Seven Hours Later..............!

[McSkagit Tim Jones]

Yesterday my daughter Zoanna and I installed the curved bridge glass on the Saratogan. The glass is from a 1957 Chrysler, 1/4" thick and probably weighs 20 pounds per side.

Made up some thin sticks from oak to guide the glass into the rubber weather strip. Broke them all at least once. I was stressed out when I started the operation. A quart of water/detergent, three beers and seven hours later they were both in. I was exhausted. My fingernails are still black. Hoping the flat glass goes easier!

McSkagit

[Nomad55]

I installed a number of windshields in old Plymouths and the method I was taught to use was install the rubber around the glass 1st. Then I took 1/4 inch plastic clothes line and inserted into the channel that then locks into window frame. This widens and sorta decreases dimension of the rubber on the inside portion of the rubber,allows a better finger grip to march the rubber into place. Once in place you pull the line out from both ends at the same time. I also use the clothes line to get nearly full paint coverage under such rubber moldings during repaints with good glass. Tucked under the rubber molding to raise it off the surface,spray under the molding, pull cord after dried and no unsightly previous paint color showing when the rubber gets old a tends to shrink.

The only variable maybe the thickness of the fiberglass frame as oppose to that of the flange that autos have.

[McSkagit Tim Jones]

Installing glass with rubber weather strip

Thanks for the response. I was thinking about the cord when I was about half way through this exercise. Seems that it would work only on realitively flat glass. I have a lot to learn as I have four flat glass and plexi to install as well as the wrap-around in the front of the house. That wraparound is under the brow which overhangs about 5 inches.

I need a diagram or photo sequence to see how the pros do it...

Thanks again,

Tim

[slo-mo]

back to the future...

Now that McSkagit is enjoying his sweet ride, it is fun to look back at all of the work...

7 hours later, most of us can identify:GoodJob:


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