RE: IML: AW: Remove/reinstall 1959-66 (and other?) windscreens yourself. SOOO EASY.

[JAY D'ANGELO <cadij@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good information, this I will try, thank you all.

Jay D'Angelo

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> Subject: IML: AW: Remove/reinstall 1959-66 (and other?) windscreens yourself.  SOOO EASY.
> Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:10:28 +0100
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> Here is a picture where and how to open and save the weather-strip 
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> Dietmar Frensemeyer
> 1960 fds 
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> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Kenyon Wills
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 21. Dezember 2006 16:27
> An: IML
> Betreff: IML: Remove/reinstall 1959-66 (and other?) windscreens yourself.
> SOOO EASY.
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> Jay,
> 
> I'd bet on what you have being great.  Unless the car
> was outside in LV for 20 years.  The stainless trim
> preserves the rubber very well here in Northern Ca.
> and most other places.  
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> The gasket on that car is a superior, ingenious design
> that leds itself to being reused.  So much so that you
> can open it yourself with a butter knife and see.
> 
> Feeling even the least bit  adventurous?  Follow
> along:
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> Take the stainless trim off.  Mostly screws and clips.
> 
> Look on the A pillar section of the gasket for what
> appear to be tiny ribs or a seam.  
> 
> On any other rubber, this would be the mold seam, and
> your eye will tell you that it can't be anything but. 
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> Disregard what you think you see.  
> 
> On this thing, it's where two parts of rubber actually
> touch and are squeezed together.  
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> Gently dig/probe your butter knife into the seam and
> pry it apart.  You will have the outside section fold
> out and back.   Work all the way around the edge and
> get it open.  It's not exactly a zip-loc bag device,
> but that's the closest analogy I can think of.
> 
> When you have that lip up and out of the way, you have
> then opened a path to allow the inner lip to fold up
> 90 degrees, and somewhat under the outer lip so that
> it occupies the space formerly filled by the outer
> lip.  
> 
> You can do this with your fingers after a certain
> point, most likely, and the butter knife if not. 
> Seriously, if you're under 95 years old and your hands
> work, you're in.  Sneak the butter knife out the back
> door when she's not looking - better to get
> forgiveness on this one.
> 
> Fold the inner gasket up and the edge of the glass
> will be visible all the way around.  Put a moving
> blanket on the hood.  Maybe remove the wipers?  (cant
> remember).
> 
> Sit in the car on the front seat with your butt on the
> front edge of the seat.  Take your shoes off.  Use
> your stocking feet to  gently push (not kick!) the
> glass out all the way around.  The thing will pop out,
> and if you screw up and crack it further, well, you're
> replacing it, so.....
> 
> Rotate the glass on its bottom edge onto the moving
> blanket and carry away.  I used a hammer to knock it
> down so that it would fit in the recycle can that we
> have, and the garbage man took it away and I didn't
> even fill up the regular can with it.
> 
> 
> This is something that you CAN do with 1-2 buddies.  
> 
> Glass installation was a black art to me until Jeff
> Ingraham showed me this.  So stupidly easy!  
> 
> 
> 
> I can find a windscreen gasket if you need one, but
> I'm almost certain that what you have is re-workable. 
> Please don't write back to say that the glass place
> used a blade on the rubber and that it's a goner! 
> That would be a shame.
> 
> 
> You can get gasket sealing material with a casual
> search.  Try the local glass co? 
> 
> Installing is pretty much the same thing - clean the
> channel with solvent, put in some sealant, fold down
> the inner lip.  fold down the outer lip with your hand
> and use a rubber mallet to clench the thing shut, and
> you're done.
> 
> 
> -K
> 
> --- JAY D'ANGELO <cadij@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > I've decied to replace the windshield on my
> > convertible.  Got a great price today of $500 +$100
> > shipping to Las Vegas.Problem is, I can't find the
> > rubber windshield channel molding.  Steele doesn't
> > have it and neither does the other sources I
> > contacted.  My windshield dealer is also making
> > calls, but they can't find one either.Anyone have
> > any leads?  I'm sure that the old one will fall
> > apart when it is removed - doesn't do any good to
> > get a windshield if I can't use it.HELP!Jay
> > D'Angelo64 Iml CvtLas Vegas
> >
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