prayforsurf0
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- April 7, 2015
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- City, State
- Montauk NY
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1998 Ford Explorer XLT
Damn it !! Rust is gonna kill my EX before anything else ! Keep my rig in top shape and she purrs beautifully, but I live in the North East and she's rusting out in a few key spots. One of those spots is along the windshield seam.
I'm pretty confident in my assumption that the rust is happening because I've had the windshield replace multiple times in the past and most of the places use a saw zall to cut the glue/gasket seam. Of course they destroy the paint in the process making you vulnerable to rust. Years on the road still and its finally rusted all the way through in the form of two little holes at each corner of the wind sheild.
I'm really not confident to do it properly and pull the wind shield off without pro help and I cant do that til I get some more dough...any temporary suggestions ? I was thinking to sand away as much rust as I can, prime, and jam some two part epoxy in the little hole from the outside just to keep my interior from getting wet every time it rains.
I know thats not proper, but I just need something to get me through a few months. Any suggestions ?
I'm pretty confident in my assumption that the rust is happening because I've had the windshield replace multiple times in the past and most of the places use a saw zall to cut the glue/gasket seam. Of course they destroy the paint in the process making you vulnerable to rust. Years on the road still and its finally rusted all the way through in the form of two little holes at each corner of the wind sheild.
I'm really not confident to do it properly and pull the wind shield off without pro help and I cant do that til I get some more dough...any temporary suggestions ? I was thinking to sand away as much rust as I can, prime, and jam some two part epoxy in the little hole from the outside just to keep my interior from getting wet every time it rains.
I know thats not proper, but I just need something to get me through a few months. Any suggestions ?