1952-59 Ford How to remove rear window

I'm wondering if this is something I can do or should I have a professional do it for me. This is a future project before I reinstall all of the garnish, which is being painted. So if you have removed yours how hard was it.
Ralph

 

A Gl*** guy will use a long handle utility knife and cut the rubber all around and remove the Gl***. Hard to save rubber and remove window without breaking Gl***. Then you Replace the rubber, when you reinstall Gl***. Probably needs a new rubber seal anyway. Cheaper to buy a new rubber seal then a new rear window. Rear windows cost more then windshields. Jim

 

Tell me if I have this right. To take the window out I cut the rubber seal off inside the car. Then the window can be pryed out. The stainless trim and old rubber stays with the window as it comes out. To install I install the rubber seal and the trim on the window, soap and put a cord in the seal to roll the rubber seal over the window flange as it's being pressed in is that correct?

Ralph

 

Definitely take your time cutting the old seal off from the inside. Took mine out during dis-***embly and wasn't too bad. Gl*** popped out with minimal effort. Have not put the gl*** back in yet, Jim said he was going to road trip to Iowa to help me.

 

Best to have a helper,one in and one out.You have to remove the rear window when you replace a headliner in our 50's Fords.This project is next on my '54 and every upholstery shop I checked with calls in a pro to do the gl***.

 

I personally would use a gl*** installer. if they break, they replace it. if you break it, you replace it.

 

The rear window is toughened gl***, not laminated so is a whole lot easier to get out than front. I usually lay on the back seat and push it out from the top with foot. Cutting the rubber is necessary if it is an old hardened rubber. It takes a bit of force to get it out and I have never broken a rear screen getting them out this way - later model glued in included.

 

I've done it just like rick 55 said, but cut the rubber clean off on the outside. Now everyone says you have to pull the gl*** to do a headliner and I disagree. I have done 2 and they're both still tight as drum after many years. All headliners have extra material on both ends. I hang the headliner on all the rods, then pull it tight to the front and use a homemade s**** to tuck in the material between the body and rubber, you'll be tucking in a double layer and it will stay in there just fine. Then start working back and doing both sides one section at a time till you get to the rear window. Same process as the front. If you are worried you could always carefully inject some glue under the rubber. But like I've said mine haven't moved in years.

Once you're done hanging it go back and trim off all the excess material. Lot less work did my 51 that way probably only took couple hours without any cussing.