windshield frame rebuild

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friz2u

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Looking for any tips to remove old weather strip from 29 coupe closed car windshield frame without damaging it. Thanks
 
Sharp putty knife leather gloves and time. May need to pry the retainer flange out just a bit
To get it all out.
 
Brentwood Bob,
>What material do you use to bed the glass into the windshield frame?
 >What do you use to cutaway the excess bedding material that is behind the pivot hinges
The windshield in the photos is for my 190A Victoria.
 

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Tried the canvas backed material available thru the VFF, and the uncured. Either worked fine. I did not activate the uncured with oil, left it dry.
I was able to cutaway the bedding around the pivot points withe a utility knife CAREFULLY.
Some masking tape over the painted surface as a barrier.
 
There are several videos. Pull up Brentwood Bob YouTube uploads. I reglazed 3 windshields.
Dealing with rusty hinges was a challenge. You can damage the top hinge, so I tried attaching a sacrificial piece of 1x4 pine. That was a good idea. Rust plugs up the hinge so go in steps to unclog the hinge channel.
 
A big Thank YOU Bob for the video! I have Mitch's stripping material, CRC Heavy Duty silicone spray, and homemade wooden stand on my bench. My new glass should be coming soon. Without your video I wouldn't of had so much confidence. Great winter project!
 
Thanks for all the help and advise. I now have the glass out and weather stripping removed. Thanks for the videos Bob and I'm going to check locally on glass replacements.
 
I used a cordless oscillating tool with a 1 1/2" saw blade to remove the old weather stripping and it worked great.
 
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