Well I have everything striped off the Olds to get it ready for body work and paint, except the stainless around windshield and rear window. I can see a few screws on the sides of the windsheild that will have to come off, but what about the top and bottom peices? Are there clips behind them or are they attached to the rubber somehow? Also on the rear window, the top strip is poped out of a channel in the middle, do I dare pop it out or is there some clips on the ends? Does the gl*** have to be reset once all the trim has been removed? Any tricks to getting it back together will be helpful also. Thanks for any advice given!
the chrome is imbeded in the rubber gasket that holds the winshield in. cut the rubber from the back side and remove the winshield with the chrome than dis***emble everything. use a new gasket when putting everything back together. if your old gasket is soft enough you may not have to cut the rubber and reuse it.
That didn't come out until the 60's with glue-in gl***. A '55 Oldsmobile will have the trim in the rubber gasket, which is going to mean cutting the rubber gasket out, removing the gl*** and the stainless, and replacing both gaskets when re-installing the trim/gl***. Unfortunately, it's a big h***le to do and those gaskets can be pricey.
Having just been down this road with our 54 ford ,the best way to do it often the longest way. We tried short cuts . But to repaint the body and tidy up the stainless was screen removal. your olds will be the same. I imagine the rubber is old and hard. Carefully cut the rubber out of the screen from the body . leaving the trim in place till you get the screen out. Then the trim will come away easily from the rubber. Its held in by an "L" shaped section that slides into the rubber before the screen goes into the body.
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