Flood coating rear car windows help please ?

[Peter Normington]

Steve,
is the curvature very great? or fairley smooth?

You will need a cast or wrap vinyl to achieve good results, macfleet is an alternative but may need mild heat. you will probably also need a second pair of hands to pull and stretch the vinyl as you squeegey. it must be done dry, and start in the middle, use more vinyl than you need and trim after.
its difficult to describe but you need to sqeegey in an arc as you work out to the edges.

Peter

[Steve Dawson]

thanks peter , i’ll try dry….

in not too curved to be honest , if laid on a bench probably 2" from top to glass , ist just the the gradient is near the edge of the glass if you get my drift…..i’m using oracle 651 , i think its a bot thick , but i dont use anything else these days , its fits lots of my needs…..

anyway , i’ll try dry…….cheers…

[autosign]

You certainly won’t be able to do it wet.

[Robert Lambie]

i dont use 651 but 751 will walk it.
you need to do it dry as peter says.
various ways of doing this but middle outwards on a concave window is a good start.
second pair of hands good too….
dont use heat but dont do it in a cold room, or on COLD glass.
its easier without app tape, but less forgoving.
use a felt squeegee…

[Steve Dawson]

thanks Rob , think i need more practise at this , and definitely need a set of hands that knows what i’m trying to do , the wife tries to help 😕
I did find heat was helpful in getting a few creases back out though…but it all had to come off again after a rip !!

All done for now though , cheated , and did it in 3 strips….i know , i’m weak 😳

cheers , steve

[Robert Lambie]

sorry mate, never explained correct. heat is good to rid creases etc but once you start using it it can cause more bother as it exaggerates creases etc as you move on.
at the end of the day, do what is acceptable and gets you paid! 😉

[Shane Drew]

Steve,

I know it is a bit late.

Always use a cast for this style of job.

I actually do it wet myself. Just a very fine mist on the glass of slip solution, just to reduce the tac. Don’t flood it or you’ll be there for a while.

Once down, I use a felt squeegee and work from the centre out in all directs. The wet solution will make it quicker.

When you have it all done you will see it will pucker at certain points in the curve.

Put a damp cottom cloth over your squeegee, and using gentle heat on the cast material, it will slowly shrink out the crease. Then gently push the crease out from the narrow wedge. Don’t rush, and dont force the issue.

Takes one or two goes then you are sweet.

If the mist was fine enough youll not have any further probs.

A poly or mono material is not the right material for that application, and especially not wet.

Cheers