Re: pop out seal

[stans4@ibm.net (Stan Schaefer)]

First you have to make sure your frame is squeaky clean down in that
channel.  Lots of hot soapy water and a nylon brush will get the crud
out.  Mine had about 1/16" inch of dirt/disintegrated rubber in there.
I used some good trim polish/wax type stuff on the whole works after
that, particularly down in the channel.  Let that set up and get
polished out.  I used some Armor-All on the rubber stuff, the old
stuff had disintegrated from ozone- UV and I figured it might help.
As a plus, it gave a slicker finish which helped.  If you can find
rubber lube like the tire shops use, use that, otherwise you can use
green soap solution(drug store) like I did.  I swabbed both the
channel and rubber with that and things just slid right together with
very little muss or fuss.  I'm a little reluctant to use dishwashing
soap or the like, most of that is either acid or basic and might react
with the aluminum frame.  Green soap is more or less neutral.  Rubber
lube would be best, but I haven't found a good source for that, seems
to have vanished like tire talc.  Be careful setting up those little
screws, you can strip them.  Good luck with your project.




On Wed, 3 Jun 1998 22:20:59 -0600 (MDT), you wrote:

>Hi ya all.
>I am curently tring to put new seals around the glass of my pop out windows.
>Is there a clever way of getting the window frame around the glass and seal.
>I was thinking of lubbing it with water and soap. Has anybody any ideas.
>Thenx.
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