2007 at the Hammond Barn

[RHClarke]

Ian,

Here are my responses to your questions:

What is the stuff between your windscreen frame and the glass? I could not identify the material as it was so deteriorated.

Did you use a sealant or is that just a length of rubber between the glass and the frame? A fellow restorer who owns an auto glass shop provided me with a vinyl type tape that I used as inner frame "liner". I would recommend using a sealant on the edges of the glass. Over the past three years my replacement glass has delaminated at the edges. The Hammond Barn solution is to use "Krazy Glue" along the edges and then a silicone sealant on the bottom frame rail. I am always interested in other solutions to the "biodegradeable" window frame problem.

I suggest that anyone changing glass takes their time. Sage advice. None of my windows had clear or unbroken glasses, so they have been replaced. Working with glass demands that you take your time and use the requisite safety PPE - especially safety goggles.

I found that the lower frame has a good measure of flexiblity and the glass can be worked out by gently forcing the uprights apart with a carefully arranged bar clamp set up.

Good luck with the fensters.