last minute '65 windshield instal question.

[spookylynx]

OK getting ready to slappa da glass in! I read everything I could in the FAQ section, watched the Precision videos about 5 times and I have a helper lined up. Plus I successfully did the rear glass solo with nothing more than a plastic bicycle tire iron and some silicone spray, so I am feeling pretty confident.

The only thing I cant get a consensus on is whether or not to use any gasket sealers. I am going to put some between the glass and the gasket as I tape it on, but am I correct that there is none between the gasket and the pinch weld?

you cant put any on with the rope in there and it would be a mess trying to shoot it under the lip after the glass is in, so..... what? No sealer?

[scottco]

No sealer. I used a lot of tape to hold the gasket on the glass! That was the hard part. Roped it in with some lube nice and slow...

[VictoriaHardware]

No sealer was used anywhere by the factory.

I put my gasket on the glass dry. It was tough but then it didn't need any tape to keep it in place and stayed perfectly in place while getting it on to the body. I used liquid soap (dishwashing detergent or something) as a lube to install the whole thing to the body. When done, it all cleans off.

I did put a small dab of black RTV at the 4 places outside where there is a metal seam- top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right. It is a place where water can get in. Maybe not leak but could allow water to sit and begin to rust.

[Captmatt]

No sealer, some people say their glass went in the first try and took 20 minuets . Others after many attempts never got it in and gave up or broke the windshield. Mine took 4 try's and 3 people. Finally got it to go by using a glass suction cup on the inside and buddies applying pressure from the outside . Point is, each truck is different and may take several attempts.

[1963c-10]

Best write up I've seen so far:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=568864

[spookylynx]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

Best write up I've seen so far:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=568864

Yup, that is my main write-up instruction + Precision's youttube videos

sounds good, going to skip the gasket sealer, but I like the idea of the dabs at the four corner seams.

[Steve66]

I had my local body shop do mine and I'm glad I did because it took two people who knew what they were doing two hours. I have the chrome trim in the windshield rubber and that's what made it so hard. The regular rubber goes in much easier. Use lots of tape to hold things together.

[oem4me]

Originally Posted by VictoriaHardware

No sealer was used anywhere by the factory.

Sorry that I can't contribute any constructive info here, but from what I've seen on my own well preserved survivors, the factory applied some kind of waxy lube or sealant at install. The stuff was kinda natural vanilla colored, and has remained gooey enough to slowly migrate downward and leak out along the bottom of the gasket on the exterior. It comes off easily with a plastic scraper tool.

[spookylynx]

I've read stories of this mystery gooey stuff elsewhere, I wonder if it was whatever lube the factory used. I think I'm going to go the soapy water route, so I don't get silicone stains all over my dash.

I'm not using the chrome trim around my windshield, so it should be a little easier.