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I took a big step a few days ago and I am now committed to the reinstallation and clean-up of gutters and windshield seal area before it rains. I took out the windshield. It had been installed and covered over with many compounds and goos in a feeble attempt to keep it from leaking over many years. I scraped this heavy accumulation of odd materials as best I could with wooden Popsicle sticks to avoid scratching the paint, but a lot remained. The remaining residual was enough that solvent would take a really long time and a lot of solvent. I had been working in the shade, and as time passed the goo came into the sunlight and it softened. I took the hint and grabbed my wife's hair dryer and hit the goo with it and found that it softened up enough to wipe off with a paper towel! Within a short period of time I was able to easily remove the goo. I, of course, had to use solvent to finish it off. Jeff - hoping it won't rain until I have everything primed, sealed, painted and the windshield buttoned up ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org