Originally Posted by tclederman
Aaron, please post the part number of the glass setting tape that you bought from Chevs of the 40s.

If it is original style tape, after it is fitted in place it gets "set" by "drizzling" a little light oil on its outside edges of the tape. This expands the soapstone impregnated tape and "sets" it so that the glass does not move. It also seals thge window from from leaking water.

Are there ID marks on the glass? If so, they are most likely original thickness glass.

If there are no ID markings on the glass, the glass might be replacement glass. Replacement glass might/might-not be original thickness. If the glass is not original thickness, you might need different thickness glass-setting tape. Several vendors sell different thicknesses/sizes of the original style tape.

FYI: old/original glass that is set in old/original-style setting tape can be easily removed using a thinner (I think that procedure is described in the Shop Manual). This is one of the advantages of using original style setting tape; and, this is one reason for following/using the original technique/parts/procedures.
That thinner which you allude to from the Manual is gasoline.

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