someone like this guy makes america great again with intelligent and practical problem solving skills and ability to find ways to do more with less. thank you for inspiring me to try this method since I dont have much money to spend on a new windshield for a car I'm selling. Ive been able to remove a windshield with fishing line but I had a friend help me pull the line from the outside. anchoring the line inside allowed him to do it himself.

I am now back after almost 1 year! Last year I followed your technique on a car at the scrap yard, but I failed on the corners. Even with fishing line there was too much stress and the screen cracked. I also found my 90lb line broke on numerous occasions - this led me feeling quite despondent, especially as there were no other cars I could practice on. I had to wait for almost a year for another car to appear at a local scrap yard . But today I had success with a modified technique! This is the approached that worked for me: 1) I purchased some 300lbs braided line, and it never snapped once 2) I sprayed everything inside and outside with washing liquid for lubrication 3) I used a very thin knife to make a hole at all of the corners 4) I then used some Hazet cutting wire and Bahco BBS101 wire grip handles to saw a few inches round all the corners 5) Once the corners were cut, I tied the fishing line to the top of the steering wheel and cut all of the straights. I actually cut from the outside of the car, as I found it too cramped inside. I found I could pull the 300lbs line as hard as I wanted and it just sliced through. Actually these straights were really quick to cut, and because they were just straights, I found I didn't need the extra mechanical advantage of cutting from the inside. I hope my experience is of help to others

@AirplaneFreak

5 жыл бұрын

Vegan Dog I wish you were around my area, failed on 2 windshields already.

@v.ivanov8001

4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to try it tomorrow, ,but first I need to find out what is 300lbs 😂but I think to buy the strongest fishing cord... Thanks for the corrections and I think the most important part is a lubricant !apologies for my English. .

@VeganDog

4 жыл бұрын

@@v.ivanov8001 Yes my modified approach works well. If you search for 300lbs line on Amazon, you will find a lot of options. But make sure you saw all of the corners with the wire fist and lubricate everything well. You can then cut the straights easily with the fishing line. I have now removed 4 windscreen with this approach and may get round to making a video on it sometime.

@VeganDog

4 жыл бұрын

Another approach I have since used (which is a little quicker) is to use something like a Milwaukee C12MT multi tool. You can even get the dedicated windscreen cutting blades for these. The blades by Equaliser or Fein fit, you just need a chunky washer to hold them on. Alternatively you could weld a stanley blade onto a sawzall attachment like this: i.ibb.co/cQFf8pZ/tack-weld-standley-onto-sawzall-attachment.jpg But really the simple approach with the wire and fishing line is all you need

@v.ivanov8001

4 жыл бұрын

@@VeganDog Thanks! Tomorrow I will try and I hope and I think that everything will be OK.

I love saving money. But somethings? I would rather have a Pro do. And people that replace windshields seem to know their craft. But Man, do I have soem respect for you doing it yourself! Great job and great video, and Kudos to the Camreaman! SUPER GOOD JOB!

I just took out a windscreen today using mig welding wire, I used .9 it worked perfectly,

Very much like the way you thinking, rational, reasonning, like a science guy, thumbs up!

This looks like the easiest method and least likely to break the windshield. Those pull knives won't reach far enough on some cars and the cable saw is slow and risky. Thanks for sharing this Will. Five years later and it's still helping people out.

I’ve perform the same as you in a Dodge Durango 2013, unfortunately it suffered a windshield replacement (because broken) with a original part (mopar windshield) but misinstalled, so it entered rust in the superior side of windshield, and the paint begone to rise. this was the reason why I haved to remove the windshield, the other job is a easy restoration for a car paint man. the big new is that although I am a beginner in this, but following your instructions, with help of mi dad, we have done a excelent job, Windshield removed no damage!!!!!

Nice work Will. I too have watched a lot of videos on the expensive cord and wire pull methods. The only thing that I would add that might make the pulling resistance less, would be to spray a liquid on the outside... water, soapy water, or maybe a cleaner spray like Simple Green. I do have other tools, (I help my Brother from time to time. He owns a Glass Shop) such as the reciprocating blade/knife, but I am always looking for a better, less expensive way/method. The goal is to not break it!!! Again, nice work. Thanks for sharing your creative thoughts, yoaseff.

