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Offline shadango

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Water leaks
« on: June 15, 2009 - 06:25:49 AM »
My fish got her first bath since being painted (by the previous owner) yesterday....after sitting in my garage for 3 months during various stages of work, she was getting grimy.....

Also figured I would water test the car before installing carpet......

She leaked at a few places I figured....drivers side where the front and rear windows meet (they dont quite line up) for one.....also got some water into the body below the rear windows....the whiskers are bad so that makes sense.....

But I also got water leaks at two other spots:  into the trunk, where it looks like it is coming from the lower corner of the rear window on the driver's side,  and into the front of the car at the passenger side front corner, I think from the lower corner of the windshield.

There is a gap between the chrome trim and the glass , front and rear..........is there supposed to be a bead of something there (there isnt) or do I have bigger issues?  In another thread I read about urethane in a tube....is that what is missing?

I found a tube of the stuff at the local parts store, but was told you need a special type of caulk gun for it.....

I using black silicon acceptable or is the urtehane the best way to go?




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Re: Water leaks
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2009 - 09:12:21 AM »
     If the problem was the glass to body seal you would see water inside the passenger compartment not the trunk, the shinny trim has no seal so it needs to be removed to treat the issues...   
     Water inside the door & below the side windows is normal but there are drains that you need to make sure are open.  All along the bottom of the rocker panel from below the door hinge to the rear wheel well are ripples in the metal that are actually drains.
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Re: Water leaks
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2009 - 09:30:29 AM »
Thanks....how hard is it to remove the trim?   I don't want to mess it up....Do you need special tools?

I guess you are right though......there must be something under that trim....

The water seems to becoming from that lower corner of the window though.....

I guess one cure woudl be "dont drive in the rain".  LOL :rofl:

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Re: Water leaks
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2009 - 01:20:39 PM »
check the seam between dutchman panel and quarter ,underneath the decklid.  If the seamsealer is gone or damaged, there will leak water into the trunk.
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Re: Water leaks
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2009 - 05:06:13 PM »
I've yet to remove any window trim but read here may times the tool can be made or bought


I recalled that my 73 Charger had a leak in the cowl near the lower windshield trim... Puttied it up with roofing patch.
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Re: Water leaks
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2009 - 09:55:15 PM »
I've yet to remove any window trim but read here may times the tool can be made or bought


I recalled that my 73 Charger had a leak in the cowl near the lower windshield trim... Puttied it up with roofing patch.


That beast looks like it would be easy to scratch (my new) paint with!    :eek2:
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Re: Water leaks
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2009 - 11:10:38 PM »
I have the same trim tool, it works very well and takes the trim off easily.  Use some painters tape to protect against scratching either way.

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Re: Water leaks
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2009 - 12:00:07 AM »
That beats tlooks like it would be easy to scratch (my new) paint with!    :eek2:

You work from the glass side, no visible paint touched.
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Re: Water leaks
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2009 - 11:20:03 AM »
check the seam between dutchman panel and quarter ,underneath the decklid.  If the seamsealer is gone or damaged, there will leak water into the trunk.

Thats what it is........

A small hole in the seam sealer........I am going to just use some silly-cone for sealing that up and caulking a bit around the two lowest clips.

I still question the design of the window and its seal and trim....With a vinyl roof, seems like the water will just pool there ,soak up into the vinyl roof backer and cause rot.....

I am considering caulking the trim once its back on with the urethane, but worry that once that stuff is on there I will never be able to get the trim off again....