Wagon quarter glass mouldings
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All right, finally got my quarter glass into the car and managed to get a few pics to show the process. Sorry if a few are a little blurry, forgot my regular camera so I had to take them with my phone but you get the idea. Surprisingly everything went very smooth and the trim clipped on with no problem. 
First I put down masking tape to mark where I was going to drill the holes...
Next was the fun part of drilling the holes. I drilled through the tape to minimize the amount of paint chipping....
Next I installed the screw in studs and clips. I put epoxy around where all studs screwed into body to hopefully prevent rust. On the passenger side I put 7 clips across the bottom, but after holding up the trim i realized it was overkill and only used 5 on the driver side....
Here is the back edge of the window clips-3 per side
And the front edge-2 per side
And across the top-5 per side
Next I put window primer around the mounting surface on car and on the glass itself.
Then we put down about a 1/2" bead of window glue around the edge of the glass and stuck it in. Note-once you stick the window to the primed surface it will not come off so you only get one shot to make sure it is straight. Me and a friend used large suction cups at each end and lined it up and pressed it down.
Here is what it looks like after all trim was snapped into place....
After the glue finishes drying for a few days I will go back inside car and trim away extra glue that squeezed out so interior trim will sit level. 8)
First I put down masking tape to mark where I was going to drill the holes...
Next was the fun part of drilling the holes. I drilled through the tape to minimize the amount of paint chipping....
Next I installed the screw in studs and clips. I put epoxy around where all studs screwed into body to hopefully prevent rust. On the passenger side I put 7 clips across the bottom, but after holding up the trim i realized it was overkill and only used 5 on the driver side....
Here is the back edge of the window clips-3 per side
And the front edge-2 per side
And across the top-5 per side
Next I put window primer around the mounting surface on car and on the glass itself.
Then we put down about a 1/2" bead of window glue around the edge of the glass and stuck it in. Note-once you stick the window to the primed surface it will not come off so you only get one shot to make sure it is straight. Me and a friend used large suction cups at each end and lined it up and pressed it down.
Here is what it looks like after all trim was snapped into place....
After the glue finishes drying for a few days I will go back inside car and trim away extra glue that squeezed out so interior trim will sit level. 8)
liquidh8
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Nice job...looks great! Thank you for posting the pics. Hopefully, they'll give me some motivation to get on the ball and make some progress.
What paint did you use on your pillars and window frames?
What paint did you use on your pillars and window frames?
Pillars and window frames were painted with SEM bumper black. I have used it on other cars to black out trim etc. and it always holds up to the sun real well. It is a little expensive at $12/can, but I hate doing things over. The rest of the trim on the car was all powder coated in a matching satin black, I powder coated the aluminum window trim, door handles, and anything else I could get off the car.
Looks great, what color black are your upper door frames? What sheen, flat - satin? Is is cleared at all if so what sheen of clear? I am looking to do the same when I paint my car and black it all out around the window glass. Did you paint the upper parts of the door jambs the same or only paint the black where you would normally see the body color portions with the doors closed?
Good ol' SEM is the way to go. So you rattlecanned the pillars and window frames? Years ago I used Krylon semi-flat black to do my window frames, etc, and it held up well for many years. I know the quality isn't the same today.
How about the rear tailgate glass trim? Did you end up painting that,or did you take them off and had them powdercoated? I know they're stainless. I thought of just scuffing them down and using etching primer on them.
How about the rear tailgate glass trim? Did you end up painting that,or did you take them off and had them powdercoated? I know they're stainless. I thought of just scuffing them down and using etching primer on them.
liquidh8
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Jack, when I did my rear glass on my 83 wagon years ago, I did just that. Scuffed it, and adhesive primed and painted. I lasted of.
87 GN. My wagon I did the jamb and all. Looked betting IMO because the jamb can be seen at certain angles through the door gaps. And depending on the car color, stands out like a sore thumb.
87 GN. My wagon I did the jamb and all. Looked betting IMO because the jamb can be seen at certain angles through the door gaps. And depending on the car color, stands out like a sore thumb.
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