast effect in them. Prime for
replacement.
Jim


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Regards, Rob M. (USAussie) The Pedantic Mechanic Sydney, Australia '75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428 '75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
 
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