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Hot Rods wing window glass too wide ...help !

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by putz, Oct 13, 2019.

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  1. putz
    Joined: Jan 22, 2007
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    installing new gl*** in my 40 ford , i have one wing window that had to be a screw up ,it is 1/16 too wide ,raising door gl*** to close side window hits edge of wing window ...i have no clearance side to side to adjust .... natuary it is ***emble ....what can sand edge of gl*** ? any help greatly appreciated , Jack
     
  2. squirrel
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    Did you compare it to the gl*** on the other side? Is it seated all the way in the channel?

    If indeed it's a screw up, get the guy who made it to fix the problem. Or take it to a local gl*** shop and have them sand it down, be prepared to spend a few bucks though.
     
  3. rusty rocket
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    When I built my 32 sedan one side was different than the other side, the car had never been hit hard but the window openings were different. I had a guy cut gl*** from original templates and he lived six hours from our place so the wife and I had made plans to have a get away weekend and drive up to get the gl***. Long story short when I went to install one side fit and rolled up and down flawlessly, the other side wouldn't fit in the hole. My fix was to use my belt sander with a stack of worn out belts and my young son armed with a spray bottle of water. It took about 20 minutes to take about 1/8" off the end.
    Sorry for the rambling story.
     
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  4. HOTRODPRIMER
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    Your local gl*** shop will most likely have a water fed belt sander that they can remove the excess gl***. HRP
     
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  5. jaw22w
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    Yep. I did exactly the same thing with both side windows in my Model T coupe. I took off 1/8" about 24" long.
     
  6. olscrounger
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    common on 40's mark it and take to gl*** shop -they can sand it down--have done many
     

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