Glass removal for perspex
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General Gassing really wasnt very helpful...
So...
Im hopefully removing the glass in the track project tomorrow so the cage can be welded in and i can get it painted up in there and fit the perspex windows.
Is there an easy way to do this? i really dont want to break them, theyre all being replaced except the windscreen. I have seen a couple of windscreen tools, will these work on the rest of the windows aswell? are they any good? Cheers
So...Im hopefully removing the glass in the track project tomorrow so the cage can be welded in and i can get it painted up in there and fit the perspex windows.
Is there an easy way to do this? i really dont want to break them, theyre all being replaced except the windscreen. I have seen a couple of windscreen tools, will these work on the rest of the windows aswell? are they any good? Cheers
If the screen's bonded in you'll struggle to remove it without breaking it so I'd pay a specialist to remove it. If it does break then maybe see if you can get a heated screen put in:
http://www.heatedwindscreen.com/index.html
http://www.heatedwindscreen.com/index.html
What car is it?
Edit: I see it's a Corrado.
Well you've picked a right pita car for glass removal. If you can fit the cage withthe windscreen still in place I'd do that. Door glasses are reasonably straight forward, remove the door cards and then dissconnect the glass from the mech. There is a runner on the back edge of the glass, the guide is bolted into the door frame, remove the bolts and slide the glass out the top of the door.
Rear quarters are a real pain to remove intact. The only way to remove it with standard hand tools is with a stanley knife around the inside. It will take a while and using some water with a drop of washing up liquid in a spray will help. I'd expect it to look a real mess once out though.
Rear screen. Pull out the rubber trim, and if you have a windscreen cut out tool use that. If you don't have one the knife method (rear quarter) will work the same way.
WEAR GLOVES as if the glass does break whilst trying to remove it, you will get the backs of your hands cut to ribbons.
Good luck.
Edit: I see it's a Corrado.
Well you've picked a right pita car for glass removal. If you can fit the cage withthe windscreen still in place I'd do that. Door glasses are reasonably straight forward, remove the door cards and then dissconnect the glass from the mech. There is a runner on the back edge of the glass, the guide is bolted into the door frame, remove the bolts and slide the glass out the top of the door.
Rear quarters are a real pain to remove intact. The only way to remove it with standard hand tools is with a stanley knife around the inside. It will take a while and using some water with a drop of washing up liquid in a spray will help. I'd expect it to look a real mess once out though.
Rear screen. Pull out the rubber trim, and if you have a windscreen cut out tool use that. If you don't have one the knife method (rear quarter) will work the same way.
WEAR GLOVES as if the glass does break whilst trying to remove it, you will get the backs of your hands cut to ribbons.
Good luck.
Edited by CoolC on Friday 4th September 14:54
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