Here's some photos of the creepy white/tan powdery schmutz on the
windshield rubber. Please see the rightmost two pictures. Note that this
stuff does NOT appear on any other rubbers, nor is it on the sides or
upper portion of the windshield rubber. This portion of the rubber
receives a lot of sunlight, but the outside portion isn't affected similarly.

http://picasaweb.google.com/j.michael.elliott/Vanagon#

Ideas?

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR

On 8/19/2009 11:27 AM Jeff Lincoln wrote:

> Mr. Squirrel,
>
> I wonder if this is the remnant of some kind of seal epoxy or lubricant used
> to install the window. Then again you think it would be common if that were
> the case.
>
> Does the windshiled appear to be leaking during rain? Is this the original
> window seal?
>
> I'm just throwing that out there because - well I'm curious to see where
> this goes. I've never experienced it.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '90 Carat (Grover)
> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>