I have to help replace a windshield today and never done it before so I was looking for a video on how to remove one. Almost every video I've seen has knives involved and I know they can break the glass if not careful when trying to remove the polyurethane. This is a genius idea on how to cut through the polyurethane with the hazard of breaking the glass. Great job

@willpeters320

6 жыл бұрын

Thomas Richardson There have been some good suggestions in the comments, like putting dish soap between the edge of the glass and the frame of the car to reduce the friction.. Might be something that will help.. Also.. use 100# test braided line, I used 60# and it's kind of a feel thing not to break the line.

You are a genius I've been looking for something so i wont gouge the paint and cause rust after re installment thanks a ton

Thank you for the tips... Took off my first rear glass in about 30 minutes...

Super job bro. Removed windshield from a BMW X5 with your method in a breeze. Thank you for your help.

I use a guitar string which i secure to 2 seat belt ends that have the hole to lock in place,i secure 1 end of the guitar string to 1 seat belt clip ,then poke a hole to push the guitar string through & tie that end off to the 2nd seat belt clip,i then have a friend help me and we saw through the old sealant,it helps saw much faster if when you cut out the seat belt ends from a junk yard car if you leave about 2 foot of seat belt strap connected to each clip so you have enough material to wrap around your hands,using a guitar string with seat belt grips you & a friend can cleanly saw out the entire windshield in less than 15 minutes & the entire window pops right out .

Very nice job. I started thinking about using strong braided fishing line, searched on YT and came across your video. I have some experience cutting out glass professionally, many years ago. We used the sawz-all style tool, which was fast, but caused more damage than I like. I have a suggestion for your method that should make it much easier. Get a long-handled utility knife. I think mine is 16 inches. Cut the top and down the pillars using your method. Once those are cut out, gently push out on the windshield and cut along the bottom with the utility knife. Don't cut through all in one pass. With each cut, you'll feel the windshield coming away. After 3 or 4 cuts, you'll be all the way through. Just be careful not to push hard enough to break the glass. I can cut through the bottom this way in under a minute (usually about 30 seconds). Just a tip for others looking to yeet a windshield lol

@brucecharlie8613

2 жыл бұрын

Mate just go to a windscreen tools outlet and buy the proper line it's like 10 bucks

ive used the expensive kits and i must say ive never thought of this, also there is alingment pins in the corners, not always globs of glue, just factory plastic pins

Thanks for your video, l am in the process to removed a windshield from my infiniti qx4. Great 💡.

Thank you for the video and the info. Very helpful.

Awesome vid. Really helpful. Thank you.

Thank you so much!!!!! That stupid tool is 750 bucks!!!im excited to try this im going to try the spider wire

Very good ! Thumbs up from Ireland :) !

We usually just cut the hood release cable, from a wrecked car ( cut one end of the cable to pull out the wire ) then use the wire to cutout the windshield; 2 people one inside one outside, hook vice grips to both ends after feeding it through. Then we make back and forth sawing movements; ( The biggest problem is being careful not to damage interior parts ) I made a sharp knife end for my oscillating power tool , now it's even easier - basically goes around underneath the windshield like cutting butter ; Still way cheaper than buying $500 tool. - Some windshields are thinner and take very little to break

@samspianos

2 жыл бұрын

Pls share your oscillating tool method

Very well done, for us cheap-os out there.

Nice vid. About to do two windshields and saw this (actually 4 since I have to remove two at the junkyard first). I'm probably going to use a piece of wood dowel or similar small piece of wood to prevent chipping the windshield.

great vid. It would logically seem that your mod-tool mirrors similar aspects to the $600 tool; nice problem solving.

I reckon a violin "E" string would work better than piano wire or guitar strings;its the kinda wire used in cheese cutters and violin strings too

master man!nice video!thanks for share!

Nylon trimmer line from your weed whacker works too.

to go threw silicone you can also use a needle for coil (carp) fishing .

