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Old 07-28-2007, 02:22 PM
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Re-seal windshield; a 'do it yourself'...?

Hello all,
I found the culprit to my wet floors had been a leaking windshield. I thought I would support a local glass repair shop instead of a bigger chain. Well, I got screwed because the workmanship is terrible. They charged me $75 for resealing the windshield and back window and left goops of rubber still lying on the seals, terrible. I can't trim the rubber without the risk of breaking the new seal, great. In the corners, where it counted the most, the sealant is 'choppy' apparently where the technician seemed to have trouble with a smooth sealing so instead of stopping and pulling the strip to do it right, they kept going, ugh... There was a light 'fog' on my windshield before the 'repair'. It's still there, so I don't know if it's trapped water-vapor from before or if my windshield is leaking again.
I think I may pay someone else $65 an hour to do it right but I know there's black waterproofing sealant for sale (Home Depot/Lowe's) that would be sufficient. All I need is a proper 'gun' so I'm submitting this post because I'm looking for opinions/suggestions for either paying $65 and having it done right or how to do it myself.
Thanks...
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