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The time has come to replace my coupe windshield, it’s original and so badly pitted, I can’t see anything when the sun is low or when encountering oncoming headlights.
Ive got a new seal coming from Corvette Rubber and I’m going to remove it myself, but get a professional to install the new one.
Is this the preferred tool to remove the stainless trim ? Thanks in advance.
That is still the most widely used tool for removal of clipped in window trim. A strong penlight and gently prying on the trim to peer under it to help locate clip positions also can help.
Good luck! Mine had so much sealant, adhesive, and gunk the windshield and trim were glued in place. I managed to get all the trim out, but mangled one piece and cracked my windshield. Now I have a nightmare clean up job. @Limp suggested using kerosene to remove all the mess which I am going to try next week.
I’ve also heard mineral spirits works on some of the stuff they use for bedding and sealing. I’ve used paint remover gel to remove it from the back of trim prior to starting restoration and polishing.
I too had an unusaual amount of "goop" on my trim. I used the same clip tool pictured, but I found it worked better after I stuck it in the vise & bent the ends on it.
Darin
Last edited by PWPOOP; Jun 11, 2026 at 11:34 AM.
Reason: same pic twice
When I removed the trim from my 63 coupe I had to fight the assembly line applied goo that encapsulated the windshield and was underneath the trim molding.
Doing this I learned the true definition of “****”.
I have been working on old cars since 1989. I have been a composites technician, shop manager, technical point of contact for EOD robotics, and an engineering aide. I have done lots of unusual and fun things, from interviewing helicopter pilots being hired to drop inert bombs to overhauling industrial braiders used in WWII England to training US military on my company's support suite and running tech demos for them and Boeing or Northrop Grumman or Sikorsky.
And in all this time I have never seen a plastic razor blade until today. Coincidentally, it was not in this thread. Weird.
To say “I’m not looking forward to this job” is an understatement, but at least I’ll be prepared.
Ill get one of these and some plastic razor blades
as well, thanks again for the video too.
Last edited by anyChevy; Jun 11, 2026 at 08:48 PM.
Being the first time to take a car apart guy, I guess I did it wrong for removing the trim and windshield.
Basically I removed the top and side stainless and left the bottom installed. Cleaned off the layers off sealant and went around the top and sides of the weatherstrip with a razor blade. First parallel to the glass and then perpendicular to the glass edge. Looking back at page 18 post 349 in my thread it looks like I started to cut the inside of the weatherstrip but noticed the windshield starting to come out.
After the glass popped out I was able to clean the crud away from the clip screws and just unscrewed them all. The bottom trim piece was free now to clean out goo and I think I just slid out the clips or they popped out easier. I can’t remember exactly. I think I have a little more details on that thread post.
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Windshield trim tool
