Re: removing a 5k windshield...help!

[JordanVw@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/12/99 10:36:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, munrof@isys.ca 
writes:

<< 
 These windshields have an outer trim seal but are structurally bonded to the
 car with urethane adhesive. They are a real PITA to remove. When I went back
 to Standard Auto Glass after my last windshield replacement to gentley
 admonish them for installing the windshield wipers in the "park" position
 with the arms stopped in the "up" position, the tech told me they absolutely
 hated working on Audis - said the windshields were the hardest to R&R of any
 make they worked on. I would suggest paying one of the "do it in the
 driveway" shops to R&R your windshield (usually $100 or so).
  >>

i removed all the caulk, and sanded (w/ rotary sander) all the rust down to 
shiny metal around the windshield, on the body. I then painted it with 
"extend"..  and then just brushed on some primer over that. i will have to 
build up a few layers of primer to get the level near the existing topcoat 
level.. i will do a better job once the windshield is pulled, after i attack 
the rust in the groove around the windshield..  
a few questions - can the stainless trim strip be saved? or will it get bent 
up during windshield removal?   i was going to remove the windshield myself - 
but i think i'll have someone do it, (my luck i'll break it taking it out)  
but i will probably use a rotary wire brush to remove the rust from the 
windshield channel.. 
whats a good paint ot paint the windshield channel with? POR 15?  or is the 
epoxy primer better?

chris
'86 5k TQ