Great video I appreciate you making it this is going to help me out tremendously I have a few windshields to change and can't find anybody to come do it for a reasonable price so I think I'm going to try ice fishing braided line

@CBurns862

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about using braid as well. Did it work and what test did you use?

Most likely when you hit the top corners . the reason it gets hard is there are plastic pins that sit in the hole in the top corners to set the glass when it installed by the factory you can see the hole in your last corner when it got harder to pull.

Appreciate that I'm going to have to try that on my 98 Dodge Dakota rear glass

@punktalley

4 жыл бұрын

How did you do on the rear glass. Those can be a nightmare.

Awesome Dude.....Thanks for posting......Thanks to the Missus too for the excellent camera work. Have to do my 96 Taco as part of a restoration job. Brand new windshield in it too.....Thanks again.

@oldowl4290

6 жыл бұрын

How'd it go on the Taco? I have a 94' (pre-taco) that I need to do this too this month. When I replaced the windsheild 10 years ago the installers did a shitty job and Ive got rust issues on the outside pillar bases.

What a Clever feller! Haha Thank you!

The method can work but is fairly high risk. Those who have a junker to practice on, should.

I know everyone is saying use a hood latch cable or wire from Harbor Freight... but I assume this method causes no harm to the paint, thus no need to re-prime to prevent rust.

Amazing....

Thanks

👍 saves 600$ and works great👍

I would at least wrap a wash-cloth around the steering wheel, lest ye cut it in half lol. I just did mine using 100lb braided test and broke the line 4 times! I was moving slow too. I'll add to this process that the more flush and close to the glass you can keep the line, the better. I got the passenger pillar, top line then driver pillar done, then with help, we pulled from both the outside and inside at the same time to cut the bottom. I also used 1" wooden dowels cut at 10" long to wrap the wire around which works well because you have more to grip. I also recommend wiping a little oil along the outside perimeter (I used baby oil / mineral oil) and wore gloves. Aside from keeping the line close to the glass face, it's also important to try and keep the line in a "U" shape around the glue. Whenever it's an "L" it puts more inappropriate tension on the line and does not cut nearly as well as keeping the line in a U so that it stays as parallel as possible to the opposite line or outside line. Lastly, I did break the glass as it was already cracked before. If trying to salvage the glass I cannot say for sure whether this is the best method. I hope this helps those folks who try this method. At least it's cheap and doesn't need tools that you might only use once every 10 to 15 years. My total time after removing interior pillar plastics was around 2 hours.

I’ve used piano wire! 😇

@samspianos

2 жыл бұрын

Me too but there are better things like braided picture hanging wire

Can this be done without breaking the rear windshield? The rear windshield is not available for my project car, but I’d like to remove it for paint and to reseal it. Also the quarter windows. I’m just nervous because a replacement would not be easy to come by….

Can you pull from the outside,or does it only work from the inside,will be removing a windshield tomorrow.

Do you think it matters if it is cold or not outside ? I’m going to try this method on Saturday and it’s cold outside.. didn’t know if that would effect anything ??? Let me know!

guitar string works too. of course you have smaller length, so you have to one side at a time...

The reason you use wire is because it gets hot as you saw back and forth and cuts through the urethane like butter.

I'm going to have to try that cuz I don't know she might the rubber I work with his real tough

As a winscreen tech I find this very novel. We have a "mono tool" for this but I guess if you don't wanna spend the money fair play

Is it best to use braided or mono line? Also did you keep one end of the line tied to the steering wheel at all times? I saw you tie it onto the steering wheel but not take it off.

@willpeters320

6 жыл бұрын

I think it would be best to use braided line, mono line would not have the same cutting ability. And yes the line was tied to the steering wheel at all times.

@VeganDog

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your reply. If the line was tied to the steering wheel at all times, did it not cut into the padding of the steering wheel?

@willpeters320

6 жыл бұрын

I wrapped around the wheel several times so no it didn't damage the wheel, if you are concerned about it you could always wrap the steering wheel with a cloth, or a piece of cardboard etc.

