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26 - Friday, July 22, 1988 - North Shore News

TIPS FOR
REPLACING
GLASS

IF THE neighborhood driveway
hockey league has left a hole in
one of your basement windows,
don’t worry.

It is not difficult to replace the
glass. However, there is more to
the job than just inserting a new
pane and adding a little putty.

First of all you should remember
that the same rules apply no matter
what the size of the pane you are
replacing.

A larger pane should probably
not be replaced while the window
is in place. It should be removed
and placed on the ground for safe
handling.

If the pane is picture window
size it is a two-man job.

The first part of the job is to
remove the old and broken glass.
Wear sturdy work gioves and take
the pieces out one at a time. Take
great care while pulling out the
broken pieces so you don’t get cut.

The next step is to remove the
old putty. This can sometiines be a
difficult process and some heat
may be required to soften the putty
for easier removal. The heat source
can be a soldering iron or a pro-
pane torch but great care should be
taken when using either of these
tools.

All the old putty must be
removed. The glazier points must
also be taken out at this time.
When all the putty is removed,
give the frame a good soaking with
linseed oil which will help to pre-
vent the new putty from drying
out.

Installing new glass ... Now that
you have the old putty removed
and the frame is ready for the
glass, take the measurements to
your local hardware dealer and
have him cut the glass to fit.

It is far easier to have a profes-
sional do the job for you than to
try and cut glass yourself. Some
do-it-yourselfers prefer to salvage
larger pieces of broken panes and
cut their own but with the low cost
of glass it is hardly worth the ef-
fort.

Make sure the glass is a fraction
smaller than the opening so you
don’t have to force the glass into
the opening. Before inserting the
glass, a bedding layer of putty is
placed around the frame then the
glass is placed in the opening and
firmly pressed into the bedding
layer of putty.

Holding a new pane in position,
insert a glazier point in each side to

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keep it firmly in place. The glazier
points can be inserted with very
light pressure. Once the pane is
held in place, take the remaining
glazier points and insert them at
regular intervals around the frame.

This can be best done with a
chisel slid along the glass. This
does the job with little chance of
breakage. When the glazier points
are in place it is time to use the
putty.

Putty ... Get an old piece of
glass to use as a kneeding board
for working the putty into the right

shape and consistency. The putty is
then rolled into pencil like strips
and wedged into the edge of the
frame.

When you have it in place all
around the frame, smooth it out
with a putty knife. You will find
the putty knife works better if you
dip it into linseed oil just before
using.

Use long corner-to-corner
strokes with the putty knife. Do
not let the putty get far enough out
on the new window so it’s visible
from the other side.

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