door window glass edge chips on 65 coupe
05-28-2011, 05:38 PM
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door window glass edge chips on 65 coupe
Hope some of you forum guys can help with this one. I have some chips on the edge of the door window glass on my 65 coupe. Is there a way to remove these chips by grinding or sanding? I tried a high speed grinding bit with a dremmel tool on some only auto glass and it didn't do anything. My wife uses a special grinding wheel for her leaded glass hobby but it would be difficult to get the window positioned on this wheel to do the round bead. Is there a business that does this kind of work? Regards Craig
05-30-2011, 12:22 PM
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Sanding tempered glass is tough. Tempered glass is strong on the face but weak on the edge, so your rolling the dice. It also takes a special type of sandpaper to sand glass. You said that you tried on some 'auto glass'? Was it tempered or laminated? Laminated is easy to sand on the edge's. I think if a guy had access to a water belt sander that is used in a glass shop, and if the chips were small enough, and you kept the glass as cool as possible and used a not so agressive belt, you might be able to make it work.
05-30-2011, 01:10 PM
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DONT DO ANYTHING! tHIS TYPE OF GLASS (TEMPERED) CAN EXPLODE ON YOU AT THE SLIGHTEST VIABRATION! I had this happen when I stood the side window glass upright for replacement. Suggest, live with it until replacement is needed. Believe me it was quite a surprise. Good luck, Abe G
05-31-2011, 11:09 AM
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I was in the glass business for 15 years. It is true that tempered glass is very weak on the edge surfaces. Find a glass shop that has a 160" wet sander and 220 carbide belt. You can get a far amount of edge chips "cleaned up". It will be very hard to re-polish those edges though. Tempered glass doesn't like cork belts. We used to grind tempered glass all the time when had sharp edges after the tempering process. As with anything glass..... they will do it at your own risk.
