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Howdy, all..
After many, many rewarding hours scraping decades of adhesive, silicone, and various other nefarious substances off my portlight frames and glass, and ordering and receiving the portlight seal kit from catalinadirect.com (yes, IT DOES FIT Pearson 26 portlights!), I'm ready to reassemble my glass into the frames, then put these newly renovated portlights back into the boat.
Here's my worry/concern. The frames bend the flat glass to match the curvature of the cabin. Getting the frames off was pretty difficult due to the stress placed upon it by the bend in the frames. I've tried dry-assembling the cleaned-up frames and windows, but it's really difficult.. haven't been able to do it. I'm hesitant to bend the glass enough to force it into the frame; I'm afraid it might break. I REALLY have to apply a lot of pressure to bend it at all.
Obviously, it can be done; the glass is the original glass that came OUT of the frame. Anybody done this before and have any tips or techniques? Which half of the frame should be done first?
The kit I ordered with vinyl glazing came with silicone (Dow 785 or something like that.. I don't have it handy) and the directions said to run a bead inside the vinyl glazing before applying the glazing to the glass, then to run another bead inside the channel of the frame that receives the glass/glazing. Sounds like a huge mess when trying to reassemble the fixture.
The kit also came with 3m 4000 sealant to mount the portlights to the cabin. How does that differ from 4200? OK to use?
Thanks in advance... best to all.
Barry
After many, many rewarding hours scraping decades of adhesive, silicone, and various other nefarious substances off my portlight frames and glass, and ordering and receiving the portlight seal kit from catalinadirect.com (yes, IT DOES FIT Pearson 26 portlights!), I'm ready to reassemble my glass into the frames, then put these newly renovated portlights back into the boat.
Here's my worry/concern. The frames bend the flat glass to match the curvature of the cabin. Getting the frames off was pretty difficult due to the stress placed upon it by the bend in the frames. I've tried dry-assembling the cleaned-up frames and windows, but it's really difficult.. haven't been able to do it. I'm hesitant to bend the glass enough to force it into the frame; I'm afraid it might break. I REALLY have to apply a lot of pressure to bend it at all.
Obviously, it can be done; the glass is the original glass that came OUT of the frame. Anybody done this before and have any tips or techniques? Which half of the frame should be done first?
The kit I ordered with vinyl glazing came with silicone (Dow 785 or something like that.. I don't have it handy) and the directions said to run a bead inside the vinyl glazing before applying the glazing to the glass, then to run another bead inside the channel of the frame that receives the glass/glazing. Sounds like a huge mess when trying to reassemble the fixture.
The kit also came with 3m 4000 sealant to mount the portlights to the cabin. How does that differ from 4200? OK to use?
Thanks in advance... best to all.
Barry