Time for a Re-fit

I got stuck into cleaning up the carport a bit today. It was getting a bit messy around the workbench, which is never good for progress on the Landy.

Once this was done, I decided that there was really no good reason not to put the glass into the windscreen frame. The results look pretty good. Then I got excited and, though I had been trying to discipline myself to instal the vents before the windscreen while access was easier, I could not help but to bung the windscreen on.

Over the past few years I have had occasional raids on Clark Rubber and stockpiled all sorts of rubber strips and bits of matting. A lot of the seals in the car will be proper Land Rover items (though do "proper seal" and "Land Rover" really make comfortable philosophical bedfellows?), but a lot will also be "good as" matches I've found here and there. The one between the windscreen frame and the bulkhead is terrific. I guess it may not be the right thing to do in every Landy rebuilder's mind, but I have smothered the mating surfaces of the windscreen surround, the bulkhead and the rubber itself in Lanox before putting the whole thing together. It was always one area where I got rust in the bulkhead, and I reckon it's worth a go.

Cheers,

John

Looking awesome! Can't wait until my rig starts looking like a car again.

I'm sure you covered it in your thread, but was it difficult getting the windscreen glass out?

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Originally Posted by debruiser

I'm sure you covered it in your thread, but was it difficult getting the windscreen glass out?

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I actually don't think I mentioned it before. One side (which had the original glass) was not difficult. The other (in which I had installed some replacement glass over ten years ago) was difficult. That was entirely my own fault, as I had stupidly got some type of silicone sealant all over everything, including between the retaining strips and the glass - which is where nothing should be applied. It meant that I ruined the strips in removing the mess. Luckily, I had a donor screen and used the strips from that yesterday.

This time around, I used the correct screen sealant between the glass and the frame, put in the strips and wiped off any excess with a rag soaked in turps. Very easy - and it will be easy to remove if required.

John

Ahhh, cool. thanks. I was thinking I"d just mask up the screen to paint it - going to make it body coloured. But after seeing your results it looks so nice.... definitely a better job and maybe it's worth the extra effort.

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Originally Posted by debruiser

Ahhh, cool. thanks. I was thinking I"d just mask up the screen to paint it - going to make it body coloured. But after seeing your results it looks so nice.... definitely a better job and maybe it's worth the extra effort.

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Like a lot of things, I guess it's each to their own. But Series vehicles definitely look better when the galv looks like galv. Also definitely worth the extra effort to strip stuff down as far as possible.

I know what you are talking about with the Gal bits.... I"m just not sure yet, maybe I will keep it silver, maybe not....

Go the galv!!

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Originally Posted by Johnno1969

...but I have smothered the mating surfaces of the windscreen surround, the bulkhead and the rubber itself in Lanox ...It was always one area where I got rust in the bulkhead, and I reckon it's worth a go.

Cheers,

John

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Your car is looking fantastic Johnno!

Do a trial with the Lanox on a rusty, and a bright piece of steel and put them outside to see how they fare. When I trialled it, it started rusting in 3 days!

The only one that worked with no significant deterioration in 12 months, was Penetrol,

Cheers Charlie

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Originally Posted by chazza

Your car is looking fantastic Johnno!

Do a trial with the Lanox on a rusty, and a bright piece of steel and put them outside to see how they fare. When I trialled it, it started rusting in 3 days!

The only one that worked with no significant deterioration in 12 months, was Penetrol,

Cheers Charlie

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Thanks Chazza.

Yes, I'm a fan of Penetrol too. For right or wrong, I have used it on all the steel surfaces on the vehicle (including spraying it around inside the bulkhead).

I have just tried the Lanox on the mating surfaces of the windscreen surround, rubber and bulkhead as it is over the top of good paintwork and hopefully will form a film that stops water entry between those different components. Maybe a good idea, maybe a bad idea - but all I know is that I'm happy to give it a trial.

Cheers,

John

I know what you mean about whether or not to put the vents in first. I got new glass made (except the corners) because over the years the windows got scratched up. What decided it was that the glass people finished before I got around to doing the vents :D even so, it wasn't that difficult installing the vents with the glass in place :BigThumb:

I can relate to having a clean up too. Sometimes having a tidy up and re-evaluating where you're at with the Landy is just as satisfying as actually doing something with the car! :D