It's a girl!!!

[toastie]

Originally Posted by InsideOut

We then glued the Hehr Standard Backframe Gasket to the screen portion of the frame and Hehr Standard Glass Seal to the window portion of the frame.

Excellent job, what kind of glue did you use.........toastie

[InsideOut]

Originally Posted by toastie

Excellent job, what kind of glue did you use.........toastie

Two kinds:

1) For the Backframe Gasket Black 3M Weatherstrip Adhesive
2) And get this, for the Glass Seal, (the horror of it ) tiny little dabs 2-3" o.c. of clear automotive %#$@*! silicone on the backside, under the seal, but, but, but it's hidden by the trim!!!

I absolutely hated doing it after the great efforts it takes to clean all that %#$@* crud off, but the Glass Seal is made from silicone, it's kinda loose - not sure it would hold up to polishing over time - without something besides the metal trim pieces & the glass holding in place. That coupled with the fact that the Weatherstrip Adhesive is black (or yellow) and the seal is gray and it didn't stick well to the silicone seal, made me do it! I KNOW %#$@*! silicone is not a good waterproof sealant and shouldn't be used for that purpose, however, it DOES stick to aluminum really well - albeit when it wants to and it may not be waterproof, but as a non-waterproof adhesive it works very well!!! I didn't glue the window in, just tacked the seal in place. I kinda figured, the seals lasted almost 52+ years the first time...so I shouldn't have to replace it in my lifetime! I certainly didn't want the seal to come out thus having to deal with this again ~ I have seen lots of trailers where this seal shrinks or gets droopy over time...if a window breaks, I will have to re-do it, but the glass can be replaced without removing the whole window from the trailer.

So there, I confess...I used %#$@*! silicone on my trailer ~

You all happy now?

Shari

[InsideOut]

Originally Posted by Zeppelinium

Shari, you deserve a grade higher than Rivet Master! Zep

After my confession, you still think so Zep?

Shari

[safari57]

I'm not ashamed to say that I've been required to use small amounts of %#$@*! silicone. You are not alone although few admit it openly as you have. There are just some places where it makes sense and others where the PO should be shot for ever buying the stuff.

Great job you guys are doing.

Barry

[InsideOut]

Originally Posted by safari57

I'm not ashamed to say that I've been required to use small amounts of %#$@*! silicone. You are not alone although few admit it openly as you have. There are just some places where it makes sense and others where the PO should be shot for ever buying the stuff.

Great job you guys are doing.

Barry

Glad to hear we're not alone...guess we're in good company!

Shari

[InsideOut]

I am soooOOOOOoooo happy to report, we FINALLY got all the windows done! WooHoo! They are all back in their place with new screens, levers and cranks and leak free. We just have to put the drip caps back on, we may get to that this weekend - but not likely, we will be replacing Maxwell's streetside panel. We want to get it out of the garage before it gets damaged. Fall is in the air and "too-cold-to-work-outside-weather" is on it's way. Don't want to be caught mid-project with inclimate weather and a missing panel. We should be able to get it done Saturday/Sunday - we did almost two in a weekend last time when we did Fred's GT & Birdy (see posts 227-234 in this thread) but, you all know how these "projects" can go sideways when you least expect it...

Shari

[uwe]

Originally Posted by InsideOut

So there, I confess...I used %#$@*! silicone on my trailer ~

You all happy now?

Shari

Shari , i have an almost full case of Aircraft grade silicone remover, should you feel guilty enough to ever want to redo all the windows...

[1956Safari]

Shari,
Glad to hear you are making progress and not "going sideways" as of today. I too am chugging along and wanted to post my new blog for anyone interested. I can't promise how often it will be updated, but I'll give it the college try.