dave101 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I need to refit the glass in to the windscreen frame, any advise on the type of mastic / putty / sealant I should use (and where to buy it) would be much appreciated. Thanks David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 i always just use silicon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Silicone is the most popular, but I use roof and gutter sealant, which a tarry substance. You have to let it set for a while and then trip off the excess which squeezes out. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I used black silicone. Petrol or white spirit will dissolve the original stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill B Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Eldro DumDum is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Guru Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 You can get Eldro Dum Dum from here: http://www.car-spot.co.uk/product_description.php?bcpn=50669 It seems to be the cheapest place online that is selling it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OilIT Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 the other option is the double sided tape which glaziers use for fixing sealed units into wooden frames. Your local glass shop will use it - and it works a treat - I did my back door with it and it looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Being posh, Sikaflex. Being cheap, silicone. Just be very careful tightening the screws, especially near the corners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Anyone replaced their dual glass with a single one? Know of where i can get one? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Anyone replaced their dual glass with a single one?Know of where i can get one? Cheers. Most windscreen suppliers can cut flat laminated windscreen glass to size. One reason they were split was to prevent cracking due to the screen distorting. If you fit a single piece use a soft sealant to allow slight movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discovan300tdi Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 as can most household glass suppliers Ive just got some laminated glass cut to replace the toughend glass in the wifes series windscreen, had 4 cut and they charged me £20 fiver a screen bargain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy62alan Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Hi Guys, sorry to gatecrash this posting but you guys might be able to help me, I'm in the process of collecting parts for a Land Rover 1978 prototype replica project and need the measurements for the series windows for the front, middle and rear doors. I want to get them made at the local glaziers as I have been getting my Vivarium glass there for several vivariums and this may help get me a good price. I want to get smoked glass for the side windows and I have been told that there is no series windows done in smoked or tinted windows on te planet. Well not on this planet anyway haha. The front screen will be the Defender screen and I have been half promised a front screen from one of the members off the Sheffield Land Rover forum. If anyone one could help I would be very grateful, if anyone has any feedback or pointers to find the measurement that also would be very useful. thanks in advance ALAN Sheffield S25 4EQ email - boyle1962@yahoo.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 With a bit of luck once I've finished the new fuel tank The 109 will be getting new screens. They're so badly scratched it's a nightmare. I'm going to go heated screen I think, £70 a side, but the wife's using it for work every day now and there's a very good chance she'll be going out in frost if not snow. I'll probably do the 88 some time too. I'd been thinking about using Sikaflex, but gutter sealant might be worth looking at too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Get the heated screens, Ed, they're fantastic on damp autumn and winter mornings; fogging clears in seconds and stays clear - no more waiting for the engine to warm up or wiping the inside of the screens down only for them to fog up again, and likewise in freezing fog, where standard screens ice up within seconds of setting off. I used a roll of number plate adhesive tape, making two layers before fitting the screen. It does make getting old screens out laborious, but it holds them squeak free and allows enough movement to prevent stressing the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lo-fi Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 With a bit of luck once I've finished the new fuel tank The 109 will be getting new screens. They're so badly scratched it's a nightmare. I'm going to go heated screen I think, £70 a side, but the wife's using it for work every day now and there's a very good chance she'll be going out in frost if not snow. I'll probably do the 88 some time too. I'd been thinking about using Sikaflex, but gutter sealant might be worth looking at too Where did you get your screens from, if you don't mind me asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I haven't yet, but it will be from http://www.heatedwindscreen.com/acatalog/land-rover-heated-windscreens.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lo-fi Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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