Hi all,
Can anybody help please, I have a coachman festival 2005 the centre window became delaminated and after taking professional advice from 2 local dealers I used superglue to rebond it. It stuck it well but the advice was bad as the window has frosted slightly, in streaks.
I assume it was caused by a chemical reaction between window and glue.I have been quoted £300 to replace the window. Would it be worth the effort of separating the two elements of the window and would I be able to remove the frosting and what adhesive should I have used? I have every faith that somebody out there has the answer!!
You might be able to get the white marks off, I had white marks from superglue on clear polycarbonate mobile phone cases I mended years ago. The marks could be polished out (the cases always broke again tho). Could be worth a go for a fiver plus postage.
For £50 excess, I got a new bathroom window via The Caravan Club insurance. My quote was similar, around the £400 mark. If you have a few years worth of No Claims, they allow a number of small claims before the insurance amount you pay changes.
To answer the query though, I would use a 2 pack, non shrinking ceramic cement, not cyanacrolate superglue, as the two different compounds of glue work differently. I believe the superglue effectively melts the surfaces together (at a molecular level), which causes the cracking & crazing, the 2 pack type forms an extra bonding layer between the two substrates.
Not sure if this is any use, but there you go.
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Chris
Caravanning for 22 years
1997 Toyota Land Cruiser 3.0TD & 2004 Avondale Mayfair 510-5L
Previous towcars:
2002 Nissan Primera - sold
2002 Ford Galaxy - Died & scrapped. Good riddance.
1998 BMW 525TDS SE - PEx
1998 VW Passat SE - Crashed into & scrapped
1997 Peugeot 406 GLX - PEx
Friend of mine was told the same thing. super glue, BUT use sparingly,and let the super glue run down the seal,not horizontally into the seal so the super glue dosent run inside the window. You wont beable to remove this white glaze now.
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Its not a hangover, its wine flu!
Nothing to lose by trying though is there? If the marks are caused by direct contact, they are probably permanent. If they have been caused by vapour from the glue they may well polish out.
To all those kind people who supplied advice ref. my delaminated window,thank you. Problem sorted! sucesfully separated two parts of window, removed all white marks using BRASSO and using Bondrite adhesive re-glued window. Looks great,is waterproof and no white marks.
Thanks again
Quote: Originally posted by dogsbody42 on 02/10/2013
To all those kind people who supplied advice ref. my delaminated window,thank you. Problem sorted! sucesfully separated two parts of window, removed all white marks using BRASSO and using Bondrite adhesive re-glued window. Looks great,is waterproof and no white marks.
Thanks again
Excellent! I bet you are extremely pleased with the repair and the hundreds of £ saved.
Just fixed my delaminated window with evo-sticks sticks like s**t clear. It was £7 off the net, i removed window which was a dodle and dried the cavity of the glazing with a hair dryer and clamped the two surfaces together with a small but enough sealant to squeeze out. Sounds like brasso is a good way to clear off glue scorch marks. Good luck
You can also obtain information from Jim Winspur of
Advanced Glass Products
Site 7 Kidderminster Road
Cutnall Green, Droitwich
Worcestershire
WR9 0NS
Tel: 00 44 (0)1299 851525
Fax: 00 44(0)1299 851544.
Burstner some time ago introduced a fix of sorts to prevent the two layers coming apart. Introduced in Germany as a recall, I understand, as a safety measure but only applies to windows made by Polyplastic. Four small plastic screw domes, quite inobtrusive per window. Kit includes the special drill bit for plastics (ordinary twist drill will "grab"). If yours window comes within the right time frame for those affected by the recall then the kit is free. Polyplastic windows have a sticker showing the information to confirm when they were made. Jim will help you identify.
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