We replace glass if the glass is deformed or completely broken
To complete the work you will need an assistant, as well as:
- - sharp knife;
- - gun for applying glue;
- - string for cutting glue-sealant glass;
- - a heated room in which you can leave the car without moving while the glue dries;
- - repair kit for gluing glass and a device for applying glue.
The set consists of a tube with adhesive-sealant, an activator for degreasing the surface, a primer, a cloth for degreasing and a brush for applying the primer.
Since materials produced by different manufacturers may differ, you should read the instructions included with the repair kit before performing work.
Kits (from different manufacturers) can be supplemented with spacers for glass and a string for cutting the adhesive seam. The string breaks very often.
It can be purchased separately, but, as a rule, complete with handles.
As a last resort, you can use fishing line or welding wire with a diameter of 0.8 mm from a semi-automatic machine.
We prepare the car for work.
Remove the windshield wiper arms.
Remove the bottom trim.
Remove the interior rear view mirror.
Remove the front strut covers.
Opening the front doors, remove the upper door seal on each side of the car to a level just above the windshield.
Remove the seal from the upper edge of the windshield.
Using a screwdriver, remove the two adjusting wedges.
Use wire cutters to bite off a piece of string about a meter long.
We pierce the adhesive-sealant with a string and insert the end of the string into the interior.
Put handles on the ends of the string.
In the absence of special handles, the string can be tied to the handles of screwdrivers or to wooden blocks
Together with an assistant, use a string (like a two-handed saw) to cut the glue seam along the entire perimeter of the glass
Remove the glass from the car and remove the rear view mirror bracket from it.
Use a sharp knife to carefully cut off the remaining adhesive seam from the body (the permissible residual seam thickness is no more than 2 mm).
Having laid the new glass on a flat surface, degrease the painted edges of the glass with an activator (from the repair kit).
Using a swab, apply primer around the perimeter of the glass.
We repeat similar operations on the window opening of the body.
We place two spacers at the bottom of the windshield frame.
If the spacers have been replaced with new ones, make sure that their thickness is correct; like old gaskets.
If necessary, cut off the excess part with a knife.
We put a seal on the upper edge of the glass.
Apply glue-sealant evenly along the perimeter of the glass, retreating 8-10 mm from the edge.
Apply the adhesive-sealant with a roller 10-12 mm high.
It is allowed to apply adhesive sealant to the flange of the body window opening.
We place it on the windshield frame so that the distance of the right and left edges to the flange on the frame posts is uniform.
Install wedges and press the glass with them so that the upper glass seal is pressed against the edge of the body roof
Press the glass to the windshield frame.
Open the front door windows and leave the car motionless while the adhesive sealant dries.
For 7-8 hours, avoid any activities associated with the risk of moving the windshield.
It is advisable to increase the time before starting to operate the car to a day.
Optimal strength of the adhesive layer occurs after 4-6 days (depending on weather conditions).
To avoid glass displacement, do not move the car or close the doors abruptly for 7-8 hours after installing the glass.
Keep the sliding windows of the doors open so that when closing the doors there is no air pressure on the glass.
Work involving the application of force to the glass can begin 14 hours after gluing.
Install the parts removed during the preparatory operations.
Glue the bracket to the new glass and install the rear view mirror on it.
The glue consumption rate for one car is 3 tubes of 310 ml each, including:
- - for the wind window – 350 ml;
- - for rear window – 180 ml;
- - for side windows – 90 ml;
- - for tailgate glass – 230 ml.