windshield installation

[purpleroadrunner]

hey guys,
I have a question for you, I removed the windshield to do the body and paint on my 70 chally and getting ready to put it back in. it was the one that came with the car but is in excellent shape, my question is, what kind of glue (buytl) should I use?, how big of a bead should I use, to my knowledge there was not rubber seal for these, and when I pulled the windshield it was just buytl and clear silicone caulk (I guess it worked but was a pain to remove) has anybody done this before? Thanks 

[mopardave]

suggestion is, 3/8 or 1/2 butyl to set the glass on, then use windshield urethane to coat the channel and edge of glass for a double seal. make sure you have the 2 rubber blocks on the bottom to hold the glass up so it doesn't slide down. DO NOT USE SILICONE sealer.

you can go with urethane only no butyl you will need to know cure rate of the urethane to be used.

[purpleroadrunner]

awesome thank you, I do have the rubber blocks I was actually surprised that they was there and still in good shape, I thought the silicone wasn't suppose to be there by the way it was all over the cowl, I figured it was a cheap fix for whoever had the car before me, one last thing though I would imagine the back window installation would be the same way.

[mopardave]

same process, back window also has either a stell clip or the rubber block to hold it up,

[acudanut]

 I thought most of use use the 3M "ribbon seal"  Looks like a rope cord, but actually is a roll of 3/8 tar that looks like a rope. 

[mopardave]

you can use the ribbon sealer or Urethane solely or both together. depends on who is installing ansd what they have access to.ome states you cant buy the ribbon sealer and have to use urethane.

[chaps70rt]

Dave..... are the rubber block commonly available or out of circulation now?   Mine are gone and I am about 2 months away from installation of the the front and back windows. 

Cheers .... Gary

[Topcat]

After your trial fit of the windshield, it is a good precaution to put on the chrome trim after.

Reason being is that you want to check the proximity on how close the trim sits against your body and glass. I've seen numerous E bodies at shows where there are gaps between the body and trim. Or the opposite... the trim cocked on one area because the body is riding too close to the trim causing the problem.

It's not an area that you just want to assume everything is going to sit just right after painting and then do the install.