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Quarter Glass - Installation (cont'd)

14-30prose procedure

Installation (cont'd)

  1. 6
    With a sponge, apply a light coat of glass primer around the edge of the glass as shown, then lightly wipe it off with gauze or cheesecloth.
    Do not apply body primer to the glass, and do not get body and glass primer sponges mixed up.
    Never touch the primed surfaces with your hands. If you do, the adhesive may not bond to the glass properly, causing a leak after the glass is installed.
    Keep water, dust, and abrasive materials away from the primed surface.
    Quarter glass with the 8 mm wide band along the glass edge indicated where the glass primer is applied.
  2. 7
    Install the quater window trim.
    Quarter window trim being installed onto the body window opening flange, with an arrow showing the trim being pressed into place.
  3. 8
    With a sponge, apply a light coat of body primer to the original adhesive remaining around the window opening flange.
    Do not apply glass primer to the body, and be careful not to mix up glass and body primer sponges.
    Never touch the primed surfaces with your hands.
    Cross-section of the quarter window trim showing where body primer is applied to the window opening flange.
  4. 9
    Thoroughly mix the adhesive and hardener together on a glass or metal plate with a putty knife.
    Clean the plate with a sponge and alcohol before mixing.
    Follow the instructions that come with the adhesive.
  5. 10
    Before filling a cartridge, cut off the end of the nozzle at the angle shown.
    Adhesive cartridge nozzle shown being cut off at an angle, with the dimensions of the cut.

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