putting windshield in need help/advice please

hey guys my guy that was going to install my windshield bailed on me.
so im going to try installing it tomorrow . i need any advice i can get please
 
 
its a 87 toyota glue in type and the windshield is brand new and the
truck just had fresh paint layed.

man, i just installed a new one in my project "brava-dime" (half bravada, half s-10) an hour ago, anyways it was fairly easy to do. removing it i used a windshield removal tool (listed below) and after the window was out i made sure the area was completely clean of all old caulking. used the black window caulk from autozone (like 11 bux or something) and put a 1/4" or so bead around the entire opening (being very careful you do not get it on anything else, it will not remove easily) and gently place the window into its new home. while the caulking is still wet, install the new window rubber trim above the window (if it has one) and secure it with tape and let it dry for at least over night. total time it took me (alone) was 45 minutes http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=69032&group_ID=1785&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog 

Edited: 4/22/2010 6:47:46 PM by bagged85

scuff the painted flange with some 320 grit, apply the urethane brush on primer for windshields THEN run your urethane. or call a mobile glass place to see what they would charge, shouldnt be more then 100 bux.

my problem i cant find anyone to do it because im a manager for autozone and got my windshieldthrew my work and they dont want to install it because of that. as for the primer  i dont recall seeing any at the zone just for thisis it labled something else ? for the chrome trim cant i put it on later i have all new clips and such.

hey man brandon told me about your problem...what brand of glass u get? 

lay the urethane bead, then put in the windshield & then put in the new chrome moulding clips into the urethane while it's still wet.  you are right that you don't need to put the chrome on now, but the clips go in the glue...  

The chrome's do need to go in with teh glue wet, and you should not do a roundbead in any circumstance, you should do  a V shaped bead as it will more evenly distribute the pressure and set the windshield in better.  Also you should not install one over fresh paint and never over clear, the paint needs to outgas for a good period of time, even longer if it was baked.  As for the clear you should scuff the paint on the bonding surface down to an ecoat level to get the best adhesion.  Also Primerless urethane is garbage you should use a Primer based urethane for windshield isntallation I use DOW and SICA but prefer DOW.  You will need to tape the windshield or block it to to keep it from sliding down towards the bottom of the truck during the curing period which can ran from 1 hour for some urethane up to 48 hours for others.  And you cannot put the clips in and the Chromes on later like^^^ said, you will never get the chrome to lay down properly, it needs to go together as a unit to make it look and perform right.

well guys i thank you for all the advice. I got it installed today after work. i did the scuffing of the paint and layed a nicestream of urethane bead for the glass to rest in .  looks to be sealed nicely. 

always use pinchweld primer and you should have used an activator to prep the glass where it was gunna come in contact with the urethane