My Sebring Convertible Rear Windshield was peeling from the roof

So the roof on my 7 year old convertible was starting to peel between the back window and the roof (I purchased it about 5 years ago). This seems to be a problem with many of the Sebrings when they start to hit the sever year mark (I should have taken a before picture). I will admit I am rough on the car and drive it through the car wash which probably has more to do with it than the weather although I'm sure Michigan ice buildup has something to do with it too.

I starting asking people who had Sebrings from the 7+ years range and most of the people I asked had replaced the whole roof since that was what was recommended to them!!! I figured, what do I have to lose if I muck it up if replacing it is the only option? After a while of googling around and asking at car places, I finally purchased some Permatex Black Super Weatherstrip Adhesive which was suggested by my oil change guys (about $5 for a tube). It's great, I've survived many major storms, done a road trip or two and gotten the car washed a few times over the last month since I've done it and it still looks great. It could be better but that's my fault, I'm not so good at that stuff, if I had taken better care I'm sure it would be good as knew. If it starts to peel again I'll just squirt in some more glue, even if it gets messy it's better than how it looks when peeling.

In case you're interested in my process - I cleaned the window and the cloth part that I needed to affix to the window (the latter still had some some kind of plastic strip which I assume was attached with some kind of heat welding). I then just did a tiny bit of sanding on both parts (the plastic and the glass) to make sure the glue would had something to stick to. I applied a thin strip to both the glass and the plastic keeping them seperate and letting them dry for about 30-45 minutes (I think). Then I applied another thin strip to where the glass already had glue on it and stuck the two sides together. I then taped it down with vertical strips of gaffer tape (think duct tape but more easily removable) and let it sit for 24 hours. I probably could have driven an hour later but I'd wanted to put the roof down (and I wasn't willing to do that) so I just walked, rode my bike and made someone else drive when I went out that night.

There's also 3M Super Weatherstrip Adhesive, but it's more $$ and Permatex was specifically recommended to me.

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