Any glass experts?

[ATKY]

Hello,I have a TVR T350 which has a glass rear tailgate with no frame.The glass is a bit uneven around the edges,nothing serious,but could do with a bit of reshaping were the corner rads meet the straights.I have asked around and a few people have told me it is not possible to grind/sand//polish toughened glass.Does anyone know of any other way it could possibly be done?Thanks in advance for any info.Regards,Steve.

[Ferg]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?h=0...

[The Count]

New bit of glass im afraid, non annealed glass (tempered/toughened/heat-soaked) can't be altered.

[joebongo]

+1 for Glassman. He's your man.

[Kinky]

joebongo said:

+1 for Glassman. He's your man.

Indeed - Glassman (Paul) is your man

And a topman at that too

[Ferg]

Kinky said:

And a topman at that too

I wouldn't go that far. He knows his glass, but he's a bit of a tt.

Edited by Ferg on Saturday 31st July 21:53

[Kinky]

Ferg said:

He knows his glass

That's the important bit

[LHD]

Kinky said:

Ferg said:

He knows his glass

That's the important bit

He's a good lad, does great work and makes a decent cup of tea.

[vxsmithers]

ATKY said:

Hello,I have a TVR T350 which has a glass rear tailgate with no frame.The glass is a bit uneven around the edges,nothing serious,but could do with a bit of reshaping were the corner rads meet the straights.I have asked around and a few people have told me it is not possible to grind/sand//polish toughened glass.Does anyone know of any other way it could possibly be done?Thanks in advance for any info.Regards,Steve.

you can shave a few mm off toughened glass, but i doubt it would look very good, and working on a corner would more than likely break it.

live with it or buy a new piece.

Edited by vxsmithers on Saturday 31st July 23:03

[Pcot]

You can NOT alter toughened glass....try, and it will shatter.
Laminated glass can be cut, and or sanded as you please.

[vxsmithers]

Pcot said:

You can NOT alter toughened glass....try, and it will shatter.
Laminated glass can be cut, and or sanded as you please.

it can, because I have done it, you just need to be very careful

[Pcot]

It was laminated then, not toughened.

[vxsmithers]

nope, toughened. to be fair though it was significantly thicker than a glass window

[Pcot]

Ok.
Op, you go ahead and cut/sand/trim your toughened glass rear window.........just make sure your wife is at hand with a dustpan and brush.

[Glassman]

vxsmithers says you can sand toughened glass, but pcot says not... there's only one way to find out:

[vxsmithers]

Glassman said:

vxsmithers says you can sand toughened glass, but pcot says not... there's only one way to find out:

[Glassman]

Smithers, out of interest, how much did you manage to 'sand' and how did you do it?

[Pcot]

Glassman said:

Smithers, out of interest, how much did you manage to 'sand' and how did you do it?

He didn't, and you know it.........stop baiting him!!!!!

[Glassman]

serious question

[vxsmithers]

Glassman said:

Smithers, out of interest, how much did you manage to 'sand' and how did you do it?

It was no more than 2mm, and it was on a 17mm worktop where the numpties had specced the wrong tap hole, so larger tap hole required. very slow moving drill with a small grinding bit and lots of lubricant. The expectancy was it was going to break, so nothing to lose.

Like I said, toughened glass 'can' be altered a very small amount, but not without risk.