You caught me licking my wounds and wondering if I made a mistake on this
issue. My '55 DeSoto rear window rubber was hard and leaked a little; I
removed it by cutting it out. Bought Gary Goers' rubber, which is a long
strip that is glued, not a one piece like Steele.
Got it back from the glass shop after three days. They said I'd bent the
stainless taking it off, said the porper way is to cut the rubber tab with a
knife blade paralell to the stainless on the glass side of the stainless.
The inside rubber forms the trim on this model and the Chrysler Windsor and
Dodge and Plymouth. When they got done there are several places where the
rubber is puckered. First they said it would smooth out with some heat,
then they said it was the fault of the rubber, that repro rubber is never
right. I wrote Gary but haven't got an answer.
If I had it to do over again, I'd have left the glass in and just taken the
outer stainless off. [DeSoto has a double ring of stainless.]
--Roger van Hoy, '55DeSoto, '42DeSoto, '66Plymouth, '73Duster, '81 Imperial,
Washougal, WA
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott H <kneedrager@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, November 30, 2000 7:52 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] Your dammed if you do ........
>Well I am in the classic Dammed if you do Dammed if you don't situation.
>The question is whether to remove the front and rear glass from the 56
Dodge
>or work on the paint and body with them in.
>There are slight very minor rust spots where the chrome meets the body but
I
>cant tell if this goes under the rubber or not.
>I am afraid of breakage if I remove them and of missing rot if I leave them
>in.
>Do these cars have a history of rust in the window channels?
>Can anyone guide me in how to remove the chrome trim around the front and
>rear windows?
>Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>Thanks
>Scott
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