help on vent window repair
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help on vent window repair
I have a old vent window without a latch and good glass. I bought another vent window (original) with a good frame and latch. The Glass in the good frame is scratched in one area (2" x 3").
Is there a good trick to remove the glass (50 year old) from each frame or soften the rubber bedding, for a normal person without doing damage to the good frame, to replace this glass?
Or should I put a decal on my vent window and forget it.. My car is not a showpiece, but I have it all apart now and --This is the time - if ever.
Scott
Is there a good trick to remove the glass (50 year old) from each frame or soften the rubber bedding, for a normal person without doing damage to the good frame, to replace this glass?
Or should I put a decal on my vent window and forget it.. My car is not a showpiece, but I have it all apart now and --This is the time - if ever.
Scott
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I have a old vent window without a latch and good glass. I bought another vent window (original) with a good frame and latch. The Glass in the good frame is scratched in one area (2" x 3").
Is there a good trick to remove the glass (50 year old) from each frame or soften the rubber bedding
(it's not rubber), for a normal person without doing damage to the good frame, to replace this glass?
Or should I put a decal on my vent window and forget it.. My car is not a showpiece, but I have it all apart now and --This is the time - if ever.
Is there a good trick to remove the glass (50 year old) from each frame or soften the rubber bedding
(it's not rubber), for a normal person without doing damage to the good frame, to replace this glass?Or should I put a decal on my vent window and forget it.. My car is not a showpiece, but I have it all apart now and --This is the time - if ever.
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It's possible that by now, the adhesive qualities of glass tape may be no good, so the glass can be pulled straight out of the frame.
Edit: I recall a post where a member used a hair dryer to loosen the tape.
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I just replaced my frames this weekend. I ended up using a razor knife along the glass. Took many, many, did I say many passes. Now I did still destroy the frames as I was replacing them, they were rotten in the corner.
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