okay guys I am going to try and cut my windshield for my 54 this week coming up and what I want to know is who has cut their gl*** and how did they do it? I have been told by a guy that has done it a lot to use a rock grinder and a water hose? any one else tried this? I have also been told to build a box, bury it in sand and use the blaster to cut it?
did 2 windshields on a caddy with a diamond tile blade and water bottle. took 5 minutes to cut if that.
My gl*** guy scored mine and snapped it in sections as he explained to me..then sanded it down...the diamond blade deal sounds way easier!! The sand blasting method works well too I hear... but no experience with it! Your cars looking good bro!
Shocker, I forgot or lost your cutting thread, but I know thats what I'm going to do. Hot Damn , I told you about Tylerdurbans thread, but this is the one I meant. If I was ready to do mine we could have a cutting party. I plan on cutting 3-3 1/2 out of my windshield on my 51 Chevy. I would do it like Shocker done it. Good luck, the top looks great.
Blasted my 51 International and worked great the first time. Wasent going to pay a gl*** cuter to cut several untill he got one right!
Here is how I did mine: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=278603 It's slow tedious work, but it went faster for me compared to the blaster (and WAY cleaner to boot!) Good luck.
ive heard of sandblasting as well,just dont know how it works,never seen it done but have a buddy that did it
i tried the sandblasting method,my compressor was working so hard i thought it was gonna blow,so i stopped. tried the diamond tipped tile saw,didnt work for me,either not to say ,they wouldnt work for others,but in my personal experience here's what worked for me on cureved windshield gl***. it s a very slow and kinda messy process,.but it has worked for me... i bought a pack of the thinest cheapest harbor frieght 4 1.5 cut-off wheels a can of pb blaster i had laying around and kept the gl*** soakin wet with the PB blaster and very gentily worked my way across the windshield almost "bumping " the switch so that it wouldnt spin to fast,and after id make a p*** id flip it over and keep repeating the process untill i was down to the laminate ,if you move too fast you can see the gl*** start to glow orange where it is being cut and it WILL crack, ive cut a few this way ,old gl***,new gl*** and even a gl*** that was already cracked at the top corner . results may vary.
had my old 52 chevy windshield water jetted. here in town we have a guy that does it. Only cost me 50 bucks.
I think this is going to be the first method I try... I know sand blasting will probably work I just dont have access to that right now... cut off wheel? got that
okay so the big questions I have right now are, in using a cut off wheel would I be better to brace it standing up while I cut? seems less likely to have the stress of gravity pulling on it? and do I cut straight across first then cut the corners or all at once?
if you decide to go this route,the MAIN thing is take your time,,,if you take your time it can be done, i wasnt about to pay the gl*** shop to break my windshield so decided to try it and its worked for me,,, ok,, so when my wife wasnt home, i went and looked for some old towels/blankets ,put them on the work bench and then laid the windshield down on them, go slow,lay out your path with markers,masking tape or whatever will stick,,then go SLOW,,,it took me like 2 + hours to do each windshiled ive done,the gl*** will tell you if its getting hot by starting to glow were the cutoff wheel is coming in contact. go across it very slow,(not deep! just BARELLY scar/etch it )flip it over do the same,flip it back over,keep repeating it.
try these's vids: 1-43Add toAdded to queue windshield cutting sandblasting top choppingby 53chop 1-25Add toAdded to queue Delta Kits showing a method of cutting laminate...by 5-51Add toAdded to queue Cut and Custom Curved Gl*** Chopped Chevy Bel A...by 3-34Add toAdded to queue How to cut laminated gl***by mygl***trades10,025 views
so.... buy a diamond scribe wheel ...one scratch line and yer done! If it end up in a million pieces, ..... yer done!!
well I figure its gonna break or its not hopefully if it cracks its not god aweful because I still need a window in there for the time being!!!
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