How To Replace Door Window Pane
Then press the blade down with your finger and pull the knife along that strip of putty to flatten it out.
How to replace door window pane. Use a heat gun to soften old glaze. To replace a pane of glass you must remove the old pane and if the pane breaks in the process thoroughly clean around the window to remove glass shards. With the help of a friend set the new window glass in place. Start at one of the corners of the window pane.
Continue pushing down until the glass is centered in the opening and about 1 8 inch of putty remains between the face of the glass and the rabbet. If any voids show under the glass pull out the pane add more putty and start over. Peel off any excess putty that comes off. You then clean the frame and prepare it.
Wiggle the pane into the putty while applying even pressure with the tips of your fingers. Hold your putty knife at a 45 degree angle with the glass and tilt it to touch the wood on the window sash. Apply new glazing and set window glass use a caulking gun and squeeze a thin layer of window glazing compound in the primed grooves. Insert new pane of glass.