Glass removing tools

[red-beard]

I'm parting the 1971 and I do want to save the windshield and the rear glass. I've heard of people using a thin wire to separate the glass. Any Idea where to pickup one of these glass removing tools?

James

[JWest]

Try NAPA or an auto paint store. The kits I have gotten have had a large roll of wire to do a lifetime of hobbyist glass (maybe a weeks worth for a pro?) and two wooden dowels. The dowels have a hole drilled crosswise through the center and the wire is hooked onto this to make a handle.

You could also just get a roll of smooth, high tensile wire and use that. When you do it, saw the wire back and forth. This creates heat which locally melts the seal.

[red-beard]

There is a NAPA not far from work, so I'll try that.

What surprises me about Parting the car: How little room all the parts take up.

Time is the issue: I'm back into the gene pool. I need time to enjoy driving and not just working on the cars....

Hmmmmm. Being back in the gene pool, maybe I need to get a 911.....

James

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

I was able to remove the rear glass just fine using a utility knife. I tried wires and broke them, but the knife was able to (eventually) get through.

--DD

[red-beard]

I'll use the Putty knife as a backup. The front glass was installed with aftermaket black goop and an aftermarket trim seal. Looked good. I have about 1 inch sealer goop in some places.

James

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

That was the part that kept breaking my wires.

I used the utility knife to cut out the excess goop, then was able to simply slice into the stuff that was in there and the window came out.

--DD

[red-beard]

Gotcha. I'll give the putty knife a try tonight.

[maf 914]

When my rear window started rattling I removed it using my old tool box hunting knife. The sealant along the top and sides had basically separated allowing the window to rock and make noise over certain bumps. I removed the engine lid and by inserting the blade between the body (top of engine firewall) and glass from the engine side cut away the remaining sealant at the base of the glass. This stuff was tough. Maybe the engine heat vulcanized it? My knife would stick in the old sealant rather than cut through. I managed to snap of the tip of the blade in the process, but it finally separated.

Mike

[sammyg2]

If you head down to the local music store you can buy guitar strings for a little over $1 each (been a while, might have to adjust for inflation). Very strong, hard to break.
Wrap them around a stick or something, but be careful of your fingers.

[Zeke]

The real deal is an offest knife that you can follow the surface of the glass with.

http://www.crlaurence.com/ProductPages/showLine.asp?GroupID=7426&Path=::5801::7418::7426

[GWN7]

Becareful using the blade tool. I bought one to remove the glass out of my donor, got half way around and no reason to finish. CRACK.........