Hey Y' all,

So I've been doing alot of polishing on glass, thanks to Sleek and a few others, my persistence is paying off.

I'm at a crossroads, current back glass in the car has deep scratches. I can probably get out but my gosh the time. I have a spare glass and have searched every nook and cranny one could think of for how the back glass seal should look prior to re-installing, let alone pulling it without breaking. I'd like to save it in case one needs it in the future.

Here's my spare


Should I remove all that sealant and go with a straight plane?

quote Originally posted by Stingray92: Hey Y' all, So I've been doing alot of polishing on glass, thanks to Sleek and a few others, my persistence is paying off. I'm at a crossroads, current back glass in the car has deep scratches. I can probably get out but my gosh the time. I have a spare glass and have searched every nook and cranny one could think of for how the back glass seal should look prior to re-installing, let alone pulling it without breaking. I'd like to save it in case one needs it in the future. Here's my spare Should I remove all that sealant and go with a straight plane?

i would be extremely careful since the heater grid is very hard to repair. plastic razer blades for the sealant and you could use a mild solvent like wd40 or maybe some diluted acetone to clean the rest?
the rear glass is litterally glued in from factory and none of mine have a rubber chunk like the windshield to hide the sins of underpaid factory workers

quote Originally posted by cartercarbaficionado: i would be extremely careful since the heater grid is very hard to repair. plastic razer blades for the sealant and you could use a mild solvent like wd40 or maybe some diluted acetone to clean the rest? the rear glass is litterally glued in from factory and none of mine have a rubber chunk like the windshield to hide the sins of underpaid factory workers

I doubt there were any underpaid UAW workers at Plant 17......

Thanks Carter,

Yeah I definitely plan to be careful with the heater grid, this one works. Yep I got plastic razors so shouldn't be a problem.

Upon further looking at the sealant on this glass some areas are still very fluid and make quite the mess. There are some other areas that look almost as if molded rubber but I'll call that craftsmanship of the person who put this glass in.

Regarding what I've used thus far Goo-gone worked quite well followed by simple green. Yes I was careful to stay away from the heater grid.

Anyway time to get to it...

quote Originally posted by Stingray92: Thanks Carter, Yeah I definitely plan to be careful with the heater grid, this one works. Yep I got plastic razors so shouldn't be a problem. Upon further looking at the sealant on this glass some areas are still very fluid and make quite the mess. There are some other areas that look almost as if molded rubber but I'll call that craftsmanship of the person who put this glass in. Regarding what I've used thus far Goo-gone worked quite well followed by simple green. Yes I was careful to stay away from the heater grid. Anyway time to get to it...

best of luck. ill have to remove my spare glass from the chunk of car its still in (wrecked fiero he wanted cut up and gone. thing was bent beyond repair in so many ways and had been attempted to be fixed.)

Here's a brief update,

I'm contemplating putting on tint due to the low ride height, especially with lowered springs. This back glass in my previous post is fully functional albeit I had to repair a few parts of the defrost grid and the glass that was in the car when I bought it had tint previously installed(sloppy).

As I was working on mine, cleaning it up and fixing the grid I noticed the material I used left a reddish color to it. It stands out like a sore thumb that just got whacked.



On the glass I plan to put in the car I just used typical glass cleaner which left the grid lines in a dull silver appearance,. While the product says it's color matched is there a way to get the interior to match?

quote Originally posted by Stingray92: Here's a brief update, I'm contemplating putting on tint due to the low ride height, especially with lowered springs. This back glass in my previous post is fully functional albeit I had to repair a few parts of the defrost grid and the glass that was in the car when I bought it had tint previously installed(sloppy). As I was working on mine, cleaning it up and fixing the grid I noticed the material I used left a reddish color to it. It stands out like a sore thumb that just got whacked. On the glass I plan to put in the car I just used typical glass cleaner which left the grid lines in a dull silver appearance,. While the product says it's color matched is there a way to get the interior to match?

the coating got scrubbed off so its bare copper now. they do make high heat paint you could use to make it silver again but i would just mask it off and clear them as copper colored