The idjits at work broke my freshly chopped windshield for my '54 Chevy. I can't find a used one locally, I can get a new one for around $250. The guy who chopped my old one said it's a lot easier to chop an old one rather than a new one, in fact he said he'd rather not try it. My memory banks have expunged all the old posts about doing the job at home. If anyone can tell me about the most foolproof methods of getting the job done, I'd love to hear about it. Thanks.
The last one I saw was using a diamond blade ceramic tile saw and cutting a bunch of straight lines then grind and polish the edge. Sounded easy enough. TZ
I have heard the exact opposite. What I have been told is older ones are more brittle and will crack easier, the new ones are easier to cut. At $250 a pop it is kind of risky and may be cheaper in the long run to buy one cut already. There are a few companies I have found that will cut and ship one based off a template you send them. Have seen a few about cutting with diamond bladed hand held tile saw and anti-freeze. Everywhere I have read said the easiest, and most fool proof is sandblasting..
old is 'easier' b/c the glue isnt as gooey and sometimes will just break off. with the new glue, you have to burn as much as possible out then break the gl*** off and cross your fingers.
saw a tech article on this, forget the mag it was in. They laid the template on the gl***, marked it, covered the areas inside the template heavily with duct tape, both sides. Place on sawhorses proceed to sand blast both side at the edge of duct tape template until down to lamination. cut lamination with razor blade. Take gl*** to gl*** shop to have edge curved and polished. No idea how well that will work. Lounge
Nads thats a bum deal about your windshield... Out of neccesity, where can you get a new one for 250? -J.
[ QUOTE ] I have heard the exact opposite. What I have been told is older ones are more brittle and will crack easier, the new ones are easier to cut. At $250 a pop it is kind of risky and may be cheaper in the long run to buy one cut already. There are a few companies I have found that will cut and ship one based off a template you send them... [/ QUOTE ] Names, addresses and numbers? Pretty please...
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I have heard the exact opposite. What I have been told is older ones are more brittle and will crack easier, the new ones are easier to cut. At $250 a pop it is kind of risky and may be cheaper in the long run to buy one cut already. There are a few companies I have found that will cut and ship one based off a template you send them... [/ QUOTE ] Names, addresses and numbers? Pretty please... [/ QUOTE ] Vintage Gl*** L.C. Appling (770) 962-3068 Gl*** House Mike Cox 909-592-5099 Auto City Cl***ic 763-444-5880 Posies 717-566-3340 Not sure where this one came from, but had it listed under my gl*** contacts: Mike's Auto Gl***works (817) 354-0364
I have a windshield from a 53 Chev, yours for $40.00. Unfortunately, I am in Wisconsin. I will relay it 50 miles, if any one wants to get in on the rest of the relay.
Jkustom, the $250 quote was from Harmon Auto Gl*** in Orlando, they have branches nationwide. The windshield's in stock. OG 001, I wish you were closer I'd be on that windshield like a love bug. I really don't know what to do right now. I'm bummed.
Thank you Chopped54! I ask only for backup. I plan on chopping my 54 Ford gl*** to prepare for Metalshapes forthcoming chop job on it and I want to make sure I am not S.O.L. I am going to attempt the diamond tile saw with water method on my original and then if it breaks, go to the experts.
Nads, your brother Brian from the Bronx cut his on that willys he had. He told me how he did it, but I don't remember because I was laughing at Willie yell at someone.
Nads, Get ahold of choprods or scarliner. They both cut gl*** and can tell you how to go about it. I think Kenny uses the tile saw method and Reggie does it with a gl*** cutter. There's a trick either way but it aint rocket science.
Hey Nads heres a tech post I did awhile back. sandblasting gl*** It's a method that a Kustom builder that lives close to me taught me.He's chopped a bunch this way , but he doesn't like to use new ones either.He says they are a little thinner than the old gl***.
<font color="red">NADS.....PM OLDBEET he is the gl*** guru ........he is even in the cl***ifieds on here R E D M E A T </font>
Nads,I just brought an old post back up from the dead.I don't know how to put up a link. It's up on top at the moment.Hope it helps.
Nadeem, Sorry to hear about the windshield! That ****s big time. I hope you gave the culprit a good *** kicking (at least verbally). ...Or did you let the windshield lie on the shop floor again for somebody to step on. Wouldn't be the first time. Remember when e chopped Draglinks Chevy...
Don't know how effective it really is but last night on "overhaulin" (discovery) they showed it being done. They scored the gl*** on both sides and then squirted alcohol all along the score mark then lit it and made the break while it was burning. I'm sure it takes some practice though.
I don't know if this was regular gl*** or what but on Overhaulin last night they showed a guy cutting the side gl*** for this car....he scored it on bothsides I guess and then he put alcohol over the scored part and lit it on fire!....The two pieces came loose and when he put more alcohol on and lit it again they came apart...not the easiest thing in the world Im sure but the guy made it look that way...hell maybe it wasnt regular gl*** I really dont know G
Don't even try what they did on Overhaulin....that's only good for flat gl***! Curved is a whole nother story. Blasting is the way to go. It's not as easy, or quick as you think, though. It's a long process if you do it my way.
Hey Nads, I'm pretty sure there was a how-to on cutting windows in one of the first CKD's. Step by step with pics if I remember correctly. If you don't have the mag I could dig mine up & send it to you if you want.
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