mbsf1970
Well-known member
Yesterday afternoon, I spent 4 hours with a classic car windshield replacement specialist. He clearly had a LOT of experience. He didn't stop for the entire time and man did he do a great job! He power sanded off a little rust at the base of a rear window corner, got it down to bare metal, sealed it with primer and then continued.
When all the dust had settled, he had removed, cleaned, resealed and reinstalled the rear window. So nice to no longer have any leaks!!
We also took the time to install a new windshield (Fomoco) in the front. Its gorgeous and clean and the best part -- hard to believe-- it was the original windshield!! It didn't NEED to be replaced but it had a chip in it and I didn't want to spend all that money to replace the seals only to perhaps have the chip run at a later date. The blue band at top of windshield looks so much better than the faded to gold old band!!
It's so clear to see through now!!
As a BONUS, while he removed and prepped the front and rear areas, it gave me time to remove all the overspray areas from the stainless trim pieces as they hadn't been removed at the time of the last paint job.
Doug gets to go to a car show later tonight with his new glass and paint-free trim!! Very excited.
Stephen
When all the dust had settled, he had removed, cleaned, resealed and reinstalled the rear window. So nice to no longer have any leaks!!
We also took the time to install a new windshield (Fomoco) in the front. Its gorgeous and clean and the best part -- hard to believe-- it was the original windshield!! It didn't NEED to be replaced but it had a chip in it and I didn't want to spend all that money to replace the seals only to perhaps have the chip run at a later date. The blue band at top of windshield looks so much better than the faded to gold old band!!
It's so clear to see through now!!
As a BONUS, while he removed and prepped the front and rear areas, it gave me time to remove all the overspray areas from the stainless trim pieces as they hadn't been removed at the time of the last paint job.
Doug gets to go to a car show later tonight with his new glass and paint-free trim!! Very excited.
Stephen
