rick_rawker
04-20-2010, 12:02 PM
Well, they wanted "about" two hundred dollars labor to replace the windshield in my son's '63 Belvee. Being "about" 200 short, I decided to do it myself.
1) Taking the trim off was easier than expected. Most of it screwed-off except the outside top and bottom pieces. I fabricated a trim tool out of a butter knife and was able to get these off easily.
2) I noticed a rubber locking strip around the old, but pliable, gasket and took a putty knife between it and the glass all around, both inside and out. Once that was done, I carefully pulled the grooved locking strip off, and the glass was pushed-out from the inside.
3) I cleaned the gasket well with laquer thinner. Then applied the clear Permatex adhesive to the gasket, place the windshield in the hole, and 'smushed-it' in place. I used the flowable Permatex sealer for the locking strip.
4) Water test after 24 hours revealed NO LEAKS.
5) I have cleaned and prepped the channel area ( where the clips are) for rust prevention, and primer. ( the whole car will be painted later )
...just DO IT, it aint that hard...
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1) Taking the trim off was easier than expected. Most of it screwed-off except the outside top and bottom pieces. I fabricated a trim tool out of a butter knife and was able to get these off easily.
2) I noticed a rubber locking strip around the old, but pliable, gasket and took a putty knife between it and the glass all around, both inside and out. Once that was done, I carefully pulled the grooved locking strip off, and the glass was pushed-out from the inside.
3) I cleaned the gasket well with laquer thinner. Then applied the clear Permatex adhesive to the gasket, place the windshield in the hole, and 'smushed-it' in place. I used the flowable Permatex sealer for the locking strip.
4) Water test after 24 hours revealed NO LEAKS.
5) I have cleaned and prepped the channel area ( where the clips are) for rust prevention, and primer. ( the whole car will be painted later )
...just DO IT, it aint that hard...
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