pc-7 epoxy paste try it , i like your plastic trick , i always tried to shape it with a popsicle stick . Your way will be easier for sure

That's a great tip for our friend jb!

Nice band aid JB tip

Perfect timing, thank you! I'm doing our windshield this week.

This is great info - I suspect I'll be doing this when I replace my 2006 T1N windshield this year. Thanks for sharing 😎👍🏼

Looks good, it gives it character and a story.

Bill thanks for the upload will use this tip on my van thanks o by the way I posted the other week about my no start issue computer said not enough pressure at rail I removed the top half of my manifold there's a clear pipe from the rail it had air traveling in it I removed the solenoid the seals and the ceramic had perished got new from mercedes 7pound starts first turn of the key thanks

You're a wizard! I have mine in the body shop for this.

Gonna try and tackle this come summer, done a fair ammount of body work before but nothing like this. hopping when i take off it wont be to gone, otherwise probably gonna get a professional

@FloridaVanMan

5 ай бұрын

I have scuttle panel replacements available. Member price $100 plus shipping. Become a supporting member today patreon.com/Florida_Van_Man?Link&

Never could think about scotch, nice idea

to be definitively efficient against rust , you should put grease everywhere. grease is the only thing very efficient against rust. put grease between metal and carpet, inside door, behind metallic bumper, under the vehicle, behind the repairs you can make (everywhere inside the body - hidden erea - instead of using paint), hollow areas (necessarily hidden, so no need to be aesthetic). For rear wings unreachable with a paintbrush, use an extender and poor old oil everywhere each year. Rust almost always comes from the inside and welds. Handyman Experience - 35 years. From france

@FloridaVanMan

6 ай бұрын

Your van must smell incredible!!! Hard no from me on this suggestion. While grease is effective at blocking oxygen from getting to the metal, it stinks and leaps off of any surface to find my favorite clothing.

@dette-envers-les-animaux

6 ай бұрын

@@FloridaVanMan i do not know what kind of grease you would use but never anyone getting in the car said something like that to me about this thing. grease is either outside (bumper) or covered by carpet. If you prefer rust and holes, it is your choice.

I love these videos. Slider door window has some rust creeping out from under the trim. Any chance on a way to do the same for that window? I haven't seen much online for removing and reinstalling that trim.

@FloridaVanMan

2 жыл бұрын

After MMS-Fest I will be addressing a slider window with rust. We'll see how it goes.

@FloridaVanMan

Жыл бұрын

Well, I still have not addressed the slide door window rust. It just stares at me while I deal with other things. Soon.....

Hoping you can help How is it holding up Any issues with paint sticking to ospho? I wanted to carrep 2k epoxy primer but read it doesn't stick well with ospho? Do I need to neutralize the ospho.?

@FloridaVanMan

Жыл бұрын

I am struggling with this van again today because the old paint that I brushed on failed Horribly!!! I've used OPSHO on about 8 vans and this is the only one having trouble, so I'm confident it was the left-over paint that had expired, or possibly I needed to add hardener and didn't know. I do have issues with paint wrinkling when weather is too humid or I rush between paint coats.

@BraddaMarlon

Жыл бұрын

@@FloridaVanMan do you do anything to neutralize ospho

I have responded to you through Patreon along with my cell number. Look forward to hearing from you soon. Can show you many nice camping places an rafting places as well.

@FloridaVanMan

2 жыл бұрын

LOL. I would not have connected the names without the other clues given here. See you soon.

Is that a brand new panned? If so where did u find it? Mine is probably beyond a jbweld.

@FloridaVanMan

5 ай бұрын

I have some body panels for under the windshield and footwells. I get them from Poland where the van body is now being made for another driveline and brand. Shipping one or two items is very expensive so I buy them in bulk quantity. If you need a replacement panel I sell them for $100 + shipping to FVM support group members. Join here and send a message: patreon.com/Florida_Van_Man?Link&

can you share the part number for the metal panel shown on the video?

@FloridaVanMan

Жыл бұрын

I Think** it is 05104164AA but it has been a discontinued part for about 2 years. When the price went from $150 to $989 then 'unavailable' I found them in Poland and bought a bunch of them. I still have 3 left, selling for $450 and you must join our membership to place an order. floridavanman.com/donate/

Where did you get the plastic used for temporary windshield and thickness of the plastic? Did you use the glass as a template? - sry for the "Q"s :(

@FloridaVanMan

6 ай бұрын

I had cut a pice of cardboard first and used that for a template cutting this plastic from a construction dumpster. Cardboard is better, especially if doing this only once.

Cheers, what JB Weld do you use? There seems to be different ones

@FloridaVanMan

Жыл бұрын

Original flavor with a red label on one tube and black on the other. amzn.to/3ZUj4SM

@bonnevilleponds

Жыл бұрын

@@FloridaVanMan thank you sir!

I am considering trying this with Bondo instead of JB

@FloridaVanMan

Жыл бұрын

I'm not a fan of Bondo after seeing rust grow under it. I don't know if JB Weld will be any better???

What’s the name of the products you used thanks

@FloridaVanMan

2 ай бұрын

OSPHO

How much did the glass guy charge you total with removing it and putting a new one on? Called one here in tampa facebook market and quoted me $390 for a new glass and install. Didn’t ask him yet for the removal yet

@FloridaVanMan

Жыл бұрын

I pay $300 installed, but I have a regular guy who hasn't raised my price, though I know his prices have gone up for new customers. If he comes to pull the glass out on a different day so I can work on the frame, that would be an extra $100. I pull the glass myself, but I do not suggest this. I'm getting practiced at it, but if doing one or even 3 the learning curve is too expensive with tools purchased. you can do something else to earn the $100 much easier so just pay the man... :O)

Love the Epoxy bandaid idea. Thats an awesome and practical idea. One question for the paint. I noticed you didn't prime the Ospho? Is that an issue?

@FloridaVanMan

Жыл бұрын

When painting with rattle cans I don't feel primer matters. I could be wrong. The original white paint on our Sprinters was Horrible and I chased after the flakes with spray paint for 14 years finding the primer to be the real problem, not the paint. It made me bias against primer. In theory primer should help paint bond better... That has not been my experience so I must be doing it wrong. :O)

@FloridaVanMan

Жыл бұрын

OSPHO says it is a sealer, so I don't think primer would have any purpose on top of OSPHO.

Windshield guy did not give you crap for painting the frame? Mine always does said it`s gonna fall out lol.

@FloridaVanMan

6 ай бұрын

Oh yes! He insisted I use paint with hardener "next time" and made this demand every time until I did, once! LOL! He has put in over a dozen windows for me and when having two done at once I used paint from an auto body shop and spray on the other van, trying to make a video comparison. It was a MESS and video was never completed. A month later we got 3 days of rain and the body shop paint wrinkled like Grandma's elbows. The glass lifted right out and no-doubt this was MY FAULT. But the lesson we both learned is body shop paint in the hands of a DIY-guy that just watched a few KZread videos is going to end badly. Since I make KZread videos for DIY-guys to learn from his argument didn't hold water (pardon the leaky windshield pun). Automotive paint requires knowledge, talent, skill, training... and dare I say, some artistic ability?

@Supanova70

6 ай бұрын

@@FloridaVanMan hysterical

I don't think Aladdin would appreciate you using his carpets for that purpose.

@bluesmanooooo2914

3 ай бұрын

Another video from a clueless individual.