mistergrumpy
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| posted on 18/11/11 at 06:20 PM |
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Fibreglass and Glass
How would one go about fitting a piece of glass into a single fibreglass panel? Is it a case of bonding a steel lip onto the back of the panel or
something and then silicone it in place? I'm thinking of something like a windscreen into a fibreglass roof or surround or something like that.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 18/11/11 at 06:37 PM |
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I would screw and fibreglass a steel or wood lip into the fibreglass and bond the glass to that.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 18/11/11 at 06:44 PM |
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Wasn't sure if it was that simple or not.
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designer
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| posted on 18/11/11 at 06:48 PM |
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Down to the boat chandlers.
Rubber window section for boats is single pane fitting into single fibreglass layer.
If fact, so did my Lotus Europa!
http://www.sealsdirect.co.uk/shopping.asp?intDepartmentId=4
[Edited on 18-11-11 by designer]
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tegwin
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| posted on 18/11/11 at 07:22 PM |
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Most of the older cars (both steel and fibreglass) used rubber to hold the glass inplace...
If you have flex in the fibreglass panel the last thing you want to do is fix a rigid piece of glass to it... the glass will crack.
Use some proper window rubber (available in different profiles from the usual suspects) [woolies for example]. Can be a bugger to get the glass in,
but its doable!
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 18/11/11 at 07:32 PM |
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quote:
If you have flex in the fibreglass panel the last thing you want to do is fix a rigid piece of glass to it... the glass will crack.
Very good point that I never thought of.
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Hector.Brocklebank
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| posted on 18/11/11 at 07:45 PM |
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Most of what Tegwin lists is correct apart from the last bit its only a bugger if you dont know what your doing.....
My brother currently has the largest (independent) (auto) glass company in Scotland, and I taught him how to fit glass before he had that...
To fit a bit of "flat lam" properly depends on its size if its a small square(ish) side, dib the glass in to the bottom part of the rubber
DRY (YES DRY) as you dont want it to pop out again. just line it up and push the glass down as far as it will go.
then a bit of fairy liquid (in leu of the proper stuff) round the upper corners of the rubber and using a "L" shaped metal tool you insert
the short leg of the "L"into the rubber and feed the glass in as you twist the tool in a downward arc, this slowly pulls the rubber over
the edge of the glass.
While doing that you can slap the Sh** out of the glass to get it to settle in place DONT BE AFRAID TO SLAP IT, as long as you splay your hand out and
literally slap the glass in a downward motion you WONT break it. Work slowly until all the glass is in the rubber, it wont be sitting worth a sh*te at
this point but keep slapping or if your really brave get a rubber mallet out and beat the Sh*t outta it with the mallet till its sitting in the
correct location. If your using rubber with a "filler" strip use the correct tool to insert otherwise you will be there for donkeys
cursing and swearing.
Or......
if its a larger bit of glass like a classic mini front/rear screen you can quickly "string it in" using parachute cord. you place the cord
in the "U" section of the rubber starting at one bottom corner going all the way around inserting the cord till you get round and overlap
the start and finish in the opposite lower corner with the cord.
you then insert the glass in to the lower section of the rubber as best you can, then you slowly & lightly (well light enough so as to not pull
the cord out of the part of the channel that dont have glass in pull on the it yet) as you pull the cord towards yourself it will pull the rubber
with it, you must keep tension on the glass, by pushing it into the rubber at the same point as the cord you are pulling out, but as you do this the
rubber will fold itself over the edge of the glass continue round all the way till it in... slap away as required.
This (and any) type of glass is easy to fit if you approach it properly.
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Originally posted by tegwin
Most of the older cars (both steel and fibreglass) used rubber to hold the glass inplace...
If you have flex in the fibreglass panel the last thing you want to do is fix a rigid piece of glass to it... the glass will crack.
Use some proper window rubber (available in different profiles from the usual suspects) [woolies for example]. Can be a bugger to get the glass in,
but its doable!
[Edited on 18/11/2011 by Hector.Brocklebank]
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