This has been a huge help in my quest to restore the portlights on my 78 Pacific Seacraft. I plan to follow most of your process, but I've noticed you didn't mention the tiny brass screws that hold the smaller brass frame against the glass.
I've already sourced replacements for mine, and I'm not really looking forward to having to redrill & tap the corroded ones that break off, so I was wondering how well they hold up without them.
Only one of the windows in my boat had those screws. None of the other frames had them. If I was to do the project over again, I would’ve used real glass. The plastic that I chose crazed.
"GM product used to glaze glass on skyscraper windows is highly rated and recommended to me, but I couldn’t find it in black at the time. "
Could you be a bit more specific about the product that you are referring to here? Thanks for your advice which may be useful in fixing my stainless steel ABI Port lights.
This has been a huge help in my quest to restore the portlights on my 78 Pacific Seacraft. I plan to follow most of your process, but I've noticed you didn't mention the tiny brass screws that hold the smaller brass frame against the glass.
I've already sourced replacements for mine, and I'm not really looking forward to having to redrill & tap the corroded ones that break off, so I was wondering how well they hold up without them.
Only one of the windows in my boat had those screws. None of the other frames had them. If I was to do the project over again, I would’ve used real glass. The plastic that I chose crazed.
Mahalo for the insight! I tried to find the best marine-rated cast acrylic, so hopefully I can figure out a way to slow down the crazing.
"GM product used to glaze glass on skyscraper windows is highly rated and recommended to me, but I couldn’t find it in black at the time. "
Could you be a bit more specific about the product that you are referring to here? Thanks for your advice which may be useful in fixing my stainless steel ABI Port lights.
I couldn’t find the product in single tubes, only a case, in the US at the time but I believe it was this: https://www.dkhardware.com/black-ge-ultraglaze-silicone-structural-glazing-sealant-ssg4000-product-19400.html