Ready to install windshields, any suggestions

pauly v.100 said

i worked in an auto glass shop also. i think the key to roping glass in is to have a well lubricated rope, not dripping wet but oily enough to not get hung-up on anything when pulling the rope. having said that, roping should be fairly easy with the front glass since there aren't any really sharp corners to go around. not so easy with the back however. i roped in my valiant backlite the first time and it was a real *****, even tore the gasket in one spot. the dart's backlite has an even sharper corner (the bottom corners). the next time i used the plastic paddles for the install and it went very well, not easy, but easier than roping and a bit more time consuming. -pauly

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Yep need to be very careful in the corners. We use a hook tool to pull on the gasket a little in the corners so it wont be so tight pulling the rope out. We soak the pinch weld and the gasket mounted on the glass right before setting the glass in the hole. The glass cleaner we use is in spray cans and more like a glass cleaner/lubricate made by Dow. We use such cups on the outside of the glass to pull downward seating the glass which makes the roper easier to pull out across the top. We also "tap" the glass with our hands in a cupped fashion. This prevents glass breakage instead of using our hands in a flat fashion. I believe if you know the proper ways and tricks to install the glass using a rope it isn't really that bad.