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Steel Wool #0000

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Steel wool is great for cleaning and polishing chrome parts. The best stuff to use is #0000. It is very fine and really soft. You can use it by itself or use it with a little chrome polish which makes it work a little faster. Did you know that it can be used on [...]

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Rubber “U” Glass Channel

June 7th, 2008 · No Comments

A lot of the older cars had a “U” shaped rubber seal that went around the edge of the rear window and quarter glass. When the interior garnish molding was installed it applied enough pressure so that the rubber seal pressed up against the window opening in the body to keep the water out. At [...]

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Glass run channel rebuild

April 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Here is an easy way to repair those old worn out glass run channels. This simple repair will make your windows roll up and down much better and also stop those annoying window rattles.

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Tags: Classic Car Glass