Whether you’ve just bought your classic car or you’ve driven it a few decades sooner or later you’re going to need to remove or replace the door glass. Older classics with side safety glass are also prone to “fogging” around the edges as the glass delaminates from the safety plastic sheet, forcing owners to replace the glass even though it isn’t broken. The first time you try to go through the process of door glass removal on most cars and trucks you’ll often reach a point where you scratch your head and wonder, “How does that come out?” Mark Simpson takes the mystery out of the process and takes us step-by-step through removing the door panel, vent window and ultimately removing the door glass. Following the right steps when completing door glass removal makes short work of this task and ensures nothing gets damaged along the way.
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Set the Car Side Glass
There is a certain procedure to follow when you set the side glass in the car. The factory assembly manual helps a lot. Learn tips as you watch Craig Hopkins set the car side glass. He also demonstrates the installation of the door panel, armrest, door handle and window crank. Lastly, he installs the sill plate.…
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Repelling Water with Ceramic Glass Coating
Mike Phillips of Autogeek.com stops by the garage to visit Dennis Gage and demonstrate some great new ceramic glass coating that is designed to repel water. As with any surface enhancement product, its success depends on the correct preparation. Phillips demonstrates how to machine prepare the surface of the glass to achieve a surgically clean…
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Compression Test For Your Classic Car
George Vondriska and Brent Ackley teach you step-by-step how to do a compression test for your classic car. They show how to check the compression of each cylinder whether you are by yourself or with a partner. After analyzing the range of your compression results, you will know whether your engine is in good condition,…
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How to Replace a Trunk Seal
Cars of the 30s through the 50s notoriously had issues sealing out the elements once their seals began to degrade. Installing new weather seals will keep the rain and dust out for years to come and can be accomplished in a few short hours in the garage.
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