Couldn\'t Believe It - Moisture

[Bois]

This morning I inspected a late model Chrysler Sebring at a dealer. It had a dime size bullseye on the drivers side about 5" down from the top of the WS - in the tinted area. The car was a recent trade-in and they couldn't locate the keys. The car was locked and the temp outside was approaching 100. The WS was too hot to touch and I couldn't take the usual steps to cool down the WS. So, I made arrangements to come back after dinner (6:00) when the sun was lower in the sky to complete the repair.
When I returned and inspected the break closer it looked odd - like it may have been previously repaired. I used my probe and found that there was moisture in the break. My moisture evaporator cured that and I got a good repair.

Morale: There can still be moisture in a break even after a vehicle has been in direct sun all day in 100+ degrees. No, the car was not washed. (Officially, the high was 105 at DFW Airport.)

Dale...

[sydfloyd44]

Sorry, but I have to disagree with you. I think there might be something you were missing??? There is no way a bullseye will hold water in the break on a sunny 100 degree day any more than 30 minutes. No way, no how. Star break, maybe a little longer but still not too long.
Think about a moisture evaporator (dry star). Removes moisture from a break in minutes using nothing more than heat.

[scratchy]

I would place the blame on a nearby sprinkler system. All it takes is one well place drop of water to booger up a repair. I wear a hat because even a drop of sweat can ruin a chip or crack while fixing it.

[Bois]

Sorry, but I have to disagree with you. I think there might be something you were missing??? There is no way a bullseye will hold water in the break on a sunny 100 degree day any more than 30 minutes.

It had rained the day before. The WS was just as dirty at 5:30pm as it was earlier in the day and there were no water spots. I used a moisture evaporator to dry the break.

After thinking about it further, maybe there wasn't moisture. But it sure looked and acted like it had moisture. After I used the moisture evaporator, the moisture symptoms disappeared.

Dale...

[screenman]

We have run plenty of tests on moisture as I am sure a lot of you have. It is often suprising to find mioisture trapped in a break by the expanded glass shutting the break up on hot days. We have had a run of hot weather over here and I am still finding moisture on some breaks after 3 or 4 days in the sun.