installing new windshield what the???

Unknown

Can someone please tell me how to get the rubber that goes around the windshield smooth in the corners and not big gaps. The car is a 40 hudson coupe it's driving me nuts and looks terrible. Since I'm on line I might as well ask if anybody knows where I can get the interior clips that hold the glass in for the quarter glass and back windows,also looking for the interior trim for the double back glass. Thanks in advance for any answers.

Unknown

Lets hope you have the old windsheild ,or if not cut a peice of plywood of proper thickness to shape of curve needed. Useing a good hair dryer for a heat gun I have been able to reshape rubber, Get some insulated leather gloves on, it gets mighty hot. Try it on some scrap first so you kinda get the hang of it. Try a LITTLE stretching and pushing the bulge in to make it flat,experiment before you go to your new seal.

Jon B

Are you using K-gap's rubber? I used a "universal" rubber gasket which was fairly thick and didn't take bends well. I cut 'darts' in the sharp corner (segmented it) with a mat knife and then tried to Super-Glue the little segments together but....it wasn't that great. Someone said that K-gap's rubber takes the sharp bends a bit better but I can't vouch for that.

rambos_ride

I'm not clear as to what gap you're talking about - the rubber bunching up around the corners or just the rubber not lying flat on the pinchweld?

A lot of times I've seen this when the glass is not fully seated into the channel or recess.

Can you post a picture of the problem?

Unknown

It's definitely bunching up in the corners. Maybe I'm doing the whole thing wrong ,here's how I went about it.



I got the rubber from K-Gap I cut off any excess then I fitted the rubber around the glass and made sure it was a snug fit. Then I superglued the ends together let it dry overnight, then I wrapped the rubber back around the glass.

Lke you mentioned Rambo it's bunching up in the corners and even before I install it it just won't sit right on the corners does the rubber need to be slit a little there for it to get snug?

Jon B

Okay, you're evidently using the K-Gap rubber so I guess that bunches up as well as the others! I'd get on the phone to K-Gap and explain the situation before doing anything; see if they have any suggestions. Don't start cutting yet!

Hudson Grandpa

Jon B wrote:

Are you using K-gap's rubber? I used a "universal" rubber gasket which was fairly thick and didn't take bends well. I cut 'darts' in the sharp corner (segmented it) with a mat knife and then tried to Super-Glue the little segments together but....it wasn't that great. Someone said that K-gap's rubber takes the sharp bends a bit better but I can't vouch for that.

Jon B:



I hope I'm not sticking my nose in, but I have had 30 yrs experience with epoxy resin glues, fiberglass resin glues, and superglue.. Superglue and rubber don't mix. I am saying this cause maybe the gluejoints are letting loose, and bunching up. There are only two glues that you can use with rubber that I know of, and thats 3M Rubber gasket cement, and Gorilla glue.

Unknown

Done a bit of sticky stuff also and I recomend 3M SUPER trim adhesive for this project, you can neatly carve away any excess with a razor blade or hobby knife as it sets up like it was rubber and holds GOOD. Not too fond of Gorilla glue, works sometimes but any time I used it I came up with something more suiteable when all things were considered

Unknown

Thanks for the suggestions guys I'll give it another shot.