[TR] Was winshield "tape" now tenax pegs....

[tfansher at comcast.net]

There was a discussion about a while back (years) and the general thoughts
were that there are various thicknesses of "tape" available and the pros have
a wider availability than we have.B  There's probably some variation of
thickness of glass and rechroming the frame will alter the gap,etc.

So checking with a pro about the different thicknesses could help if you still
want to do it yourself..

My 2 cents worth comes in before you install the glass.B  I think historically
we all installed the glass then the tenax pegs along the top edge and IF they
were too long, we cracked our windshields and got to start all over
again....ask me how I know......so the second time I installed the tenax pegs
first and if they were too long, I used my cut off wheel and ground them to
the proper length from the inside of the frame....nice and tight and no
guessing...on another note, I think the glass probably shouldn't slide up as
far as the pegs anyway, but that's hard to stop if the glass starts to move
when you're installing the lower portion....

Tom

60 TR3A

61 TR3A

62 TR4

73 Stag



----- Original Message -----


From: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman at gmail.com>
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 7:33:05 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] winshield "tape"

On 5/17/12 3:30 PM, Gary Nafziger wrote:
> I'm working with the material I got from TRF for the
> windshield but so far am scared to death I'll break the glass with the
present
> stuff. B Just seems it'll take way to much force to get the windshield in
the
> frame.
There are certain jobs that go easy and quickly if performed by people
who do it all the time. B Jobs that can take a long time to do for a
first timer or someone who does it once a decade or lest often. B Jobs
with a fairly high chance of ruining something or not quite getting it
right but being committed.

I put installing window glass in that category. B So I had a glass shop
install the glass for both my vehicles. B No fuss no sticky goo
everywhere. B I figure part of the restoration process is knowing what to
farm out to the people who do that type of thing all the time and do it
well.

Teriann