old obselete window rubbers

[nickt241]

i expect somewhere out there there is someone else scratching his head over the same problem ive recently had,so heres what i did........i wanted to remove the front and rear windscreens from the coupe s im restoring to enable me to firstly strip the paint from beneath them and then secondly re-paint the car thus fitting window rubbers back on top of new paint rather than mask them up,the problem is that the rubbers are cracked to buggery and will probrably vanish to dust if removed and replacements are not available....so,i removed the chrome trim from rubbers,then pushed some 5mm electrical wire under the rubber thus lifting the edges a couple of mil,this enabled me to strip the paint from beneath the lip of the rubber then mask rubber totally and paint underneath,thus removing wire drops the rubber back on top of new paint,i then slid some cardboard that i had rubbed a bit of axle grease into on one side beneath the rubber and using some mat black silicon and a bit of gob on my finger,worked the silicon into the cracks in the rubber leaving a smooth surface,once the silicon had gone off i trimmed the edges back with a stanley blade and removed the cardboard,grease stops silicone from sticking to cardboard, thus leaving my rubbers looking new,with refitted chromes youde never geuss unless under the closest of examinations

[baron2211]

There is a company called east kent trip supplies who do that sort of thing. I got some rubbers for a capri from them. Sorry, but I don't have their number. Good luck.

[swiggett]

Hi did you remove the grease from the rear of the rubbers after you repaired them ?, because if left on it will degrade the rubber

[nickt241]

Originally Posted by swiggett

Hi did you remove the grease from the rear of the rubbers after you repaired them ?, because if left on it will degrade the rubber

when i said grease i didnt put a large amount,rather a smidgen enough to dampen the cardboard,id be very suprised if anything was left beneath the rubbers...in all fairness,my rubbers,whilst not leaking,were as shot as they could be,what ive done,whilst im very pleased with the outcome,i look at as only a temporary repair cos i know that in a couple of years time the silicon and rubber will start to separate with the damp,but sooner or later some decent rubbers will materialise and i shall point this out to the new owner that itll have by then.......ford capri window rubbers are still available to buy relatively easily,i know cos ive bought them,audi coupe s rubbers are,well,all gone and as far as i know not being manufactured anywhere....rubbers are something that i dont think id like to have custom made as 1 or 2 mil difference in size(which there always is in custom stuff) will end up with either non fitting rubbers or chromes,or the worst scenario,cracked windscreens!..thanks anyhow