For the top window insert the top corners into the track and lower the insert line up to the finger pull with the notch on the frame.
Installing window pane in door.
Insert new pane of glass.
Remove the door from the hinges using a drill driver.
Glue the molding or nail it into place on one side of the door.
Use a heat gun to soften old glaze.
Finish the corners with a handsaw.
Use a caulking gun and squeeze a thin layer of window glazing compound in the primed grooves.
Once one side is secured flip the door over and lay a bead of caulk around the inside of the moulding.
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Place another sawhorse under the location where the door will be.
Press the new window glass lightly to bed it.
Wiggle the pane into the putty while applying even pressure with the tips of your fingers.
You can then scrape old glaze off with a painters knife.
With the help of a friend set the new window glass in place.
Press in new glazing points every 10 inches with the tip of a putty knife.
Although glazing putty is the best choice for installing a pane of glass you can use latex caulk.
Sand the edges of the opening with medium grit sandpaper to make it smooth.
Place it across two sawhorses.
How to glaze a window pane.
Carefully lay the glass in place add another bead of caulk around the inside of the glass and frame around the hole on the other side with the decorative moulding.
Caulk is easier to use than putty but it will shrink which can loosen the glass and it won t.
Coat the exposed raw wood with paint.
To install new glass on a mid view door retract the finger pulls of the bottom panel as you slide it into place before release.
Apply glazing compound with a putty knife.
Place one clamp on the door at each sawhorse.
Cut the panel out of the door or a piece the size you require for your window.
The super sharp shards of regular glass.
If any voids show under the glass pull out the pane add more putty and start over.
Continue pushing down until the glass is centered in the opening and about 1 8 inch of putty remains between the face of the glass and the rabbet.
If you are installing glass in a door i would strongly recommend getting a piece that is to 3 8 thick and tempered tempered glass is about 4x stronger than plain glass and if shattered it breaks into a bunch of tiny relatively harmless pieces vs.
Scrape excess glazing compound from window pane.