I've heard of folks using popsickle sticks before--no pointy edges.. -wayne
At 07:36 PM 8/19/01 EDT, you wrote:
>Kevin,
> I made my corner window rubber good and tight also and experienced the
>same type problems with the locking bead. I found mild dishwashing soap in
>the locking bead groove and all over the locking bead to be very helpful. I
>filed out the opening in the "special tool" and kept it soaped up too. That
>seemed to help a lot. My first corner window took about 3 hours over two
>days, the second corner in an hour and the large back window about 20
>minutes. I guess the technique improves as you do each one. Many of
today's
>glass shops have the same problems or won't even tackle the old stuff.
>
>Mike Klepp
>'48 3100
>Wichita Falls, TX
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
Wayne Osborne
1956 Chevy Pickup
LaGrange Ga.
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