

| Subject: | Re: fluid film - new use - windscreen sealer? |
| From: | Karl Wolz |
| Date: | Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:35:40 -0700 |
Just looked at their web site. The MSDS indicated that the only ingredient is petroleum-based oil. And a compressed gas (propane?) as a propellant. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of |Alistair Bell |Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:02 PM |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |Subject: Re: fluid film - new use - windscreen sealer? | |Fluid Film, i got it at a FLAPS. Its a lanolin based rust preventer. |Its very good at that, but I'm not guaranteeing the windscreen sealing |hack, that's really a minor stop gap. | |alistair | |PS a load of melting wet snow on van today, no leaks on windscreen. | |On 12-Jan-11, at 1:52 PM, Zolly wrote: | |> Alistair, |> |> What's the name of this product and where can one find it? |> Zoltan |> |> |> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@SHAW.CA> |> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> |> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:57 AM |> Subject: fluid film - new use - windscreen sealer? |> |> |>> I'm reluctantly posting this hack, its not a 100% solution. |>> |>> I have a leak in my windscreen seal. The van came with evidence of |>> some sealant around the edge between body and rubber, and this last |>> summer I tried adding a bit more. But when van is parked during a |>> heavy overnight rainstorm, there is still a bit of water collecting |>> inside on forward part of dash, righthand side. |>> |>> I know I have to pull the glass and do it right. But meanwhile... |>> using the straw on the aerosol can of fluid film, I sprayed around |>> the |>> outside edge where it meets the body. All along the top edge and the |>> sides especially. |>> |>> Well it seems to have helped. I'm guessing the waxy hydrophobic |>> nature |>> of the FF is forming a bit of a barrier to water. Its not a perm. |>> fix, |>> but its working so far. |>> |>> alistair |> |> |> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------- |> |> |> |> No virus found in this incoming message. |> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com |> Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3375 - Release Date: |> 01/11/11 23:38:00 |>
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