Doing repairs on flat W/S

[screenman]

There seems to be a lot of information missing off of the last post by sunshine

[sunshine wr]

there is , but you'll figure it out

[benswindshieldrepair]

Apply physics of gravity and you'll do fine. (I speak from the stand point of a Delta Kit set-up) I've had windshields that tilt forward making gravity an impossibility. In this instance, it is beneficial to know how to remove/reinstall that glass. Most of these are held in place by gaskets, either one-piece or two piece. One piece gaskets can be done with ease, the plastic stick that came with a Delta Kit as a suction removal device will suffice (but you need to know how to remove/install). The 2 piece with a removable strip will require a proper gasket tool. I've done many repairs on straight 90 degree glass with a Delta injector and did just fine. For those that lean forward you may need to learn other tricks of the trade. If you need further help, get in touch with me and I'll tell you how to remove/replace the glass. Any way about it, if the job requires extra resin due to gravity or removal/replacement glass, don't dare charge the standard cash fee.

Good luck!!

[GlassStarz]

Let me get this right rather than buy a injector that will do upside down or inverted glass as well as the regular you remove the Windshield? HUH?

[benswindshieldrepair]

I'm not going to put out mad cash to buy a unit I will maybe use twice a year. I'd rather take the 5 minutes it takes (tops) to remove and replace the glass. So yeah...

[Brent Deines]

I just use one of our screw type injectors and bottom load when repairing inverted windshields. Used to do a lot of inverted repairs on city buses but don't see too many around here these days. As others have mentioned, vertical windshields are not too difficult to repair using a top load injector if the bridge is adjusted correctly.

Even though I had a glass shop and replaced a lot of rubber mount windshields I didn't remove the windshield just to do a repair. Could have, just never found the need. Newer windshields, even the rubber mount styles, are typically bonded with Urethane from the factory making removal much more difficult to remove without damaging the gasket. I thought there was now a law requiring Urethane in all windshield installations but maybe that doesn't apply to buses...kind of like seat belts, so don't quote me on that.