70s/80s Camaro Rear Window. Braided Defrost Line

[Shadow Glass]

I've got a 1980s ish Camaro in my shop and it has the braided/twisted defrost line that is an 1" from both edges. I've read some guys paint the space between the defrost line and the edge of the window. What do you guys do? Looks like this thing has lots of dirt in the defrost line. Any recommendations?

[redneckj]

Now you are going to find out what us old timers had to deal with on a daily basis.  

 

Good luck

[DOOTINT]

Brush Painted black that area back then on camero/transam

 

The hatchback for sure paint it but the older non hatchback camero/transam i have used black vinyl as trim tape to hide that daylight on the outside and you could hide the whole.defoster grid on the outside with black vinyl

 

Old dirty rear glass needs good cleaning and cutting the pattern needs to be smaller on the outside and if you cut it too short? Paint that daylight also lol 

 

Good luck

Edited October 12, 2017 by DOOTINT

[Ryker]

I mask the defroster braid inside about 1/8" past the braid and use a glass primer to paint the area.   Adds a good amount of time to the job do charge accordingly. 

[quality tintz]

5 hours ago, Shadow Glass said:

I've got a 1980s ish Camaro in my shop and it has the braided/twisted defrost line that is an 1" from both edges. I've read some guys paint the space between the defrost line and the edge of the window. What do you guys do? Looks like this thing has lots of dirt in the defrost line. Any recommendations?

Those  bottom corners were nasty to heat down when they would peel up!

[DOOTINT]

X2 Glass primer stuff was what we used back then mostly