Since we're talking a lot about installing glass lately...

[67HEAVEN]

...please share your installations tips for the C2 rear coupe glass, including the brand and name of the sealer?/bonding agent? used.

Please be as specific and detailed as possible...............and thank you.

 

[Ron Miller]

This is where you need a urethane type of sealant that sets up, several brands are good and available. But, I'll leave it to a glass man to make a brand recommendation. Be sure to have the glass at the edge where the sealer is to be applied good & clean, use a proper primer, and keep fingers off the glass where sealer is to contact it to insure a good bond!

This one is a lot easier than the front windshield, best wishes!!

 

[67HEAVEN]

This is where you need a urethane type of sealant that sets up, several brands are good and available. But, I'll leave it to a glass man to make a brand recommendation. Be sure to have the glass at the edge where the sealer is to be applied good & clean, use a proper primer, and keep fingers off the glass where sealer is to contact it to insure a good bond!

This one is a lot easier than the front windshield, best wishes!!

Thanks for the advice Ron.

I assume the primer is used between the body and the urethane and not on the glass. Correct?

 

[Ron Miller]

Thanks for the advice Ron.

I assume the primer is used between the body and the urethane and not on the glass. Correct?

Best as I recall, the primer is used on the glass, not sure about on the body, used in much the same manner as the primer you use before cementing PVC pipe. The primer assures a good clean surface so as to assure a good bond. I'm sure a good glass man will chime in here shortly, it's been several years since I've done one. Cheers!

 

[JohnZ]

You need primer on BOTH parts - the glass and the body, so the urethane sealant has something to bond to (it won't bond to bare window glass or to topcoat paint). 3M makes everything you need, and any body shop supply store will have it all.

 

[jerrybramlett]

I use the black, 5/16" diameter, 3M rope seal on coupe rear windows. It also comes in 3/8" diameter, but this may give you a tough time fitting the stainless trim. This stuff holds it's basic shape, doesn't harden, stays sticky, and it's much neater to apply than any tube gun sealer.

Be sure to use the rubber spacer blocks on the lower and outer edges so the glass can't shift in the summer heat.

 

[Tom Bryant]

One tip on installing glue in glass is to set the glass in the opening and posistion it exactly where you want it.Then put a few strips of masking tape both horizonally and vertically across the glass and the body. Cut the tape and remove the glass. Now when you put it in for the final time you have references to get it lined up perfectly. With the rope seal once it's stuck down it ain't gonna move. Having someone inside the car to support the weight of the glass while you line it up will help a lot.

I prefer the rope seal too. After cleaning and priming you just position it exactly where you want it and put the spacer blocks where they go. Then set the glass down on the seal, lining up your tape lines, and press it into the seal. That's it. Put on the trim mouldings and you are done.

I had to replace the seal on the front windshield on my '67 coupe but I cheated. I dropped the car and the seal off at the glass shop in the morning and picked it up after lunch.

I think everything I have ever used has been 3M also but I usually bought it at the glass shop. NAPA sell this stuff too or your automotive paint store.

Tom

 

[67HEAVEN]

One tip on installing glue in glass is to set the glass in the opening and posistion it exactly where you want it.Then put a few strips of masking tape both horizonally and vertically across the glass and the body. Cut the tape and remove the glass. Now when you put it in for the final time you have references to get it lined up perfectly. With the rope seal once it's stuck down it ain't gonna move. Having someone inside the car to support the weight of the glass while you line it up will help a lot.

I prefer the rope seal too. After cleaning and priming you just position it exactly where you want it and put the spacer blocks where they go. Then set the glass down on the seal, lining up your tape lines, and press it into the seal. That's it. Put on the trim mouldings and you are done.

I had to replace the seal on the front windshield on my '67 coupe but I cheated. I dropped the car and the seal off at the glass shop in the morning and picked it up after lunch.

I think everything I have ever used has been 3M also but I usually bought it at the glass shop. NAPA sell this stuff too or your automotive paint store.

Tom

Once again, thank you all.

Our local 3M automotive supplies dealer knows just a little bit less than I do about all this. That's pretty scarey, no?

I had to point out the Bedding & Glazing Compound in "their" catalogue before they knew what to order for the front glass. I also had to find the rope seal, listed in their catalogue as ribbon seal?!?! (I assume from the look of it that it's the same. I ordered 5/16" by 15'.

Do I still need a primer with the rope seal? The shop says, "Ah, ain't nobody using primer with any of this stuff anymore." :eyerole If I do, can anyone tell me the name on the package so I can "help" the parts guy?

I swear that half of the effort in putting this car back to new is the absolute lack of knowledgeable/helpful people behind parts/service counters in this area.

 

[67HEAVEN]

Once again, thank you all.

Our local 3M automotive supplies dealer knows just a little bit less than I do about all this. That's pretty scarey, no?

I had to point out the Bedding & Glazing Compound in "their" catalogue before they knew what to order for the front glass. I also had to find the rope seal, listed in their catalogue as ribbon seal?!?! (I assume from the look of it that it's the same. I ordered 5/16" by 15'.

Do I still need a primer with the rope seal? The shop says, "Ah, ain't nobody using primer with any of this stuff anymore." :eyerole If I do, can anyone tell me the name on the package so I can "help" the parts guy?

I swear that half of the effort in putting this car back to new is the absolute lack of knowledgeable/helpful people behind parts/service counters in this area.

ttt - hoping for answers on the primer issue.

 

[Tom Bryant]

What I have always used is a brush on type in a small can with applicator in the cap. I must be out or "loaned" it to someone because I can't find it in the cabinets. I would not even consider trying to seat in the glass without primer. It will stick but I doubt it will hold in the long run. The primer is the bond between the seal and the paint/glass. It's what allows you to stick to the smooth surface of the paint/glass. I still think you would be better off just going to a professional auto glass shop and getting your supplies there.

Tom