As the re-spray nears completion, I know all the hard work of rubbing down and filling the twin lines of marks, left by 70+ years of the windscreen seal being lowered and raised on the scuttle has been worthwhile. The question is, to avoid damage to the paintwork again should I leave the seal off? I have notice that a few owners have not replaced their seals. Is there a way of lessoning the force the rubber seal pushes down on to the scuttle paintwork? how have others overcome this problem? Keith
I went through this dilemma last year when I reshaped, repaired and repainted my scuttle. I decided to leave the rubber seal off for a couple of months. At the same time I checked other memberÆs cars and everyone of them had marking from the seal to some degree or other. After two months I replaced the seal, which was a new one so it exerts quite a pressure on the scuttle. And sure enough I now have a line in the paint. I guess that it is unavoidable unless you leave it long enough for the paint to get really hard. If the painting is done by a professional, with heat lamps, it would of course harden more quickly.
I do not use the car with the windscreen lowered so the line is not normally visible. And the scuttle looks infinitely better than it did before I started. After two months it was time to move on and turn my attention to the next job.
You donÆt worry about an invisible line when youÆre enjoying yourself driving it.
I would rather have the rubber in place when driving on a wet and windy day! The alternative would be a lap full of water - as was the case when I once had the privelage of driving Barry Foster's lovely C type on the road in a downpour. I was soaked but happy!
We have a similar problem. Having taken the windscreen off for competition I revealed an inch wide line void of paint formed perfectly over the last 10yrs! Now cunningly covered by carpet tape..not very attractive but invisable from about 30ft! But I m unwilling to respray as the same thing will happen again especially with the windscreen back on for winter. I agree with george I dont fancy removing the seal for the coming seasons. Any brilliant solutions would be great!!
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