Hi,

I have some questions.

How did you get that guitar string started under the window and pushed through that muck?

Did you consider or use a heat gun to soften the muck somewhat or did cold work better?

Do you think that an electric oscillating scraper that moves the scraper about five degrees side to side would have helped? Just thinking I would try it since I have one for household work.
I see that body shops have one that uses a hook type affair to cut around the seal initially on some cars.
I think your wire setup is the ticket on that muck, if you got long arms, wires or better, a captured helper on the inside? (:-)

I have a ‘91 that’s got rust to be dealt with. The windshield in the car now was replaced just before I bought it and of course the American installer buried the responsibility to do the job right.
They are good at sticking their tongue into the cheek and biting!
The P.O. told me about an occasional leak under certain conditions because I saw it was a Pilkington replacement glass. I worked some stuff under that area early on and it never was an issue until rust has set in or come up.

A Pilkington glass was used and has an issue with the laminate safety layer between the sheets turning white at the bottom left corner. Looks like air has gotten under it and is spreading bigger.

On my 1993, that I got from the Wagonmeister two years ago. He used a glass from a company named PPG Solex Duplate. Unknown if it’s American made or Chinese.
I don’t know if he installed it or he had it done.
I see a black sealant but it doesn’t look nearly as nasty goop like yours. Maybe it’s urethane.
There is a all rubber cover trim like seal that covers any sins beneath it.
I expect over time it will shrink in the fours corners like the 1991 has in its 13 years.
I also hate losing the stainless trim pieces off the older cars, but what can you do?

Is that box of sealant the old stuff or something newer? What did you mean by polish before the acetone?
I’m probably looking at using Por15 to rebuild the pinch weld area.

Keep plugging at it!
I’m sure it will turn out nice for you, just like your other projects.

Phil

Part of the problem is that when they see the trim in the car (82) is different than the windshield that's available (late model flush fit) they're reluctant to touch it. Explaining to them that it's the same size, glue-in style glass and that I actually WANT the newer trim falls on deaf ears. Of course, I didn't even get that far with most of them.