and I haven't been able to stop it yet. The worst is the water infiltrating my trunk right under the back glass. I know when it comes time to replace the vinyl top I'll be able to repair and seal it all up, however, I was planning on doing all the body sblasting at the same time and then painting. I'd like to do a temporary fix so I can finish everything else and do the body work last. I guess what I really need is a sealer that I can apply in between glass and trim that will remove without damage to either. Does this exist or is there another solution?

Dan
72 Malibu

The only thing you can do temporary is pump in some silicone , or some urethane, but the holes where the glass goes will still be there getting worse as time goes on. Fixing those window channels is no fun. Real common on vinyl top cars, fix it right, do it once.

Jeff Litka
72 Chevelle SS
72 MonteCarlo

Remove the window trim, then you will be able to see the holes and fill them with silicone. If you put the sealer between the trim and the glass the water will just find another way to get in.
Ron

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70 Chevelle SS396
66 Nova SS 327
95 Z28 Convertible.
Aces 3081, TC #54 Gold

Alright, guess i'll just have to deal with a wet trunk till I'm ready for body work. thanks

I'm doing the same thing on my 1969 Impala right now. The body filler doesn't have to be perfect, since the original metal is quite wavy also. I used short-strand fiberglass body filler, sanded it with the 3M 2" discs on my drill, hand sanded to get the marks out, then primed and painted it. There's pics at <url>http://www.geocities.com/ledsled_26m/impala.html</url> It's at the glass shop today, but when it gets back I'll take a finished picture and post it on the site.

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Long live American Muscle and Iron!

anyone know how to make that url work?

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Long live American Muscle and Iron!

Yep, use [] instead of <>
http://www.geocities.com/ledsled_26m/impala.html

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Mike
formerly known as gotapileof70Malibu
'70 Malibu
'70 Malibu convertible
see the ragtop at:
http://genxrodsandcustoms.8m.com/mike.html
North Vernon, IN

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Cool car ledsled. I like Impala's. BTW, I have a beautiful front grill if your in need.

"So, I drove it home after he'd taken the back glass
out (same rust all around) with no glass, front or
back. What a breeze that made, with nice rust
particles flying all around in my eyes!" LOL! http://www.chevelles.com/forum/biggrin.gif (This cracked me up for some reason)



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Bob (Pa.)

1963 Impala 283
1966 Chevelle SS 409
1969 Malibu 307
1972 Malibu 307
1969 Chevy stepside 350

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