Windshield sealant

[stevenmichael]

Hi group . I'm getting safelite to replace my windshield . I want to make sure I have the sealent that is recommended . I can't remember what I used last time but it really worked good . It was black and I got it at lowes . I think it has like a 7 day curing time . The good people on this group told me what to get . Does anyone know what the name if the sealent is ? I got bigger tube that you put in the gun type holder . Thanks .

 

[thatcabledude]

If they do it properly you won’t need anything.

 

[vfrer]

And by properly I assume you are meaning they have their own sealant to use. It needs to have sealant. You can use polyurethane roofing sealant. Toyota recommends sikaflex 256HV

https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachments/inst-pdf.390538/

 

[thabruiser]

OP, @stevenmichael, This has nothing to do with the thread topic, but is that your camper setup in your avatar? That looks awesome!

 

[leonard_nemoy]

They need to use polyurethane. I highly recommend having them use the sikaflex mentioned above.

The most critical thing is having safelite glue the gasket to the windshield and the also glue the gasket to the body all the way around.

Don't let fakelite tell you that the gasket isn't designed to be glued to the body or tell you that polyurethane is wrong.

The last windshield I had replaced this is what happened. "I have been doing windshields for 40 years and no windshield gasket is supposed to be glues to the glass and body."

Than why is it leaking?... I finally found a guy who was willing to follow the fsm instructions and no more leaks...

 

[Marvelicious]

The last windshield I had replaced this is what happened. "I have been doing windshields for 40 years and no windshield gasket is supposed to be glues to the glass and body."

I mean... For almost everything but Landcruisers he's right. These are kind of a weird exception, that's why it's useful to print out the pertinent FSM pages. The tough part is getting an installer that will read it.

 

[BTLSHP]

They need to use polyurethane. I highly recommend having them use the sikaflex mentioned above.

The most critical thing is having safelite glue the gasket to the windshield and the also glue the gasket to the body all the way around.

Don't let fakelite tell you that the gasket isn't designed to be glued to the body or tell you that polyurethane is wrong.

The last windshield I had replaced this is what happened. "I have been doing windshields for 40 years and no windshield gasket is supposed to be glues to the glass and body."

Than why is it leaking?... I finally found a guy who was willing to follow the fsm instructions and no more leaks...

They need to use polyurethane. I highly recommend having them use the sikaflex mentioned above.

The most critical thing is having safelite glue the gasket to the windshield and the also glue the gasket to the body all the way around.

Don't let fakelite tell you that the gasket isn't designed to be glued to the body or tell you that polyurethane is wrong.

The last windshield I had replaced this is what happened. "I have been doing windshields for 40 years and no windshield gasket is supposed to be glues to the glass and body."

Than why is it leaking?... I finally found a guy who was willing to follow the fsm instructions and no more leaks...

Argh! I recall watching the Safelight guy replace the windshield on our FZJ80 some years ago, somehow I recall the gasket appeared in two parts an outer and an inner. Looking at the FSM this is not the case. If I get a new gasket is there a way to replace it by de-installing the windshield or does the windshield break on the way out?

 

[leonard_nemoy]

Argh! I recall watching the Safelight guy replace the windshield on our FZJ80 some years ago, somehow I recall the gasket appeared in two parts an outer and an inner. Looking at the FSM this is not the case. If I get a new gasket is there a way to replace it by de-installing the windshield or does the windshield break on the way out?

The guy who did mine was able to pull the windshield and replace the gasket twice without breaking. But he did give me the disclaimer that he was not responsible if it did break.

 

[BTLSHP]

Ok, so now I have to find a guy willing to try the Toyota way....

 

[Njck22]

Safelite needs to seal it themselves. Show them the FSM.

 

[BILT4ME]

I've had a local company decline to work on my LC because I told them about the proper way and I got the same BS about doing windshields for 20 years......

Don't settle for anything less than the right way.

 

[BTLSHP]

Ok, I suspect that means replacing the moulding/gasket - so that is on my parts list.

Thanks - there will be someone around here willing to do it correctly, I just have to find them.

 

[stevenmichael]

OP, @stevenmichael, This has nothing to do with the thread topic, but is that your camper setup in your avatar? That looks awesome!

No I wish it was. I just read this article about it and it showed photos of the inside and out side and its one of the photos from the article . I just like the way its looks with the camper on it . HDJ81 Camper Conversion - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/hdj81-camper-conversion.488593/

 

[PolarRunner]

Safelite used to use Sikaflex, but now use Dupont primerless polyurethane. Same basic characteristics of Sikaflex, just doesn't require primer.

I imagine that most windshield guys will not think the LC is much different from any other vehicle, which might explain many of the 'been doin this for 10000 years I know what I'm doing' attitude. They probably wouldn't admit it, but once they got the old windshield out, they'd realize they're wrong.

There's a Safelite in my town and a few years back, I went there to see about my rear hatch glass to find out if they'd install it with me providing the glass. Got to talking to one of the techs who was old school and had been doing the job for 30ish years. He said Safelites are different across the country with techs and management, regardless of being owned by one corp. and that if you have a "special" vehicle, it's worth sussing out a guy who knows what he's doing to have the glass replaced, even if that means going to a smaller outfit.

 

[BTLSHP]

Safelite used to use Sikaflex, but now use Dupont primerless polyurethane. Same basic characteristics of Sikaflex, just doesn't require primer.

I imagine that most windshield guys will not think the LC is much different from any other vehicle, which might explain many of the 'been doin this for 10000 years I know what I'm doing' attitude. They probably wouldn't admit it, but once they got the old windshield out, they'd realize they're wrong.

There's a Safelite in my town and a few years back, I went there to see about my rear hatch glass to find out if they'd install it with me providing the glass. Got to talking to one of the techs who was old school and had been doing the job for 30ish years. He said Safelites are different across the country with techs and management, regardless of being owned by one corp. and that if you have a "special" vehicle, it's worth sussing out a guy who knows what he's doing to have the glass replaced, even if that means going to a smaller outfit.

Exactly what I am trying to do. I have reached out to a friend who used to own a body shop with a copy of the FSM pages.....

 

[alia176]

I third the sentiment that the installers will refuse to put the urethane on the molding to the body and between the glass the molding. So be sure to watch them perform this task.