| Window Felt [message #201752] |
Fri, 15 March 2013 20:52  |
mojoe
Messages: 319
Registered: November 2012
Location: Monroe, NC
Karma: 0
|
Senior Member |
|
|
I have found some window felt sold in 8' sticks at Danno Enterprises.. Looks like it will fit and another GMCer had noted he had used it also (in one of the tech pages). part #AS1268. Has anyone used this product from Danno?
If not does anyone have a small left over pc from doing their coach I could compare it to? Or can someone look at the specs on the part and tell me if it will work.
Oh.. Needs to work on a 75 Eleganza ll.
Thanks joe
Joe Kemenczky..
1975 Eleganza ll " Odie " 75,000 miles..
"When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not." - Mark Twain.
.
|
|
|
|
| Re: Window Felt [message #201760 is a reply to message #201752] |
Fri, 15 March 2013 22:11  |
zhagrieb
Messages: 676
Registered: August 2009
Location: Portland Oregon
Karma: 0
|
Senior Member |
|
|
I have used it and found it to be very tight and hard to install. Once installed the windows remained hard to open. I have a piece and am happy to send it. Don't know how it compares to the stuff Jim K. sells.
Send me an address at glenngiere@gmail.com.
Glenn
Glenn Giere, Portland OR, K7GAG
'73 "Moby the Motorhome" 26'
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: [GMCnet] Window Felt [message #201793 is a reply to message #201762] |
Sat, 16 March 2013 10:02 |
jimk
Messages: 6734
Registered: July 2006
Location: Belmont, CA
Karma: 9
|
Senior Member |
|
|
The GMC vendors tend to compare notes and know what works and what does not
in most cases.
We also maintain inventory as we have a shop to supply.
Bound, Sirum,Golby, Hampton,Frey,and us work together.
If you have the time to research and find better, I will pay or trade for
the information.
I learn every day from our customers and most know I am always seeking help
and ideas.
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 8:17 PM, Dan Gregg <gregg_dan@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I bought mine from Jim Bounds. He sent instructions with it. Made it very
> simple to install. We did all of the windows. I have used the same stuff in
> my vdub. Much better quality than what I got from VW suppliers.
> dan
> --
> Dan & Teri Gregg
> Dexter, Mo.
>
> http://danandteri.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
>
--
Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC, Fremont,CA
jimk@appliedairfilters.com
http://www.appliedgmc.com
1-800-752-7502
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC
jimk@appliedairfilters.com
www.appliedgmc.com
1-800-752-7502
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: Window Felt [message #201855 is a reply to message #201851] |
Sat, 16 March 2013 19:19 |
mojoe
Messages: 319
Registered: November 2012
Location: Monroe, NC
Karma: 0
|
Senior Member |
|
|
I was messing with my windows today.. trying to get them open.. removing the old felt.. Man its like they are welded shut. front cockpit are the worse. Love to get a small cut off if you can work it out Matt. If the economy was better I would just write the check and order from Jim but things are slow.. Wonder if Jim K has a discount cause your broke..lol
Joe Kemenczky..
1975 Eleganza ll " Odie " 75,000 miles..
"When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not." - Mark Twain.
.
|
|
|
|
| Re: [GMCnet] Window Felt [message #201867 is a reply to message #201855] |
Sat, 16 March 2013 19:59 |
Bruce Hart
Messages: 1501
Registered: October 2011
Location: La Grange, Wyoming
Karma: 5
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Joe K
Napa seals a silicone spray that works very well for sliding windows .
But you need to be sure that the tracks are clean and clear of any
dirt.
http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=MCR8300_0006414520
On 3/16/13, Joe Kemenczky <toyomojoe@live.com> wrote:
>
>
> I was messing with my windows today.. trying to get them open.. removing the
> old felt.. Man its like they are welded shut. front cockpit are the worse.
> Love to get a small cut off if you can work it out Matt. If the economy was
> better I would just write the check and order from Jim but things are slow..
> Wonder if Jim K has a discount cause your broke..lol
> --
> Joe Kemenczky
> 1975 Eleganza ll (Odie) 75,000 miles.
> Working on complete restoration. In year 2 of a 3 year restoration.
> Loving every minute!
> Monroe, NC (East of Charlotte).
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
>
--
Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
Milliken, Co
GMC=Got More Class
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
1977 28' Kingsley
La Grange, Wyoming
|
|
|
|
| Re: Window Felt [message #201966 is a reply to message #201752] |
Sun, 17 March 2013 19:34 |
Luvn737s
Messages: 1106
Registered: June 2007
Karma: 2
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Is there a video anywhere showing how to replace these? I'd hate to tear my windows apart and not get them back together just as I hear thunder in the distance (which is about par for my luck).
Randy
1973 26' Painted Desert
Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
|
|
|
|
| Re: [GMCnet] Window Felt [message #201970 is a reply to message #201966] |
Sun, 17 March 2013 20:18 |
Bruce Hart
Messages: 1501
Registered: October 2011
Location: La Grange, Wyoming
Karma: 5
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Jim Bounds has very good instructions on how to replace the the toll
window felt wipers.
On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Randy <Acrosport2@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Is there a video anywhere showing how to replace these? I'd hate to tear
> my windows apart and not get them back together just as I hear thunder in
> the distance (which is about par for my luck).
