Coat the exposed raw wood with paint.
Installing window pane in door.
The super sharp shards of regular glass.
With the help of a friend set the new window glass in place.
Use a caulking gun and squeeze a thin layer of window glazing compound in the primed grooves.
Place one clamp on the door at each sawhorse.
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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.
How to put a window in a solid wood door step 1.
Once one side is secured flip the door over and lay a bead of caulk around the inside of the moulding.
Wiggle the pane into the putty while applying even pressure with the tips of your fingers.
Scrape excess glazing compound from window pane.
If any voids show under the glass pull out the pane add more putty and start over.
Caulk is easier to use than putty but it will shrink which can loosen the glass and it won t.
Although glazing putty is the best choice for installing a pane of glass you can use latex caulk.
Finish the corners with a handsaw.
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.
Apply glazing compound with a putty knife.
How to glaze a window pane.
Glazed window pane is now ready for paint.
Sand the edges of the opening with medium grit sandpaper to make it smooth.
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.
Use a heat gun to soften old glaze.
Place another sawhorse under the location where the door will be.
You can then scrape old glaze off with a painters knife.
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.
Press in new glazing points every 10 inches with the tip of a putty knife.
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.
Press the new window glass lightly to bed it.
Retract the finger pulls and push the insert through the notch.
Insert new pane of glass.
Cut the panel out of the door or a piece the size you require for your window.