Rust around windshield- Need Advice on Body Shop
Rust around windshield- Need Advice on Body Shop
Hi Everyone -
I need my windshield replaced and recently found out that the current windshield was replaced before I had the car and really botched. This caused the rust along the windshield and the patch above it.
My question is this... what is the right way to repair this. I had one guy tell me they would use fiberglass to seal it once they grinded it down -- but that doesn't sound right to me.
This is the first time I am using a body shop, so need to know what to look/ask for. I would imagine the process would go something like this:
I need my windshield replaced and recently found out that the current windshield was replaced before I had the car and really botched. This caused the rust along the windshield and the patch above it.
My question is this... what is the right way to repair this. I had one guy tell me they would use fiberglass to seal it once they grinded it down -- but that doesn't sound right to me.
This is the first time I am using a body shop, so need to know what to look/ask for. I would imagine the process would go something like this:
Remove windshield
Grind away paint/rust areas
Apply some sort of Rust Inhibitor
Prep for Paint
Paint entire top roof panel
Replace windshield
Grind away paint/rust areas
Apply some sort of Rust Inhibitor
Prep for Paint
Paint entire top roof panel
Replace windshield

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