Awesome, tysharing

Thank You ! Im Using This Method In January 2019 For The First Time. Maybe I Could Make A Video & Get You To Watch.

@mattdajedi

4 жыл бұрын

How'd it go

I wonder if a heat gun would help soften the adhesive making it easier to cut

@austinterrill3108

5 жыл бұрын

A heat gun brings a high risk of thermalfracture ,the preferred method is to have the car in direct sunlight upon the windshield on a warm day for an hour or so. If that method isn't doable then next best is to have it inside a warm garrage for a couple hours.

And not one mention of the model airplanes. Guess only us modelers would notice them.

First off nice ingenuity now you could have made a pulley system to utilize the the fishing line and made it alot easier but here is the portion where things get complicated the proper installation of that window cause if it's not bonded correctly you get leaks and not to mention the possibility of it just sliding across the pavement when your hit the breaks

Excellent wisdom I plan to put to use today. However(always a "however", eh) people like me are waaaayy to clumsy to be allowed anywhere near glass with metal. I guarantee I would shatter that job. Wood for me!

good

How do we get rid of the poly from the windshield, like say if you want to fit it on another car? Are we talking razorblade here?

@willpeters320

6 жыл бұрын

timothy790110 Yeah.. It comes off pretty easy.

Nice

I need to take out my windshield to get at some rust most likely behind the glass where the roof and windshield meet.... the windshiled is in good shape so my concern is it breaking and turning a $200 or so fix job into a $700 one lol

I use mig welding wire it gets hot and cuts easy but can snap

@willpeters320

6 жыл бұрын

Andy Mck 63 I broke the 60# test line twice which is why I suggest using 100# line.. I thought of using mig wire but fishing line is more flexible so you don't waste any effort bending the wire plus the line is thinner, therefore "sharp" and cuts through the urethane pretty easy.

@andymck6323

6 жыл бұрын

will peters cool I will try this on my sons corsa windscreen soon .I have changed many screens working in body repair shops mig wire was on hand at the time

Go to Harbor Freight and buy a pair of tee handles in the body and repair isle works much better holds the wire or string pull the handles

You have persuaded me to have a go! I am not into fishing, so would have to buy some line. For 100lbs line it's actually more expensive than wire. Nevertheless I am happy to buy some line if it's the better option, but do you consider fishing line to have a definite advantage over wire? Or were you just using fishing line because that's all you had ? If you did not have fishing line, would you still choose to buy it in preference to wire?

@willpeters320

6 жыл бұрын

I used fishing line because it is thinner so it doesn't require as much effort to pull through the urethane. It is more flexible so it will go around bends easier a d it will not damage the paint. There have been some useful comments like applying oil or dish soap to the space between the frame and the windshield which should reduce the effort to pull the line through the urethane. I hope it works well for you.

@VeganDog

6 жыл бұрын

Okay many thanks, I am going to give it a go with fishing line. Just one other thing how did you make the first hole to thread the fishing line through? Did you just cut it with a Stanley blade? I may try heating a heavy duty needle and pushing it through the urethane

@willpeters320

6 жыл бұрын

Vegan Dog I used a Stanley knife.. But try the needle and see if it works, there is aways a better idea.

@VeganDog

6 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for replying. I will try the needle idea, but I suppose if it's too hot it may crack the windscreen. Although I heard some professional windscreen cutting tools work with heat. So I will give it a go and maybe even make a video on it. Many thanks for the fishing line idea and keep being inventive!

With an orange bat this takes me less than 3 minutes, without removing any of the interior panels

good deal and thank u sir,i am taking a back window out tomarro

Guitar wire works too

Easier way is to push it out wearing work boots

Like for the un damage glass removal

Can I heat the glue to make it soft

D string on a guitar should work wonders

would electrical wire work too?

@samspianos

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the braided brass picture hanging wire

😲

NOT BAD BUT CAREFUL WITH YOUR FINGERS ..THAT EDGE SHARP CAN CUT FINGERS REALY BAD ..COURSE..JUTS IF WIRE CUT OFF..BUT GOOD TECH ...IM ATTACH IN THE OLD SCHOOL ..TOO

If you put that through the urethane that easy that glass is barely bonded to the car.

