A Gold Star to Mike.  ;)    Makes the van smell like serious old fashioned
sweaters!

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:

> Lanolin = sheep grease!
>
> Mike B.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alistair Bell
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 6:14 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: fluid film - new use - windscreen sealer?
>
> Karl, look at the msds more carefully, it does not list those as the
> only ingredients, it lists them as the hazardous ingredients. The
> important ingredient, lanolin, is not considered hazardous (although I
> understand some folk being sensitive to it).
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 12-Jan-11, at 2:35 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:
>
>  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
>> |>
>> |>
>> |>
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Jake

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