57 Ranchwagon Front Windshield

[cstmwgn]

I have a few questions about the stainless trim around the front windshield.

1.  Do you install the stainless/glass without the lower corners so you can attach the stainless to the body through the screw holes in the trim and body shell?

2.  How do you keep the stainless in place in the gasket when installing the glass?

3.  How critical are the prongs on the corner pieces?

4.  I checked the suppliers list and didn't see any links for stainless trim repair. 

I guess I am getting old, as i put the last windshield in myself 20+ years ago but am struggling to do it again now.

[RICH MUISE]

Haha..I hear ya on struggling to get stuff done or redone that I did fairly easily 20 years ago. My memory started getting bad a few years ago, but if I remember correctly......
1. yes, lower corners are inserted after the assembly is installed.
2. The inner legs on the stainless will keep most of it in place, but on a few stubborn areas I used a drop of Gorrilla Gel super glue. Worked great.
3. My prongs on the corner pieces surprisingly were in good shape, but another member posted his corners were loose because his prongs were rotted away.....a common problem. All the other stainless pieces have stainless legs as well, but the corners are plain steel prongs/legs.
4. best to find a local shop to do the repairs. Ask around. I see alot of them at the bigger swap meets.....which we haven't had this year. I repaired all of mine, but just had pitting and small dents for the most part. Spent an average of 5-6 hours on each and every piece. The windshield trim was the worst because it had (like everybody else's) 50+ years of pitting from straight on road rash Very tedious, and one of the more dangerous projects. Buffing wheels will grab those pieces in a heartbeat if your not always 100% paying attention to where the piece is on the wheel. That's harder to do than one would think when standing in front of a buffer for literally hours at a time for each piece. I had to replace two that got wrapped around the spindle/wheel when my mind got thinking about other than what I was doing.
If you post your location, perhaps some members can recommend a local-to-you shop.

[cstmwgn]

Thank you for the response.

I am in Palmetto FL (40 miles south of Tampa)

[SkylinerRon]

Get a copy of Hemmings Motor News there will be several listed.

Ron.