| Savvy | -- 02-02-2010 @ 12:07 AM |
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My original '34 windshield glass is cracked and the frame needs to be rechromed. How is the glass removed from the frame? The frame is out of the car. The hinge mounts are still connected to the frame. What should I expect to pay for the re-chroming? Can anyone vouch for Walker's (Shasta, CA)? Thanks. Cheers!!
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| 1934 Ford | -- 02-02-2010 @ 6:56 AM |
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Remove the rubber windshield seal and look in the lower corners for screws that hold the bottom to the top. The corner beads come off to remove the glass. You can buy new corner beads cheaper than replating. Replating the Deluxe windshield will cost $350 and up. Carefully inspect he seal channel before you plate it.
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| trjford8 | -- 02-02-2010 @ 8:12 AM |
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Savvy, Walker's is an excellent shop. I just dropped off my 37 frame to them. They have done work for me and many of my friends and we have always been satistied. Once you remove the old rubber seal make sure you have cleaned out the channel. An old piece of rubber stuck in the channel will not come out during the plating process and will cause problems later. Once you remove the screws holding the two windshield halves together use a wood block as a drift to separate the two halves. Once apart you will find there is piece of square stock in the frame that is drilled for the screws. That should come out and be cleaned for reuse.
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| supereal | -- 02-02-2010 @ 9:55 AM |
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These frames must be reassembled with the correct thickness of glass and packing, or they will be ruined by trying to squeeze them using the screws. I found that out years ago when a rare, and expensive, frame was destroyed by a shop that claimed to know how to do it.
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