To soften old stuff I use gasoline and it works pretty good.

Why is it not closing. Is the glass hitting the vertical post?? If so maybe a glass shop can cut a bit off of it and your good to go.

When I put in my wing vent glass I didn't use the glass setting tape. Instead I used the 3M Adhesive and cut the tube so that it would "lay a big line" of adhesive to fill up the grooves in the vent frame. Then I slide the glass in and CLOSED the wing vent. Next I "pulled back" on the glass to make sure the glass was against the vertical strip to make sure I didn't get any wind noise. ON one side I pulled it back "to hard,to far" and it is just a tat bit tight but OK.....even using glass tape I think it'd be nice to "Pull back" on the glass and shut the glass in the frame till it set......just don't pull it back to hard!!!

Whew, hope this helps in some way.

EDIT: IF you use 3M Adhesive, don't try to wipe it off till its cured. Then trim the excess off with a razor blade and it will really look nice.

Last edited by Achipmunk; 03/23/2012 3:01 AM. Reason: clarification

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