Re: Larry's 1951 Club Sedan Project

Posted by HH56 On 2014/6/24 10:45:31

I can sympathize with broken glass but it does amaze me how it can get broken. In your case, I would agree the packing seems minimal.

I ordered a set from ebay seller Bob's Classic Auto glass based in Oregon so with the UPS delivery it probably went 2000 miles. It arrived with each piece individually wrapped in several sheets of newspaper. All those pieces then strapped together and wrapped again with newspaper and bubble wrap. Packed inside a thick flat box with wide styrofoam in the center and on all edges and even blocks of wood to keep the box from getting crushed. Took almost an hour to get things unwrapped. In spite of all that excellent packing, one piece out of the 10 managed to arrive cracked. Fortunately in my case, a phone call delivered a replacement piece in only a couple of days.

There is just no explanation for how a flimsy package can sometimes arrive untouched and a fortified box can arrive in tatters.