Wire windshield removal tool is $17 at Harbor Freight.

@jordanwhite5322

7 жыл бұрын

U got one I could. Oreos

@jordanwhite5322

7 жыл бұрын

Use

@michaelnohrenberg962

6 жыл бұрын

Jordan White well How deee If you got 17 bucks just get a loner at harbor freight. The use and return policy cheap people use

how about using steel guitar string .14 to .21

@willpeters320

6 жыл бұрын

Mikko Skousen I have seen a few vids with two people sawing through the urethane with a guitar string. It works, but the point of this was to show an easier way to do it by yourself. If you could get a guitar string that was 5 meters long, I'm sure it will work using this method.

@mikkosutube

6 жыл бұрын

right..good point..harder to find somebody that has time than to buy some fishing line..thanks for the video

@tacolove892

5 жыл бұрын

@@mikkosutube Piano wire is as low priced as a few dollars and will not snap. It's an extremely long steel , guitar like, string.

Thought the Russians did things on the cheap... The Canadians have em beat.

Wouldn't this have been easier from the outside?

@willpeters320

7 жыл бұрын

When you wrap the line around the outside, you are constantly pulling new line through the window sealant. it works like a pulley, you pull a lot of line through while it slowly cuts through the seal. I'm not sure that you would have the same mechanical leverage if you fed the line from the inside out since you would be pulling the same few inches of line through the sealant.

This is by far the worst way ever. All you need is 1m piano wire and 2 wrenches. Wind the wire around the ends of the wrenches. Ask a friend to help sawing through the polyurathene. It takes 45 seconds for us pro's to remove it that way. 2 minutes at the most if it's a bus or truck

@a.kurniawan3004

2 жыл бұрын

What size is the piano wire?

@Itu2646

2 жыл бұрын

@@a.kurniawan3004 its not actually piano wire. It's purposely built autoglass wire. That s just a nicknames

@a.kurniawan3004

2 жыл бұрын

@@Itu2646 Oh ok. Thanks

10:10 looks at knuckles #sadface

@FilthyClean

5 жыл бұрын

15:52 is painful to watch

That was smart.

Come on man! Why in the WORLD would you make this video, go through 90 percent of the process, and then its the classic "ok so here is the..." Removed windshield!? Great video until that point and i was about to have to buy new glass for my phone and vehicle! Jesus Christ.

@willpeters320

6 жыл бұрын

allison harris .. Uhmmmm ... lift the windshield off the vehicle?.. Not sure what's missing.. The rest of the process is just scraping the urethane off the vehicle and windshield which is not really video worthy and reinstalling, for which there are plenty of vids.. If you have questions regarding the process feel free to ask.

@WWFU

6 жыл бұрын

will peters your video title begins with Windshield Removal. So yes, one would expect to see it being actually taken out. That would be the logical occurrence. You know, half the job. Which should have been a fairly easy achievement. You made a video about how to run a fishing line in between the glass and the frame. Then you cut to the windshield laying on the ground. You should have filmed the actual removal or used a different title.

@willpeters320

6 жыл бұрын

allison harris ..don't forget to breathe

@austinterrill3108

5 жыл бұрын

@@WWFU I believe will peters is who made the video which leads me to believe that it's title and contents are his to choose. It's not all that hard to lift a windshield from it's place on a vehicle#(tip)# be careful of hitting it on things ,you lean it up then lift it out, it's to remain in a standing position only store it on blocks of wood or rubber .never lay it flat unless you have a windshield stand or it's joining it's placement on the vehicle. Will peters showed the hardest part of the task along with a different way to achieve the goal of being able to take it out. I'm pretty sure will peters isn't trying to pool the wool over anyone s eyes . But anywhoo....

@steveguest8028

4 жыл бұрын

Allison Harris Why the criticism ?...This is a great video on how to remove a windscreen

very blurry, unclear vid, what are u doing..?? talking from inside the car yeah....useless