best windscreen bonding glue?

[david151]

I'm about to replace my first ever car windscreen and have a second hand one to go in. With this is mind I was wondering what the best bonding glue is? This one has sold a lot of units:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WINDSCREEN-WINDOW-BONDIN...

But how good is it, as I don't see any reviews. There are hardly any reviews on amazon for any of the bonding products, so really don't know what make is best. So any recommendations would be welcome.

[david151]

Mr2Mike said:

This. Windscreens with rubber seals are a perfectly feasible DIY proposition, though can be a PITA sometimes. I'd never try to bond my own windscreen in on any car I cared about.

I must be missing something guys, as I don't see it as an impossible task. Yes you have to run a good bead, but what other difficulties are there? I'm a plumber by trade, so I should be able to use a Caulking Gun! Am I being naive about this?

Also I just got the windscreen out today. I tried this cheap cold knife off Amazon, which was rubbish. I threw it in the bin and just smashed the windscreen. I put old sheets either side, which caught all the glass. I then threw these in the bin and the cleanup was minimal. Much easier than trying to cut it out (took me no more than 3 minutes). I then got a Stanley knife and trimmed all the old Polyurethane around the frame so it's all nice and even. Now just waiting for the windscreen surround to arrive. Plus I forgot to mention that I purchased the bonding I originally looked at. It comes with the primer and everything that I will need.

So now I have to decide if I am to ring a professional to run the bead of bonding round the frame? What did you guys find so difficult about it? What went wrong?