removing windshield trim

[effwonhunded]

hello all

i have a 74 f100 i will be painting myself with a $18.00 hvlp spraying john deere blitz black. more than likely i will regret doing this, the truck looks decent from a distance but when you get within 10 ft you will notice the several different shades of orange and a peeling clear coat all courtesy of the previous owner. so i figure i couldn't do any worse than he did

i am leaving all glass in but am having trouble with front windshield, i would like to be able to slide a rope between the weatherstrip and the cab to keep paint from building up around windshield weatherstrip. like in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx7f9yB8tRU

the problem: the wide steel trim around windshield will not allow this.

my question: if i am able to remove the trim will my windshield stay in place? in other words is the trim just for looks or does it serve a purpose

if i do remove it i will have to keep it like this because i will not be removing glass for quite some time

thank you

this is my first post even though it says i have made 18

 

[BuzzGun79]

The trim is for beauty appearance...it is removable with a proper tool so it is not damaged .it is held on by clips that are attached to rivets along the perimiter of the windshield...although some do,I dont recomend using a screwdriver to remove the trim....a Stout putty knife may also work in removal...The windshield is not affected by removal....unless you slip or pry against it and make contact with it.

 

[Fellro]

Makes it so easy... You could do it with a pick I guess...It is a windshield trim tool, available at most part stores and many other locations. This image borrowed from Eastwood Company.

 

[m78]

Buzz , they didn't start using those clips until the '80's. That trim has a curled lip on its back side that fits into a groove in the rubber and is inserted before the glass and wont come out easily. Maybe with out destroying it.
The windshield company I hired broke the first windshield installing the glass with that trim.

 

[effwonhunded]

thank you all for responding

since its just for looks i will attempt to remove it, if i think im going to damage it i will stop.

of course my windshield will probably explode on me while trying to remove it

if it aint broke, dont fix it

thanks again

 

[Mil1ion]

I use the bottle cap remover end of a combo can and bottle opener (ie: Not the pointy end)

 

[BuzzGun79]

Buzz , they didn't start using those clips until the '80's. That trim has a curled lip on its back side that fits into a groove in the rubber and is inserted before the glass and wont come out easily. Maybe with out destroying it.
The windshield company I hired broke the first windshield installing the glass with that trim.

Thanks Mark for the clarification....I appologize for the error, must have confused it with a layin type...Now that you mention it...I also broke one long ago trying to install with a rope and soap sollution

 

[effwonhunded]

well i got it off, it was just glued on with what looks like gorilla glue but could have been that yellow 3m weatherstrip glue.

i am the third owner of the truck, a doctor bought it new in 1974 when he died in 1995 his children sold the truck to the guy i bought it off of so im pretty sure i know who glued it.

thank you all again. i cant believe Mil1ion responded to one of my threads i feel special hes famous