The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop early AD window channels

Posted this in "The Doors" but no response. Thought I'd give it a shot here.

Is it nessessary to remove and reuse the old flat metal clips from the old window channels and reuse them on the new ones. If so, how do you "crimp" them in place without destroying the new channel. I removed all the clips and they are all in good shape, just wondering if I need to bother, or if the inside window frame and the channel screws are enough to hold the new channel in place.

Or is it acceptable practice to put small panhead type sheet metal screws through the new channel into the window frame.

Are you talking about the staples? It is common practice to use screws on the new stuff because the staples require a special machine to insert.

no, the metal pieces that hold the channel run tight against the out side of the window frame. Maybe some had staples, I don't know, but mine had pieces of metal about 1/2" wide by about 1 1/2" long and were attatched to the old channel. They have four little tabs shaped like this....
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....and the tabs are kind of "pierced" through the metal. I got some really small screws, I think I'll try that. Thanks.

Are you talking about the "whiskers" that go on the window frame? The window frame that comes out of the door and is usually chromed?

Those were stapled in, I screwed mine with a tiny sheet metal screw. The channel that goes around the door, again, screwed it in. I think those originally did have a U shaped metal clip that surrounded the channel so it would hook into the door when installed.

Brian

I used small pop rivets and it worked great!

Steve

Martinsr, I originally was talking about the channel that goes around the door. I installed one the other night with tiny screws and I'm satisfied with the results. I also did the same with the whiskers on the inner window frame and I think it turned out very good. I buried the screws deep enough into the whiskers that they won't scratch the glass, and they are hard to see.

Steve, guess what came to mind after I had finished the other night, that's right, pop rivets. I wish I'd have thought of it sooner, I bet they worked very well.