Leaking screen

[ian.stewart]

My new acquisition, A Triumph Toledo, Rain leaks past the screen rubber, its not getting by on the body side, its sitting in the corner of the screen and seeping theu past the rubber and screen, not drastically bad, but enough for me to notice,
My thoughts are along the line of, pulling the screen rubber back from the out side and running a bead of sealant in the gap all along the bottom edge of the screen, the question is, what sealant? in my mind, Im thinking Lead/gutter mastic as it never sets, you used to be able to buy a clear sticky liquid for doing this job, but I cant find that stuff, probably because most screens are bonded into the car
Any thoughts or suggestions.

[cleverusername]

I wouldn't assume that it is just leaking on that side, unless you have removed the interior it is very hard to see exactly where it is coming from. My bet is it is leaking on the metal side as well, in fact I would put good money on the screen surround being rotten in the corners.

Even if you want to just seal the screen to rubber, the stuff you want is this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282386533612

It is non bonding sealant but to apply it properly you really need to take out the screen and run a bead inside the rubber. Tried the method your proposing and found I couldn't get it to seal properly applying that way. It would also give you a chance to check the screen surround and run a bead around the metal.

Some claim it isn't needed but it is non-bonding, so I really don't see the problem with using it and since I used this stuff my screen is 100% water tight. Well that and the new metal I welded in, in both corners.

[ian.stewart]

I wouldn't assume that it is just leaking on that side, unless you have removed the interior it is very hard to see exactly where it is coming from. My bet is it is leaking on the metal side as well, in fact I would put good money on the screen surround being rotten in the corners.

Even if you want to just seal the screen to rubber, the stuff you want is this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282386533612

It is non bonding sealant but to apply it properly you really need to take out the screen and run a bead inside the rubber. Tried the method your proposing and found I couldn't get it to seal properly applying that way. It would also give you a chance to check the screen surround and run a bead around the metal.

Some claim it isn't needed but it is non-bonding, so I really don't see the problem with using it and since I used this stuff my screen is 100% water tight. Well that and the new metal I welded in, in both corners.

I have sat in the car and watched the water running from the glass and runs down the rubber

[cleverusername]

I wouldn't assume that it is just leaking on that side, unless you have removed the interior it is very hard to see exactly where it is coming from. My bet is it is leaking on the metal side as well, in fact I would put good money on the screen surround being rotten in the corners.

Even if you want to just seal the screen to rubber, the stuff you want is this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282386533612

It is non bonding sealant but to apply it properly you really need to take out the screen and run a bead inside the rubber. Tried the method your proposing and found I couldn't get it to seal properly applying that way. It would also give you a chance to check the screen surround and run a bead around the metal.

Some claim it isn't needed but it is non-bonding, so I really don't see the problem with using it and since I used this stuff my screen is 100% water tight. Well that and the new metal I welded in, in both corners.

I have sat in the car and watched the water running from the glass and runs down the rubber

It was doing that in mine but when I took the dash out I found it was coming from other places. You would be surprised how far it can track, it can also get into the box section behind the dash and fill that up.

If you have water in the frontwells, I would check everywhere.

Even if it is just coming from those corners, I would still take the screen out to add the sealant. It will be far more likely to be successful, removing and replacing a screen in a Dolly isn't especially hard.