Painting Vent Windows???

[vujade]

I took my vent windows to the powder coaters.
Have to remove all rubber & plastic items.
They came out excellent.
For the chrome that goes around the big window I shot that with satin black paint after scuffing it up. Because it couldnt powder coated seeing the window felt is attached to it.

[Kafer_Mike]

For the chrome that goes around the big window I shot that with satin black paint after scuffing it up.

I assume you're talking about the larger door glass and trim. What did you do for the glass in the vent window? Does it have to come out prior to powder coating? How do you remove it and reinstall it? I can't tell if it has a seal or is siliconed into the frame.

[Bill K.]

I'm powdercoating all my 70 bug window trim (wing, door, and popout). Here's how I'm doing it:
1. Drill out the upper rivets for the wing window hinges -- replace w/ new for assembly. Loosen lower clamp and pull wing from frame.
2. Remove wing glass by prying frame loose. See wolfsburgwest for new sealing rubber.
3. Drill out wing lock rivets -- replace with new for assembly.
4. Remove wing lock black handle by drilling out flared pivot pin. Drill and tap for 4-40 to replace pivot pin with cap screw. Powdercoat the wing lock seperate from the frame.
5. Remove wing frame plastic pivot -- it'll cook in cure oven... Remove felt channel.
6. Remove window trim from door. Remove rubber wipers from trim by prying loose the clips.
7. Remove popout windows and pry frame from glass. Mine were tough to remove - bent a little while removing, but bent back to minimize flexing after powdercoating. Powdercoating is ductile and can handle some bending for reinstallation. Replace rubber seal.
8. Drill out pivot pins of popout latch and remove handle. Replace pivots with custom turned parts and flare with punch after powdercoating (machining required).
9. Drill out pivot pin for inside door latch lever. Replace pin with screw/nut for assembly. Powdercoat metal lever to match black plastic trim.
10. Sand out scratches.
11. Coat with Cardinal 20% gloss black TGIC polyester powdercoat to match sheen of rubber.
12. Tint windows and reassemble. Press/tap frames onto glass with rubber seals while protecting with towel/wooden block.

It cost $200 to powdercoat all the trim/latches and a RLR roll bar/traction bar (Class A Powdercoat, Sacramento, 916-681-7474 -- great service). Pictures to follow.

[vujade]

I had both my front quarter window assemblies and both rear pop out windows Powder Coated here in Daytona for only $50.

[Kafer_Mike]

Great info. Thanks Bill... :agree: :agree:

[volksdragon]

if you look at my pics you'll see i've done mine.

it's the semiflat black bumper paint. the trick is to really rough up the chromes surface before painting. and it's alot easier than taking apart the whole quarter window.

good luck

jeff

[Jeza]

Kafer Mike

How are you getting on.

I bought the black trim surround (with the outer window scraper attached)out of csp in germany (It cost a load, and even more to send) it looks great, although I havn't installed it yet.

As for the small vent window, I think I'll scuff the frame up, mask up the window and spray it black. The "chrome" there doesn't seem very hard, so sands easily (on my 71 1302) and I'll use an etch primer to ensure it sticks well.

I don't think it will give a show quality finish but it will look tidy enough for me.

Cheers
Jeremy

[Kafer_Mike]

Since my doors are stripped down to the shells, I'm gonna tear them apart and send the frames in to be powder coated (along with some other items ). Figure I'll do it right the first time so I dont have to do it again in a few years.

Bill...Great step-by-step. How did you reinsert the glass and seel into the pop-out frame? I seem to recall seeing a "how to" where someone made a plywood form that matched the outside shape of the frame to support it on all sides while you "persuade" it intoplace with a block of wood and a mallet. Then agai, I may have been dreaming...