Hi all. I was hoping to get some advice from you all with some rust around the windscreen on the NL.
I pulled the windscreen out today (your welcome for the rain that brought!). I've found some rust patches that I would like to deal with properly while I'm there. Nothing real deep, so no holes, but it will only spread if not dealt with now. Spread in parts around the whole windscreen
In the photos you can see that its come from outside the urethane line. There is still the line along the edge that is well adhered. My thinking was that seeing there is the well adhered line of urethane I wouldn't have to stress too much with the urethane primer stuff (its dear as poison) and rely on the urethane adhering well to that.
In that case I was figuring that I would be right just bringing it back to bare metal and giving it a coat of paint. Looks aren't a big deal in this area as the trim etc will cover it up, just want to make sure its well sealed and won't rust. I'll just have to make sure no overspray goes on the urethane line there currently to ensure it adheres well
Paint I've got is an epoxy and says it doesn't need primer onto steel, so I was thinking of just whacking this straight over the bare steel once I've ground all the rust down. There will then be some urethane adhering to this paint, but I'm intending the strength will come from the urethane bead already there.
Do you guys think I'm on the right track with this repair?
Would appreciate any other advice you guys might be able to offer
Cheers, Stu
I pulled the windscreen out today (your welcome for the rain that brought!). I've found some rust patches that I would like to deal with properly while I'm there. Nothing real deep, so no holes, but it will only spread if not dealt with now. Spread in parts around the whole windscreen
In the photos you can see that its come from outside the urethane line. There is still the line along the edge that is well adhered. My thinking was that seeing there is the well adhered line of urethane I wouldn't have to stress too much with the urethane primer stuff (its dear as poison) and rely on the urethane adhering well to that.
In that case I was figuring that I would be right just bringing it back to bare metal and giving it a coat of paint. Looks aren't a big deal in this area as the trim etc will cover it up, just want to make sure its well sealed and won't rust. I'll just have to make sure no overspray goes on the urethane line there currently to ensure it adheres well
Paint I've got is an epoxy and says it doesn't need primer onto steel, so I was thinking of just whacking this straight over the bare steel once I've ground all the rust down. There will then be some urethane adhering to this paint, but I'm intending the strength will come from the urethane bead already there.
Do you guys think I'm on the right track with this repair?
Would appreciate any other advice you guys might be able to offer
Cheers, Stu
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