How to Fix Broken Window Glass

Every person has had to deal with a broken window at some point in their live. This is actually a temporary fix because the argon cell had to be ordered. Here we take and glue a window pain into the window sash. Call it good until the argon filled cell comes in. The argon cell is substantially thicker than the window pain, that doesn't matter for a temporary glass. The glass is lightly glued so it will stay in place.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• flat blade screwdriver
• silicone glue
• utility knife
• glass

1. 
    

   The first step is to take out the window sash and set it on a good sturdy work area. Starting from one side remove the molding.

2. 
    

   Work you way around the sash removing all the molding working as carefully as possible.

3. 
    

   Keep snapping the molding out like this, it won't be easy.

4. 
    

   Once you have all the molding off flip the whole thing over and cut the adhesive, like this.

5. 
    

   Take the whole thing down to the glass shop and have them cut you a piece to match you sash or you can do it yourself. Run a bead of clear silicone adhesive all the way around the sash.

6. 
    

   Drop the glass in.

7. 
    

   Add a bead of adhesive to the other side in the corner to make it seal better.

8. 
    

   Snap the molding back in as if it were a double pain insulated cell. Use Teflon rolls or something similar as a spacer between the molding and glass. Remember they just need to stay till the glue dries.

9. 
    

   Put the sash back in the window and let it set until the adhesive dries. You can see I used a screw driver as a spacer as well.

Tips & Warnings

• Use spacers to fill the gap in the sash until the glue dries.
• This is the same exact process for putting in an argon filled cell, minus the spacers.
• Broken glass is sharp
• Wear eye protection
• Wear hand protection

[Mindee94]

on 6/2/2009 Great step by step directions with easy to follow pics to bring the point home. Thanks! ~Mindee~