there is another thread running about Merc quarter windows here : http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=185012 We are working on a customer's merc, and the owner was not happy with the seal of his hinged rear windows. He requested that we make the gl*** fixed, and have the garnish moldings and trim chromed and polished. After dis***embling everything, we had the outer trim polished and reinstalled it on the lip around the opening with new clips. We then took the car to our favorite gl*** shop and asked them to cut new gl***, and use urethane to glue it into place. They did this, and did a good job of smoothing the glue out on the outside where you can see it. I then took the stock swing out garnish ***embly dis***embled it, and trimmed off the channel that the rubber registers into. I made one cut with a cut off wheel, taking off the side and bottom of the channel, leaving the side that is spot welded to the garnish. Then I located the spot welds ( long, not round, which made it difficult to use a spot weld cutter) and I used a cut off wheel to grind through the welds, and remove the remaining strip. I then used a grinder to clean up the welds. With the modified garnish back in the car, there is now a gap between the garnish and the gl***, where I will use some closed cell foam rubber to fill the gap after the garnishes are rechromed. This was our solution, as we could not find a rubber product we liked that would seal, and hold the gl*** in place. The down side is that both the gl*** and the outer trim are now glued to the body of the car.
Slick, I know from experience that those quarter windows get cracked on a regular basis if you actually open them when you are using the car.
Are those factory plated garnish moldings from a Monterey? Also in 1950 Mercury sold a cheap model that had fixed 1/4 windows. Unsure how they mounted/sealed the gl***.
In the other thread there was discussion about the factory parts, and it seems that there is no reproduction of the weatherstripping that was used. There are a few creative solutions, and this was ours.
where the gl*** meets the body, first there is a foam tape available for ford trucks that act as a dam for urethane on i believe 97 and up years around the back gl*** . it is uv safe and lasts(ie: it doesnt break down in a short period of time) i did my buddys car on the back gl*** and quarter gl***es over 4 years ago no problems. you install the foam to the body and then build the urethane past the foam. then press the gl*** against the foam for a seal on the urethane. you could then add another strip of the foam to the modified moulding to cover the gap left by the modification to it and it creates a very neat finished looking edge to be proud of. no pics but i will get some of the finished project and post tomorrow.
Hi,,what happened to the pictures in this thread? I really would like to see them, can you help me please? Regards Carl
I don not know what happened there, but here the photos. they may be out of order. http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/AzGreggG/random/Ron Gotch 50 Merc quarter windows/
Really Nice! I am looking to do this exact this thing, only I don't have the garnish molding and cannot find any anywhere. Anyone have any extra's they are looking to unload? I was also wondering where you got the little clip for the outside trim?
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