Back to the build proper and back to the doors. I have decided to both bolt and silicone the windows in. The bolts will actually be holding the window on, and the silicone sealing them. I am under no illusions that the car will leak, but the leading edge of the window is an obvious leaky area so I thought about sealing that and then decided to seal the whole thing! First up was to blodge on the silicone.
I then bolted the window to the frame. Below you can see the excess silicone squeezed out. I am going to let this dry and then hopefully rub off the excess. Well thats the plan, we shall see how well that works out…
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Hi, If you are using silicon for this try taping around the aperture with masking tape first. When you have fitted the window, before the silicon skins over use a wet finger or tool to smooth over the join between the window and door and then peel off the tape. This will leave a nice edge and remove any excess silicon without getting it all over the place.
Richard
Thanks for the heads up, I will give it a go on the other side! Like you suggest I find a wet rag is the thing.
Unfortunatly when I did this is was quite hot and the silicone had started to skin before I finished bolting it in, hence having to leave it in a bit of a mess.