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Fixing of wind screen glass, tail gate glass and quarter glass:
The glasses are directly pasted to sheet metal flanges using sealant.
Following are the Equipments / Materials required for fixing the Wind screen and Tailgate glasses.
Equipments Required:
1. Pneumatic applicator gun with holding arrangement for sealant cans.
2. Vacuum cups for holding glasses.
3. C-Clamp for holding tail gate glass.
Materials Required:
1. Cleaner Beta seal 43518 - for glass & body shell.
2. Primer Beta seal 43520A - for glass.
3. Primer Beta seal 43533AT - for body shell.
4. Sealant Beta seal 58702 - for glass.
Procedure for fixing Wind Screen glass:
Before fixing the Wind screen glass following preparation needs to be done on glass and body shell flange area.
1. Fixing Windshield Glass:
After the above preparation mount the glass on the body flange from outside. This operation should be done
within 15 minutes of the application of sealant on the glass.
After mounting the glass, the same has to be pulled towards inside of body with the help of vacuum cups.
Slightly tap the glass all around with hand for proper seating of glass mould.
Wipe off the excessive spill off of sealant with clean dry rags. Do not use isopropanol.
Keep the vacuum cups pulled for 10 to 12 minutes as mentioned above.
Do not drive the car for 2 hours.
2. Fixing Tailgate Glass:
Repeat the above procedure for Tail gate glass.
For Tail gate glass, after fixing glass, use ‘C’ clamps at both LHS/RHS side for holding the glass with flange.
3. Fixing Quarter Glass:
Repeat the same procedure (as given in 1) for quarter glass also.
Sr. No. Preparation On Glass (Windshield & Tailgate) Preparation On Body Shell
1.
Clean the glass with cleaner Betaseal 43158.
Clean the body shell flange area conforming to
Allow it to dry completely. Assemble the mould glass with Cleaner Betaseal 43158. Allow it to
to the glass.
dry completely.
2.
Apply a thin and even (approx. 0.5 mm thick wet
Apply a thin and even coat (approx. 0.5 mm thick
layer) of Primer Betaseal 43520A on glass. Allow wet layer) of Primer Betaseal 43533AT on painted
it to dry for minimum 2 minutes.
surface. Allow it to dry for minimum 2 minutes.
3.
Fill up the mould groove with Sealant Betaseal
58702 with the applicator gun. (This sealant at
later stage spreads on glass and mating shell
flange area, when glass is fixed.