Jim 68cuda
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I have a 67 Coronet hardtop. I had the glass removed when the car was painted and a glass shop I've used for over 20 years re-installed the glass (at the body shop) using new front and rear gaskets I purchased from Steele Rubber Parts. The rear glass never sealed up and the glass guy came back several times to try to seal it. Each time, the amount of water coming in and the number of places it leaked were reduced. I was down to about three minor leaks when the glass guy finally told me it was the body work underneath, so he removed the rear glass and a friend who has done body work for me on other cars checked it out for me. There was nothing wrong with the body work. My glass guy wants nothing to do with re-installing the rear glass.
I've found that most glass shops won't touch these old cars anymore because they are difficult to seal.
I found one glass shop that says they are easy to do but that if the trim clips were removed, then new screws that come with a sealer already applied should be used when reinstalling the clips. The old screws should not be reused. Its been a while, but I believe the new trim clips I had, came with new screws (which I would have expected to have been correct). If there is a special screw with sealer preapplied, who has them? And is this likely my problem? I will say that some of the original clips were never removed and were painted over. I would expect that those likely weren't the problem since the rear glass didn't leak before the car was painted.
If it matters at all, this was an inexpensive Maaco paint job on a car that sits outside in the weather, so it doesn't surprise me that I found that they hadn't used all the new trim clips and had left many of the originals in place untouched.
Meanwhile I can't install the headliner and rear package tray till the leaks are solved. Thanks.
I've found that most glass shops won't touch these old cars anymore because they are difficult to seal.
I found one glass shop that says they are easy to do but that if the trim clips were removed, then new screws that come with a sealer already applied should be used when reinstalling the clips. The old screws should not be reused. Its been a while, but I believe the new trim clips I had, came with new screws (which I would have expected to have been correct). If there is a special screw with sealer preapplied, who has them? And is this likely my problem? I will say that some of the original clips were never removed and were painted over. I would expect that those likely weren't the problem since the rear glass didn't leak before the car was painted.
If it matters at all, this was an inexpensive Maaco paint job on a car that sits outside in the weather, so it doesn't surprise me that I found that they hadn't used all the new trim clips and had left many of the originals in place untouched.
Meanwhile I can't install the headliner and rear package tray till the leaks are solved. Thanks.
