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Push i n bottom o f B e t a s e a l c a r t r i d g e and remove d e s i c c a n t
P i e r c e membrane i n c a r t r i d g e t h r e a d , screw on a p p l i c a t i o n
n o z z l e and i n s e r t i n c a r t r i d g e gun.
Holding t h e gun a t a r i g h t a n g l e t o t h e edge of t h e g l a s s
and l e a n i n g s l i g h t l y i n b o a r d , e x t r u d e a c o n t i n u o u s bead of
B e t a s e a l on t h e p e r i m e t e r of t h e g l a s s , u s i n g t h e edge of
t h e g l a s s and s h a p e o f t h e n o z z l e a s a g u i d e . T h i s method
w i l l g i v e t h e bead t h e c o r r e c t dimensions and a l s o make t h e
t o p of t h e bead c o l l a p s e i n b o a r d , r e d u c i n g t h e amount of
m a t e r i a l squeezed o u t of t h e j o i n t o m assembly.
Push e i g h t
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mm s p a c e r b l o c k s
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i n t o t h e B e t a s e a l
from t h e i n s i d e o f t h e bead i n t h e p o s i t i o n s shown.
F i t t h e s c r e e n o n t o t h e body and u s e t h e two s p a c e r s made
i n paragraph
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t o s u p p o r t t h e g l a s s w h i l s t t h e B e t a s e a l
c u r e s . P r e s s g e n t l y a l l round t h e edge o f t h e g l a s s t o
e n s u r e uniform compression of t h e j o i n t .
Water t e s t b e f o r e f i t t i n g b r i g h t t r i m .
I f any l e a k a g e
i s
found, mark t h e s p o t and d r y t h e bead w i t h a blow d r y e r o r
s i m i l a r . Extrude a s m a l l amount of B e t a s e a l from t h e o u t s i d e
on t h e s u s p e c t e d a r e a i n o r d e r t o e n s u r e t h e v e h i c l e
i s
w a t e r p r o o f .
Do n o t f i t s c r e e n b r i g h t t r i m u n t i l t h e B e t a s e a l i s
s u f f i c i e n t l y c u r e d n o t t o be d i s t u r b e d . T h i s may t a k e up
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6 h o u r s depending on atmospheric c o n d i t i o n s .