daverclasper Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Hi. Has anyone used this (or an alternative "seek and seal" type product) and if so, did it work. It's for rear window seal on Vitesse, which is a bit tired. Also, has anyone got a good offside one for sale (bit pricey new and maybe not good quality?.) Thanks, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin62 Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 I have used it on a boat and on my motorhome windows, but not on a car. In general it seals fine line cracks and gaps very well (for example if rubbers or gaskets have dried out and cracked), but if the crack is big enough to see through then it is runny enough to simply flow through without sealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted April 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Thanks Martin. Sounds like it could well work on mine. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 in the factory these are all sealed with black bostic effectively sold in places like BQ as gutter sealant cheap malleable , fills everthing , pipe it in with a cartridge gun, scrape of excess wipe off wit h white spirit pipe it into the seal with a cartridge gun at £2.28p enough for about 3 cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted May 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 Thanks Pete. I did use the gutter sealant, though found it didn't bond to the glass after a bit (It was only £1.00 a tube, so maybe why?). Have used it within areas of paint etc and has been good for that. Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Don't buy the stuff from 'Around a Pound' or the like... it's rubbish. Go for the slightly more expensive stuff ie twice that and it instantly feels better, and certainly bonds better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin62 Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Again from my motorhome usage, I recommend the Tremco sealants in particular Vulkem 116, the windows in our Airstream are held in with it! For more general purpose sealant (e.g. running a bead between panels when bolting together) I use Sikaflex 221. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 thats good for bonded but triumphs are not bonded , its in a soft rubber seal needs some degree of flexibility its old fashioned glass, rubber and metal in no particular order need gunge not glue Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin62 Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: thats good for bonded but triumphs are not bonded , its in a soft rubber seal needs some degree of flexibility its old fashioned glass, rubber and metal in no particular order need gunge not glue Pete My Airstream is the same Pete, the screens aren't bonded, they are regular glass, rubber gasket with a locking bead, on to metal. The body is aluminium and so the rubber to metal needs a little help and the Vulkem is a non-setting/semi flex polyurethane mastic that is messy to work with but does a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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