Window removal and installation
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| − | When removing a glued-in windshield, instead of trying force your windshield wire through the urethane try slicing first with a razor knife. The cheap "8 point" disposable type knives are what you want. Currently available in Wal-Mart with extra replacement blades for 89 cents. The blades are as good as any | + | When removing a glued-in windshield, instead of trying force your windshield wire through the urethane try slicing first with a razor knife. The cheap "8 point" disposable type knives are what you want. Currently available in Wal-Mart with extra replacement blades for 89 cents. The blades are as good as any but the handles tend to self-destruct cutting windshields out. You'll want three or four packages. Or just use the blades and buy a higher quality knife elsewhere. These "boxcutter"type knives an blades are better than traditional "utility" knives for two reasons. First they are thinner and the blades more flexible. More forgiving for glass cutting. Secondly you get almost three inches of blade with a new one, offering more access to corners and low on the dash. On many Japanese cars and vehicles that have had their OEM windshield replaced once before you can often cut the entire glass out with such knives and never bother with wire. |
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