Windscreen aperture repair

[Neil]

did you do the distressed yourself im thinking of a lighter shade of green for my mk 1

[Retrohowla]

Well that was a pointless exercise, the damn thing still leaks like the titanic

[Retrohowla]

I painted the van Matt NATO green 9 years ago as a temp measure after I put new panels in it.
Everyone said I should keep it so I did, now 9 years on its covered in moss and its peeling off everywhere. Apparently people pay good money for the same effect I got for 20 quids worth of paint and 9 years weathering

[Neil]

Well that was a pointless exercise, the damn thing still leaks like the titanic

I repaired mine , new screen new rubber and still got a small leak ive since turned the rubber back while squeezing in sealant and its worked ok but im sure it will leak again after all they leaked when they were new

[irishtransit]

my god retro that is fantastic work well done.
can I ask how would you have prevented warping the roof if done "properly"

[Retrohowla]

It's the heat of the welding that creates distortion, I try and combat it by doing very small tack welds in opposite corners, kinda like torquing up a cylinder head. Let it cool for a minute or two between 'sets' and linking up the tacks to create a complete weld eventually. As it happened, it started raining, I had had enough and the vans no show winner so I rushed it and it distorted.

[Retrohowla]

Well guys, after finding a puddle on my dash this morning and throwing my toys out the pram a little, I went and spaffed a load of sealant under the lip, filled the fridge with cider and drove down to Abbey steam rally. Just got back from a road run, pretty merry and just whitnesses a fordson major with a 6 cylinder turbo ford cargo engine fly past me about 45mph...... Life is good again!

[Retrohowla]

It's leaking again. This time from between the glass and the rubber! I can't win

[baconsdozen]

I had problems with a new rubber and screen leaking on my taxi.Normal sealers didn't seem to work. I rubbed in black boot polish and pushed it in the gaps.
Its been dry ever since.

[Retrohowla]

Thanks for the tip, I may well try that. It only leaked last night, not the night before, I'm wondering if it was just condensation collecting on the rubber, but there seemed to be quite a lot so I'm going to see if it does it without the insulation screen up, as that traps the condensation and makes it run

[irishtransit]

can you not get someone to squirt a hosepipe over it.

[Retrohowla]

Yes I did that at home and it was fine, but when I'm in a lumpy field and the chassis twists a bit I'm wondering if that's when it leaks, of course I never think to check behind the screens when it's actually raining

[Neil]

Yes I did that at home and it was fine, but when I'm in a lumpy field and the chassis twists a bit I'm wondering if that's when it leaks, of course I never think to check behind the screens when it's actually raining

ive always blamed body flexing for the start of leaks breaking the rubber sealant

[BROWNYS V6]

I had always planned to try sticking the screen in a mk2 transit that I was building a few years back, then just stick the rubber on the outside for effect.
had 2 mk2's in the past with a sponge on the dash for mopping up the water before setting off
keep us posted

[Retrohowla]

Back on shift now so progress will be slow I'm afraid. I will try and seal it up ASAP though and my original floor plans are suffering from the constant trickle of water