Robert,
I've installed two windshields and they are pretty straight forward.
Bought some rope from Big Wally's to install the gasket onto the frame and
rest is really simple. I vote you do it yourself.
Dan Eiland
----- Original Message -----
From: "robert nanzig" <rnanzig(at)webtv.net>
To: "Thomas Wiencek" <wiencek(at)anl.gov>
Cc: <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 6:14 PM
Subject: windshield repair-Possible Alpine group interest
> Hi Tom, I found a guy to polish the windshield and I just picked it up.
> He got the worst of the wiper scratches out of it and it looks real
> good. He used a machine that looks like a router and spins at about 5000
> RPM. It's hooked to a bucket of milky grit solution which is pumped into
> the polisher. The polisher seals to the windshield with a neoprene like
> seal to keep the solution from spraying all over. He has to keep it
> moving across the glass or the glass will overheat and crack. It works
> best on flat glass so it got a little tricky at the curve of the
> windshield. Thought you might be interested. Cost was $60.
> Can't wait to get it installed so I can see again. Thanks for all
> your help . Hope the party was a success.
> Hey folks.What's the concensus on installing it myself or is this
> type of work best left to the professionals?
>
> Rob Nanzig
> 67SV
>
>
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