> --
> Randy
> 1973 26' Painted Desert
> Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
>
--
Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
Milliken, Co
GMC=Got More Class
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
1977 28' Kingsley
La Grange, Wyoming
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: [GMCnet] Window Felt [message #201985 is a reply to message #201970] |
Sun, 17 March 2013 22:59 |
 |
mike miller
Messages: 3576
Registered: February 2004
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Karma: 0
|
Senior Member |
|
|
The toll window instructions are very simallar to the instructions for the early style big windows. (As on Randy's '73.) Jim B, provided the instructions in the kit I used a while back....
| Bruce Hart wrote on Sun, 17 March 2013 18:18 |
Jim Bounds has very good instructions on how to replace the the toll
window felt wipers.
On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Randy <Acrosport2@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Is there a video anywhere showing how to replace these? I'd hate to tear
> my windows apart and not get them back together just as I hear thunder in
> the distance (which is about par for my luck).
> --
> Randy
> 1973 26' Painted Desert
> Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
|
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
http://m000035.blogspot.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: [GMCnet] Window Felt [message #202005 is a reply to message #201996] |
Mon, 18 March 2013 06:55 |
Bruce Hart
Messages: 1501
Registered: October 2011
Location: La Grange, Wyoming
Karma: 5
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Rob, that is a great idea as when I installed mine the bottom passenger
side would curl up until I secured it with black RTV.
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 3:39 AM, Robert Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>wrote:
> G'day,
>
> I have a set to install in The Blue Streak and today I used a leather
> punch to put a small hole 1/4" from the end of four lengths so
> I could hang them up while I'm gone.
>
> I did that with the ones for Double Trouble and it made installing them
> much easier as they were STRAIGHT.
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
>
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
>
--
Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
Milliken, Co
GMC=Got More Class
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
1977 28' Kingsley
La Grange, Wyoming
|
|
|
|
| Re: Window Felt [message #202034 is a reply to message #201752] |
Mon, 18 March 2013 12:03 |
 |
Matt Colie
Messages: 8547
Registered: March 2007
Location: S.E. Michigan
Karma: 7
|
Senior Member |
|
|
I bought Felt from JimK and read everything posted about it. The thing I didn't see mentioned was that mine were glued down with lots of black weather strip adhesive. This had to be removed and the track cleaned. I could not get it to clean metal everywhere, but I got it smooth and that seems to have been good enough. To deal with this, it required a sharp 3/8" wood chisel and some great care.
My chisel was sharp enough that I could often just push it under the old felt and it would peal right out. Getting all the old stuff out is the worse part of the job. It is made worse by the fact that you can't get the sliding window clear of where you need to work.
The top was more difficult as it had more adhesive and you are working overhead. For the large window, I actually set up a scaffold as was very glad that I took the time to do so.
If you lay out and cut the drains for the bottom, then wet both the track and the back of the felt with Armorall(sp?), it will slide under the moving glass with some pushing and pulling of both. I had cut a piece of pine to be a pusher to seat the felt in the track, but it was only a little help and only at the curved parts. I set in the vertical section and then cut the top to length. Again, Armorall with some pushing and siding, the felt went into place. I did not use any adhesive at all and the two completed windows are now rewarding to side open.
Matt - On the way to Dothan the long way
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
|
|
|
|
| Re: [GMCnet] Window Felt [message #202068 is a reply to message #202034] |
Mon, 18 March 2013 19:03 |
 |
hnielsen2
Messages: 1434
Registered: February 2004
Location: Alpine CA
Karma: 0
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Matt;
Ran in to the same thing on our GMC.
I just kept on digging with a screw driver and a some small wire brushes
from Harbor Freight.
All is well with my Lord
Howard
The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the
average voter
(Winston Churchill)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Colie" <matt7323tze@gmail.com>
To: <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:03
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Window Felt
I bought Felt from JimK and read everything posted about it. The thing I
didn't see mentioned was that mine were glued down with lots of black
weather strip adhesive. This had to be removed and the track cleaned. I
could not get it to clean metal everywhere, but I got it smooth and that
seems to have been good enough. To deal with this, it required a sharp 3/8"
wood chisel and some great care.
My chisel was sharp enough that I could often just push it under the old
felt and it would peal right out. Getting all the old stuff out is the
worse part of the job. It is made worse by the fact that you can't get the
sliding window clear of where you need to work.
The top was more difficult as it had more adhesive and you are working
overhead. For the large window, I actually set up a scaffold as was very
glad that I took the time to do so.
If you lay out and cut the drains for the bottom, then wet both the track
and the back of the felt with Armorall(sp?), it will slide under the moving
glass with some pushing and pulling of both. I had cut a piece of pine to
be a pusher to seat the felt in the track, but it was only a little help and
only at the curved parts. I set in the vertical section and then cut the
top to length. Again, Armorall with some pushing and siding, the felt went
into place. I did not use any adhesive at all and the two completed windows
are now rewarding to side open.
Matt - On the way to Dothan the long way
--
Matt & Mary Colie
'73 Glacier 23 Chaumière (say show-me-air) Just about as stock as you will
find
SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
All is well with my Lord
|
|
|
|
GMCforum
Search
Help
Register
Login
Home
