My 56 pickup build thread
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Well the glass professional did make in town as the roads were clear, 3 attempts and I wasn't happy with the way the trim was fitting, we couldn't get the trim to seat properly in the rubber molding, he was going to stop in again on one of his next visits to town. I didn't get much sleep thinking about it and decided to remove the glass again to save time, time equals money..
Well it's back in and fits much better, the secret we found was to take your time and finesse the trim in place. My wife and I spent about an hour getting the rubber and trim in place to where it fit much better and only took about 20 minutes to rope it in place. We should have done it ourselves the first time and not hired a professional.
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John,
I am getting ready to install my windshield and glass.
Did you order the smoked glass, I saw where you added tint to it?
Do you have any pointers? What type of rope did you use? Did you use bedding compound?
Thanks,
Travis
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The solid side panels I got from Midfifty and were the smoked glass, the back window I had cut at the glass shop in a town near me but was only very lightly tinted so I applied the tint film myself. Windshield is tinted much the same as any vehicle coming from the assembly line.
Rope size is 3/16th in diameter and was bought from Midfifty as well . I located the join in the rubber top centre so it would be less noticeable , I did use butyl and applied it as I was installing the rubber on the glass. The rope is rapped around and overlapped at top centre. Get the glass centre in the frame opening and have someone keep gentle pressure as you pull the rope, once you get to the corners it helps to pull the rope in a circular motion. the person on the outside should try to keep the pressure in an upward motion to help seat it. I even slapped the glass with an open palm to help set it. I used dish soap as a lubricant ..
Rope size is 3/16th in diameter and was bought from Midfifty as well . I located the join in the rubber top centre so it would be less noticeable , I did use butyl and applied it as I was installing the rubber on the glass. The rope is rapped around and overlapped at top centre. Get the glass centre in the frame opening and have someone keep gentle pressure as you pull the rope, once you get to the corners it helps to pull the rope in a circular motion. the person on the outside should try to keep the pressure in an upward motion to help seat it. I even slapped the glass with an open palm to help set it. I used dish soap as a lubricant ..
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Did you insert the trim in the rubber first, before installing in the truck? I know that at a Ford dealership I worked at , the body shop guys found out the hard way after the trim blew off while the customer was driving down the road. 
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I haven't driven the panel much the last couple years because I'm hoarding new parts for the one I'm building now for lack of space to store them. Took the panel out a couple days ago and carted all the stuff with me...lol
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I was going to store the panel in my storage tent over the winter to give me more space to work on the Mercury but chickened out in fear of mice taking residence so on the better days I just back it out depending what I plan to do..one of the reasons this project is taking so long..
