No paint work,we only sand the existing urethane off the body. 2 coats of primer on the body is it and 2 coats of primer on the old glass. This is the improved adhesion they want. No paint work is done
All correct except for one part,the body shops never painted the pinchweld. Using either betaseal 5504 or sika activator,2 coats of primer is all that was required....there's no way ford was paying for paint and labor. This sucks for us or the bodyshop because there's no moldings between the...
I've been doing glass for 25 years. A good mechanic will do a ws in 45 minutes (especially the bronco,super easy). The older recall on the f150s called for a glass shop to remove the ws. Then it was to be sent to a bodyshop and they would strip and prepare the pinchweld,the glass shop would then...
The windshield isn't replaced ,just removed and reinstalled. Your pass is safe. Also any aftermarket accessories mounted near the windshield that will affect what I do, I wont touch it . Either have it removed or tell the service dept at the dealer to remove it. Nothing worse than going to do...
Well I'm just going by 25 years experience in the business with Dow & Dupont certifications in fmvss airbag deployment, structural integrity and rollover . Today's cars aren't cars from the 70s.
I own an auto glass business and have done at least 15 broncos/ rangers so far. The most of your worries should be if it's not taken care of a few things can happen,the ws is structural in today's New cars and if it ends up on its roof,the glass will actually add support to the a pillars. Not...