Thread: Roadster rear window problem solved?
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Old Mar 25, 2018 | 11:07 AM
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Default Re: Roadster rear window problem solved?
I removed the tape strips this morning and carefully cut the excess glue bead along the edge of the canvas and pulled the painters tape from the glass
The repair came out nicely but I'm gonna leave it in the garage at 60 degrees for the week since I wont be using the car anyway


Originally Posted by Mrmiata
Inquiring minds want to know
In my video I show where I ran the tape full length of the repair... where you have done strips
Wondering does that make a ripple effect when it sets up
PS.. June will make for 3 years worth of "extra" time on my canvas..
The reason I taped the glass in strips the way I did was because my Gorilla tape was a narrow width and I figured it would get more air to seal this way as well.
I did watch your video several times and it was very useful to my overall way to do this repair. Thank You for that !!
I did close the top completely once finished because when closed the canvas seems to pull tightly against the glass in its natural closed position
I did add the towel as you instructed for additional support of the glass .
As many say here... this forum has valuable info for all of us to research before beginning a task we are unfamiliar with


Finished Photo







Originally Posted by Valk
I followed the "How To" to do the rear window repair on my Roadster.
I added a few steps to assure easy clean up.
Fortunately only a small length of the glue had let loose.
 After carefully spending more than 2 hours I followed these steps:

This stuff is a mess but fortunately I was wearing latex gloves
I first scraped all the old glue from the glass in the place where the repair was needed and made sure it was clean and dry
I placed a folded bath towel and placed it inside behind the glass to give it support against the canvas.
I then applied painters tape and masked all of the outside of the glass where the canvas top meats the glass so that all the excess glue that might squeeze out from the canvas would be on tape that I can simply remove from the glass for a quick cleanup

I first applied the 3M Single Step Primer
and allowed it to dry as instructed before squeezing the bead of 3M Window Weld

I finished by using some strips of gorilla tape and carefully pressed them against the glass and canvas again with the towel beneath the glass for support
Now I'll just let it sit overnight and tomorrow carefully remove the strips of gorilla tape and then the painters tape from the glass and see if the repair was successful


The area that needed to be re-glued


Painters tape on the glass for excess glue to easily be removed
Gorilla Tape strips for additional hold while glue sets


 
Last edited by Valk; Mar 25, 2018 at 12:23 PM.
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