Removing rust from under front windscreen rubbers

[john]

I have just bought a T25 1990 Westy this is my first time on the forum i have a leak coming in the from the front windscreen and would like to know if anyone has any tips on how to remove the rust from under the front windscreen rubber . i have removed the windscreen the rust doesnt seem to be too bad and have a new rubber to replace the old one

cheers john

[DavidPallister]

I'm gonna have a crack at mine in the next few days. I'm planning on making sure all the rust is removed and fresh metal welded into place, acid etch prime the bare metal, then high build primer / filler as required, scrape out all the old panel sealant from the two vertical seams beneath the windscreen, treat any rust and inject new sealant making sure that it sits flush between the panels in the corner of the screen before refitting the screen with a new seal and injecting screen sealant all around the new rubber once it's in place. Gonna remove the dash to do it, so will give the underside of the screen apperture a good dosing of waxoyl at the same time, and check that all other holes there (washer squirters, aerial etc) are sealed too

Dave