I have a new tip..i hope..?

here is a good way to save your fingers when putting in the rope in the seal for you guys that pop out and rope back in the back windows of trucks...specially those really tight seals



All you have to do is....the white funnel top off a tub of caulk...cut the tip off the top of the funnel..big enough to get the rope through the funnel.....then....with the rope going though the funnel....insert the tip of the funnel in the channel of the seal and slide it through the channel and the way around the seal...it is really easy and fast..and saves those fingers...and those nails for you ladies... ..if you need me to take pics on how to do it..i will be glad to do it..

Nice.......used to do it.....haven't in a long time. But I need to!

most everyone here despise those of us that take out the gasket sets.

...yeah...oh well....to each is own....i like taking them out to get them really clean...but that is me...

they only despise us because we do better, cleaner, neater work.

True I have never met you guys and already I hate you gasket pullers.

see what i mean?

Never found the need to remove glass in order to tint it. Maybe I don't get too many older trucks with the rubber gaskets. If and when I do, I do a really clean 45 degree trim and tuck the film right into place. If I get a small light gap, I just use a little black silicone and seal off the rubber gasket so there is no chance for any potential problems.
When you remove glass from cars, especially rear windows, you have to be a little more careful because if you accidentally tap any of the edge against something hard, the glass will crack. I would rather not take that chance but for those who actually do glass replacement, I can see that it would be easier to take it out rather than fight that dirty rubber gasket.

the older ones, like 87 down chevy, use a filler. if it's the chrome kind, it will have to be replaced nearlty everytime. so if you didn't do auto glass replacement, it would be a b***h because you have to keep that stuff in stock and buy a special tool just to install it. but pretty much everything is encapsulated now. but ford still uses a gasket in the new 3/4 and 1 tons. they're so easy to take out it isn't even funny. literally push on it and it will come out. why anyone would want to fight trimming that gasket is beyond me.

isnt that the truth...i use to trim the seals..but now..it is so much easier to just pop it out...and comes out so much cleaner...for me that is..

guess it depends on where you live too...we live in the desert of washington state..so...alot of dirt around here to get in the seals..

driving down the road with the windows down is more than enough to force dirt and dust inot every little crevice

our school mascot is the "Sandies". if that gives you any indication of the type of crap we have here.

i wanna check it out! show me a picture

here is a pic of the rope and the caulking cap...when using it...just insert the cap in the seal where the rope goes and run the cap all the way around the seal...and it will leave the robe in the seal..i didnt have a seal for a back window on a truck at this time to show you how to do it...hope you understand...