Fixing Door Glass Metal Channels

[50sBuicks]

Here's a restoration tip which may be of interest to anyone rebuilding windows or doors in their early Buick. Many times the window door glass bottom metal channel is rusted out and/or through in spots in the bottom of the channel and needs repair or replacing. For most of these early models, this part has not been reproduced to my knowledge. This '57 Riviera door glass has a distinct curved bottom and continuing to use the original channels insures the important fit between glass and channel. A simple and permanent repair is to clean out the channel of loose rust followed by spraying or brush painting the bottom with a rust preventive or treatment. Follow this by spot mig welding a flexable small gauge steel strip to the bottom of the channel as shown in the pictures. This is a cheap and effective fix.

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