Technical Setting side window glass

Need to install side window glass in my 57 Ford. New glass, good channel and I have the special "setting tape".
I will have to put the glass up into the door, then bring the track up from below and push the glass down into the track.
I have heard that it works well to use mineral spirits or Stoddard solvent to soften the rubber and make it slippery for the glass to slide into.
Any experience with this?

 

In your pick up? In my 53 F100 I set the glass in the channel then installed. Rubber mallet used to tap the channel down onto the glass then trim off excess tape with sharp knife.

 

Thanks OkieD. So I guess you left it dry.
Yes, my truck

 

Just went through this on a '57 Chev project. Local glass guy told me he used trans fluid. Not sure if it was type F or dextron. [emoji3] I used dextron and it seemed to swell up and work good.


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Setting tape comes in different thicknesses. Use the one that holds the glass firmly, wet it with water, and rubber mallet it. Should be a tight fit.

 

We used lyptine? for years in the glass shop, but lacquer thinner will work. Put it on a rag, after you cut the special tap to the proper length and have the glass and lower channel ready to install. Make sure that you install the lower channel in the proper place as you do not want it to rub the front or rear vertical channel. If you did not remove it from the old glass, I suggest a test fit before installing the setting tape, once this is done mark the proper position with a piece of tape. Put the glass on a piece of carpet or (???) to cushion it and stand it up, wet the tape and install the channel with a tap of a hammer or you may just be able to push it on as the thinner makes it slick. If more questions, just ask.

 

Thanks

Great advice. Definitely needed to check and recheck all clearances, up and down a few times noting positions of the lifting arm and track.

I took the panel off the opposite door so I could check out the proper location of things.

Only one local glass shop that had the tape and only one thin size available, so I had to resort to stacking layers. It does seem that the thickness is imperative. Three layers of the tape (so basically 3 on each side or 6 total) seemed just right but even with a solvent for lube, just couldn't get it in. Took one off one side ( so 5 now) and it pressed right in. Used Gibbs for lube as it is solvent based.

Thanks everyone!