I got fed up with my leaking windshield frame, so I took it off and got rid of the rust. I also braced the front of the frame, since I've heard that the wiper arms tend to shred off over time. The plan was great but the execution failed a little due to the fact that I welded the brace to the windshield frame and the heat twisted the frame to the extent that it was almost ruined. Fortunately I managed to undo the damage so that the frame is still usabel. It's far from pretty, but usable.