Painter painted 1968 windshield frame. What to do?
 

I posted this in paint and body and haven't heard much so I'm trying here. I just need some recommendations. My painter painted my windshield frame and I'm pretty sure in some instances you'll see the blue through the windshield. For sure want to make the VIN tag look like its original color. What would you recommend to have the windshield frame stripped? I don't really want to use paint stripper because the rest of the car is painted. should I not even worry about it and just paint the VIN tag a certain color? or am I supposed to worry about the windshield not adhering very well to the frame because of the paint.

As always any feedback would be appreciated.


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Scuff it and put semi flat black on it. Not a big problem.

Scuff it up, paint it semi flat black and put the windshield in. Not a big problem.

sorry double post.

Windshield adhesion
 

Roger. I read somewhere that windshield guys aren't wild about installing glass on painted surfaces. Due to "shearing" or something like that

:iagree:

If it bothers you than tape it off and paint it Flat Black.

Check with a glass shop, if you're concerned, but GM painted the frames with either primer or black out, and it didn't stop them from putting the windshield in.

:iagree: No big deal.

Early 68's, up through about S/N 15,000 or so, was painted interior color. If you car is under that Serial Number, leave it alone.
The next revision of the 68-69 NCRS Technical Information & Judging Guide will have this information in it, along with pictures of Blue, Red and Tabacco color interior.
Gary B

I would think they would prefer that way. there is no prep and removing any old glue.

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Use glass primer on the pinchweld. You don't need extra layers of paint there. If you like the gloss, or lack of gloss, the primer dries to, use it where you want to black out the background. Use the daubers to apply. Fresh primer lays very flat, no stroke marks, from fresh jars. But shake it well, it's fairly thin, too.

I don't know what NCRS wants for glass installation. For me, you have to prime the pinchweld and prime the glass. I make a straight line on the glass that simulates the ceramic band on urethane set windshields.

Steve O.

I think what the deal is today is modern glass is part of the structure and back in 68 they used a product called Thiokol to seal in the glass. It wasn't very strong as far as bonding goes, unlike today, as glass wasn't considered part of the structural integrity so I don't see a problem with paint on the frame there. The worst part about that paint job is that the factory coated/plated vin plate and rosette rivets inside of the glass on the frame will be visible and should have no paint of any kind on them. They were not painted black but coated or "plated".

Vin
 

I can tape around the VIN and try and get the paint off of it. Laquer thinner or something more aggressive?

Nothing more aggressive than that but it should work if you use a small fine copper or brass brush (try a tooth brush first but the bristles will tend to melt) to get around and inside the rivet holes without scrubbing too much. No paint of any kind on the anodized vin tag or rivet heads and anything else visible through the glass should be a satin black.

Edit: Maybe try some Q-tips or something like that first with the thinner.