Hot Rods Glass setting channel

What's better to use the all rubber stuff or the cork/rubber stuff?

 

Most glass guys use the all rubber. Either work well. Need to check the fit of the metal channel to the glass and see how thick the rubber needs to be. If it needs to be thick you can mash the metal together some and it will hold better.

 

Steele Rubber has a number of options, I opted for the thin strip on all my side glass as I had to replace the rusty side window sash channels. Again, Steele has a few different profiles if yours are rusty. I used soapy water to lubricate things and a rubber mallet. I tapped the sash channels into place over the edge after I taped the rubber over down. It'll outlast me!

 

I prefer the cork rubber. As mentioned, soapy water helps with installing the glass.

 

glass setting channel works very well in most cases , but i,ve had good success when the channel is weak or pitted by gluing the channel to the glass . i use FUZE IT made by Liquid Nails Co in a caulking tube . clean bottom of glass with thinner and apply fuze it to both sides and bottom ( heavy coat ) push glass into channel and wipe off excess .
fuze it has full cure in 24 hours and has very strong grip . find fuze it at Lowes or Home depo .

 

The glass guy who sold me the side glass for my '39 p/u said to use glass cleaner for lube but NEVER WD40.

 

Thanks for all your opinions, tips, and suggestions.

 

I just replaced the windshield on my '46 International, two panes of glass set in a steel frame that cranks out. I checked out a video on you tube on how to do it and the guy said to use "splicing tape" to set the glass in. This splicing tape is a 3M product used to wrap up electrical splices, it really does not have a sticky side to it but both sides are what I can best describe as un-cured rubber if that makes sense. Anyway this rubber sticks to itself and other stuff somewhat. So I just wrapped the edges with this tape and pushed the glass into the U shaped channel. I know you are asking about side window installation but the guy in the video said he uses it for that also.
One good thing about this tape is that it is thin so if you need thicker tape just add another layer. It worked good for me and I would use it again.

 

Heat. I use a map gas torch and warm things up. Helps get the old rubber off of everything, mainly the frame, razor blade with window cleaner makes short work of the glass, that is if we're talking about the same job here lol

 

I'm cheap, and use layers of friction tape and remove excess with a razor blade

 

I'm doing the windshield on a 37 Plymouth and this car was well kept all of its years. The frame came apart with ease all the screws came right out and the old glass setting came out in pieces it was brittle but pulled out of the channel with ease. I got lucky.

 

Interesting thanks

 

Hello,

Ahhh… so that is the official name of the product. We have an 80+ lbs metal base for our patio umbrella. It is the portable one that travels all over the backyard. It is made of heavy duty metal and is a bear to lift and move to where we wanted it placed for best coverage. It is not used as a stationary umbrella for shade. We have another exact large umbrella in the table area on the other side of the yard. That one is for table shade use only.

The shade the large umbrella provides is immense. But, lifting that whole attached unit is a back breaking event, every time we tried. (I was 25 years younger, lifting it was not a problem from the umbrella store.) So, I searched for a “U channel” gasket. I remember those units by the foot at the local auto parts store near out Westside of Long Beach house. If the auto parts store did not have any, the antique auto parts store on the opposite end of our streets usually had them in stock. Out pops a variety of “U Channel” products, online. I knew it looked familiar, but the project was at hand.

The "setting channel" on the outside of the heavy steel base.

I figured out I could easily tilt and roll the metal base anywhere in the backyard. But, each time I rolled it, the factory paint chipped off. Soon, the whole circular base had nice paint on top, but the edges looked like a badger attacked the base for his evening meal.

So, I decided to paint it in several more layers with some polyurethane type epoxy paint that matched the patio furniture. That lasted for a month or so, until the same little cracks turned into larger ones and the paint chipped off each time I rolled the heavy base across the patio tile surfaces.

Jnaki

So, finally, after the search for the U-Channel gasket, I found one that looked like the photo in
@mgtstumpy and his post.

I attached it with Shoe-Goo and the size fit the metal rim edge perfectly. Now, it is sturdy enough and the rubberish compound flexes enough to roll the heavy umbrella base anywhere in the yard. When we do yard work on a sunny day, it rolls over to the exact spot in the backyard/frontyard or side yard for shady coverage.

The original auto window version was good, but did not last as long as we needed. But, it was replaced by a thicker version that slid right on to the edge of the metal base and all it needed was some measurements and some Shoe Goo.

NOTE: I am about to replace the version two, U-Channel edging with some new ones as the weather around here is cuckoo… extremely hot, cold, hail in the winter, windy, rainy, foggy and yes, salt air encrusted mist, along with the hot blazing sun, when the wind dies. So, since it is always on call sitting outside, the elements attack it daily and it is taking a toll on the rubberized U-Channel. (setting channel)

But, for the old guy to move the heavy base and wide umbrella, it just tilts and rolls wherever it is necessary to provide shade. Just for relaxing, or when we are doing intricate garden work. Tilt the whole umbrella, get the rubber edge on the tile surface and it rolls anywhere. YRMV

 

I have used urethane windshield adhesive to set the glass in a 47 International crank out frame. Works good for crank up windows also. Used it to glue in the wing window glass in my chopped Buick too.

 

Used glass setting tape from Bob Drake... Worked well and he had it in different thicknesses...

 

This article is my go to whenever I'm doing glass, its a good read.

https://www.hotrodhotline.com/md/html/installing_the_glass.php