First, get the paint off of the frame. It is chrome under that spring green. Then, silicone spray is your friend. Put the rubber in the frame, spray the slot with silicone and slide in the glass.
Wind wing window weatherstrip install science.
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I gotta say, there is zero evidence of chrome being under the paint. There are rusty spots, and a few scratches, but nothing shiny and bright. Even inside the frame is spring green.
I’ve tried soap & water, WD-40, white lithium, and silicone spray...
No chrome. Steel. Please get a quote from a local shop, (if they exist in your area), and be happy.
I’m curious if you went to an ‘Auto glass’ shop, or just a glass shop?
Maybe it doesn’t matter....
I am leaning toward this route.
The glass shop I went to does both automotive and residential/commercial. It is called National Glass.
Thanks! I’ll look into it.
I have never found an aftermarket "weatherstrip" that would fit appropriately in the wind wing channel -- they are all too large. IMO the best way to seal these windows is to borrow a page from the hot rodders/classic car restorers and use a rubber sash channel filler.
Steel Rubber Sash
The 1/32" product sold by Steel Rubber Products fits perfectly. Cut appropriate "V's" to go around the corners, lightly coat the channel with marine adhesive/sealant and trim the excess rubber when adhesive has dried. The end product looks like this:
Steel Rubber Sash
The 1/32" product sold by Steel Rubber Products fits perfectly. Cut appropriate "V's" to go around the corners, lightly coat the channel with marine adhesive/sealant and trim the excess rubber when adhesive has dried. The end product looks like this:
Back a "few" decades ago, I restored Tri-Five Chevys.. One of the "fun jobs" was to replace ALL the door & vent glass w-stripping with new.. The problem with the "new" w-stripping is, most of the time, it's too damn thick.. One "trick" an old glass fitter showed me was to use Windex.. Yup, the glass cleaning soap.. The Up-Side is, it make the glass "slick enough" to slide into the w-strip and that slide into the chrome channel.. NOW the DownSide!! The Windex makes EVERYTHING so slick that the expensive (new, restoration glass) gets so slick it CAN (and does) end-up on the concrete floor of the shop!! In a LOT of pieces!! Vinyl/Rubber gloves "help".. some! YMMV!!Ive searched for the last couple of days for a tech thread on this particular subject but could not find anything specific. This was my disclaimer for those jumping to the "use the search function"!
Now, Is there a science to the install of this weather strip piece that goes in between the glass and the frame of the wing window for my 1972 forty'.
It almost appears as though the frame needs to be slightly pryed open before sliding the glass in with the w/s on it, and I know the ever so slight pry of this frame will without doubt damage it, so prying would not be an option. i cant for the life of me figure this outAlso when the w/s is installed on the glass, it buckles out at corners causing almost bulge this i thought i would cut a slit to make it fit. Before I try a forceful install does anyone have any pointers tricks or suggestions.
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Charles 1974 FJ40.
thecrazygreek
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I ended up having a glass shop put the glass back into the wings. They said the gaskets I brought in were too think and they used their own “packing material”. Whatever. It’s done and looks great. Best part is, they didn’t charge me a dime!
ukboneman
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The threaded stud on my frame broke when I tried to take the rusted nuts off. Anyone have a good technique for repairing this. Thanks. Mark
