Denny I did cut them myself,the only problem was I used an aftermarket set my friend had as templates without checking the fit first.....
You live and learn!
To cut laminated glass you first score one side,crack it through,flip it over and trace the previous cut then crack that side.
True... some guys use lighter fluid,I personally have used methylated spirit.
I've since moved on to a small gas blowtorch,you just need to watch you don't overheat things..
This softens the interlayer enough to insert a razor blade to cut the polycarbonate without shelling the glass edges.
Out on site for example on a farm or building site we just sand the edges smooth with cloth backed 80 grit sandpaper.
This is fine if it's in a rubber seal and it's enough to remove any potential stress points from small nicks etc.
If however, there's any exposed edges we normally use a wet sander.
On the whole for glass with exposed edges for example door glasses,we favour tempered glass in Europe.
I would normally make a template and have a local firm make a tempered glass,much like I did with my own
door glass .
Unsupported laminated glass i.e. not in some form of surround be it a frame or aperature IMHO is just too easy to break.
I am planning on doing a glass cutting and installation Tech Tip once I get round to re-cutting my own windshields but I need to get a new Steele rubber to replace the dry rotted ROC one i've got just now.
The dang things not even been on the road yet and the rubber's rotten!
