Re: Stewart
Posted by Stewart Ballard On 2022/11/25 17:03:55
Dang, I don't post for a week and BigKev gets a new Packard. You can miss a lot in a week.
I am sitting here on the couch, this day after Thanksgiving, thinking about how thankful I am and enjoying a celebratory rum drink because I got that dadgum front windshield in place today. While it was painful, I did it all by myself and it only took 70 minutes to get it done. The most important tool was dish soap, as others have suggested here. Non-diluted Dawn soap and I put it anyplace glass and rubber would meet. I used a cheap hog's hair bush to put it into the bottom of the seal. Once I had to lower portion done I brushed it along the side and then the top where I had to pry the seal other the top of the glass.
The curves on the top, on each side, were the hardest part. The lower corners will not seat entirely until the whole thing is within the seal. It also took some open-handed pounding on both sides to make it seat properly. At least that is how it worked for me. I have to tell you, it feels really good to have that job done.
Also in the past week, I got some of the rear stainless on the rear windshield. IT is looking good. I have some parts coming in next week from Packard Southwest and will let me get that trim done.
I got my check from Quirtride for the full refund on the heater plenum that they can't reproduce.
The next major project will be installing the dash board.
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I am sitting here on the couch, this day after Thanksgiving, thinking about how thankful I am and enjoying a celebratory rum drink because I got that dadgum front windshield in place today. While it was painful, I did it all by myself and it only took 70 minutes to get it done. The most important tool was dish soap, as others have suggested here. Non-diluted Dawn soap and I put it anyplace glass and rubber would meet. I used a cheap hog's hair bush to put it into the bottom of the seal. Once I had to lower portion done I brushed it along the side and then the top where I had to pry the seal other the top of the glass.
The curves on the top, on each side, were the hardest part. The lower corners will not seat entirely until the whole thing is within the seal. It also took some open-handed pounding on both sides to make it seat properly. At least that is how it worked for me. I have to tell you, it feels really good to have that job done.
Also in the past week, I got some of the rear stainless on the rear windshield. IT is looking good. I have some parts coming in next week from Packard Southwest and will let me get that trim done.
I got my check from Quirtride for the full refund on the heater plenum that they can't reproduce.
The next major project will be installing the dash board.
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