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Which windshield tint plus delamination question for 63 SWC
When I got my 63 SWC project it had no glass in it
It did come with what appears to be an unused windhshield and rear split windows
They are at least 25 years old
They all look tinted and the windshield is shaded at the top
My first question is for those who have such a windshield.
Do you like the shading on the top?
The second question concerns delamination.
The edges on the windshield have delamination.
It appears it will be covered by the rubber gasket.
My question is, if I use this windshield, will the delamination rapidly progress by being on the car?
I don't want to put in the windshield only to have it quickly delaminate and thus have to replace it
yet geting a new one now is a bit pricey.
The date codes don't matter to me
Thanks
I cannot help or comment on the delamination of your glass. I can say that the factory tinting on my 66 is annoying at times. I am 6'1" and my line of sight is half in and half out of the tint. Sometimes it gives me a headache. Jerry
Thanks Glen you are too kind. I love your 63 shown in your avatar. Also, I love San Diego and often find myself in Ocean Beach! I will keep my eyes on the look out for cool splits at car shows!!
This is just shade-tree guessmechanicing - but I wonder if you took one of those do-it-yourself chip repair kits and applied the resin around the perimeter of the glass, if it would seep into the delamination areas and seal them up tight to hopefully prevent or slow down their spreading? I'll add a vote for liking the shading at the top of my windshield - although from the picture yours does look very dark.
I had a Mustang GT I bought used that the first owner had had the windows tinted and they had added a strip of dark tint across the top of the windshield. There was no fade to it. It bugged me at first too and I swore I was going to have it removed. But I quickly became so accustomed to it that I forgot all about doing that. The tinting on that car's glass made an amazing difference on the inside temp when I got in it after it was parked on a lot in the sun all day at work.
I worked in a Auto glass shop when I was younger, that de-lamination isn't bad, we used to get new windshields like that. Sometimes we would use 3M glass primer along the edge before we put the weatherstrip on. The primer was used for the butyl tape installations, it helped the tape stick to the glass better. I wouldn't worry about it, you could seal the windshield with 3M auto bedding and glazing compound around the window, it's messy but keeps the water out. Water standing in the channel tends to make the window delaminate over time if it stands in there. I doubt your going to have much water on the car anyway. Funny that window is what is called a "shaded" windshield. Back in the day that was considered top of the line, 95% of what we installed were shaded, it's what everyone wanted!
I worked in a Auto glass shop when I was younger, that de-lamination isn't bad, we used to get new windshields like that. Sometimes we would use 3M glass primer along the edge before we put the weatherstrip on. The primer was used for the butyl tape installations, it helped the tape stick to the glass better. I wouldn't worry about it, you could seal the windshield with 3M auto bedding and glazing compound around the window, it's messy but keeps the water out. Water standing in the channel tends to make the window delaminate over time if it stands in there. I doubt your going to have much water on the car anyway. Funny that window is what is called a "shaded" windshield. Back in the day that was considered top of the line, 95% of what we installed were shaded, it's what everyone wanted!
My experience working on and owning old cars 45+ years as well. On GM cars, the Soft Ray windshields were shaded on the top. I would use the OP's windshield in a heartbeat.
I'm barely 5'9" these days, and have no issue with line-of-site problems in these cars! If I were taller it may be an issue/annoyance.
09-12-2020, 05:32 PM
Which windshield tint plus delamination question for 63 SWC
