My local glass guy finished my side windows, so I picked them up today. 1/4" laminated EZ Eye. Tinted green to match the windshield.
I have some 6061 1/4" U channel for the edge trim along the upper edge. It needs to be annealed and bent to shape. I already covered the annealing process so I won't go into that again.
After the aluminum was annealed, I could bend it into shape by hand.
In the bending process the 1/4" groove in the U channel closed up a little and the fit over the glass edge was too tight. I used a sharp V tipping die on the bead roller and ran it through the groove to open it back up again.
Next I started the sanding and polishing process. I made it to the 320# sanding stage and called it a day. The pieces of tape on the glass are placed 1/4" from the edge so when I'm test fitting the trim molding, I can tell if it is fully seated or not. If not I can adjust the bends and try again. Without the tape as a guide, there's no way to know if the trim piece is down tight. These trim pieces will be glued to the window edges and held in place with clamps until the glue dries. I don't want to rely on the clamps to push the trim down against the glass.
