We work with an assistant.
The set for gluing glass consists of a tube with adhesive-sealant, an activator for degreasing the surface, a primer, a cloth for degreasing and a swab for applying the primer.
Comment. Since the materials used by different manufacturers may vary slightly, you should also read the instructions that came with the repair kit before starting work.
Kits (from different manufacturers) can be supplemented with spacers for glass and a string for cutting the glue line. The string breaks very often. It can be purchased separately, but, as a rule, complete with handles.
Comment. In the absence of special handles, the string can be tied to the handles of screwdrivers or to wooden blocks.
If there is no special string, you can use a fishing line or welding wire with a diameter of 0.8 mm from a semi-automatic type «Kempi».
Execution sequence
1. We prepare the car for work (see «Preparing the car for maintenance and repair»).
2. Disconnect the front wiper arms and remove the ventilation grill (see «Windscreen wiper - check and replacement»).
3. Remove the rearview mirror.
4. We remove the sealant of the left doorway along the A-pillar. We remove the lining of the left front pillar, removing its lower edge from the instrument panel lining.
5. Similarly, remove the trim of the right front pillar.
6. With wire cutters we bite off a string about a meter long. We pierce the adhesive-sealant with a string and we start the end of the string into the salon.
7. We put handles on the ends of the string.
Recommendation. In order not to accidentally damage the paintwork of the body, you can stick masking tape along the edge of the glass.
8. Together with an assistant, we cut with a string, like a two-handed saw, a seam of glue around the entire perimeter of the glass.
Comment. To prevent damage to the front panel and roof lining when cutting the adhesive sealant, place cardboard or thick cloth between the panel and the string.
9. Remove the glass from the car.
10. With a sharp knife, carefully cut off the remnants of the adhesive seam from the body (admissible residual thickness of a seam no more than 2 mm).
11. Open the windows of the front doors.
12. Having laid the new glass on a flat surface, degrease the painted edges of the inner surface of the glass with an activator (from repair kit).
13. Using a swab, apply primer around the perimeter of the glass.
14. Similar operations are repeated on the window opening of the body.
15. We fix a new seal on the edge of the glass at a distance of 30 mm from the edge.
16. We install a new seal and stoppers on the glass.
17. Apply adhesive-sealant evenly along the perimeter of the seal, stepping back from the edge of the glass 8-10 mm. The adhesive-sealant is applied with a roller 10-12 mm high.