Rolls-Royce No Chemicals, No Paint, No Harmful Glues

[David G.]

I would say cut it in if you can. In for a penny... y' know.

One thing I've done when cutting replacement glass is to stick a piece of masking tape to the original, trim the tape to size, remove it and stick it to the replacement material as a template. That way the tape carries the third dimensional curvature of the original over to the two dimensional replacement.

David G.

 

[Anglia105E]

2 hours ago, David G. said:

I would say cut it in if you can. In for a penny... y' know.

One thing I've done when cutting replacement glass is to stick a piece of masking tape to the original, trim the tape to size, remove it and stick it to the replacement material as a template. That way the tape carries the third dimensional curvature of the original over to the two dimensional replacement.

David G.

 

That is indeed excellent thinking on your part David . . . I was watching a YouTube video only yesterday, where the guy was showing how to use masking tape in exactly the same manner as you have just described. The curvature of the Silver Cloud screen is very subtle, but I agree that this third dimension is important.

Here are two photos, one of the Jig that the Rolls-Royce factory used in order to fit Silver Cloud windscreens, and one showing the price of a real screen, which is very reasonable at £648.90 which is US $. 875.28 . . .

David W.