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Had to replace a window pane and re glaze it. Ran into the same issue as usual. Cleaned up the sash, bedded the new glass in a bit of glaze, secured it with glazing points and tried to get a smooth bead or glazing. Some parts look perfect, but others it pulls, splits rolls up etc. Is there a trick, maybe something like wetting the putty knife with kerosene or some other solvent. I'm open to suggestions. I finished this one, it looks ok, but way too long.
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The glazing compound you have to knead it quite a bit before using it. Spend a few minutes squishing it in the palm of you hand before using it. After that it should spread alright. It doesn't go on like putty, you get it in place roughly and then smooth it out with the putty knife.
 
I was intending to reglaze some upstairs windows in an old house I was selling, and had removed the frames to work on them. My son, who had worked a lot of construction, picked them up and reworked them at his house. I never got to see how he did it, and when I questioned him, he grabbed an empty caulking gun out of the back of his truck. He told me that nobody does things the old way (putty knife, etc.), and showed me the empty tube with a fancy shape tip. It was designed to form the "putty" in a continuous angular strip while squeezing the trigger on the gun. Glazed perfectly in one pass. Got the tubes at one of the local big box stores, might have been Home Depot

Unfortunately, I haven't had to do any more windows, and did sell the old house, so I never got to try out his gadget. He said he'd never do a window with a putty knife again.
 
If you kneed it for awhile and it still is a little stiff you either have old putty so go buy a new can,or add just a couple of drops of turpentine. You do not want it to be sticky from tooooo much turpentine . If everything is cleaned up and spotless with the tip cut just right, I have used white silcone and it came out great. You CANNOT mess around with it!!!! One pass only and that is it. You must make a perfect flow. There is a little plastic gizmo for doing bathtubs and such take a look at one in the box store.
 
(quoted from post at 00:09:18 08/08/19) Had to replace a window pane and re glaze it. Ran into the same issue as usual. Cleaned up the sash, bedded the new glass in a bit of glaze, secured it with glazing points and tried to get a smooth bead or glazing. Some parts look perfect, but others it pulls, splits rolls up etc. Is there a trick, maybe something like wetting the putty knife with kerosene or some other solvent. I'm open to suggestions. I finished this one, it looks ok, but way too long.
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Is this thread about glazing windows or '64 Fords? WTF?
 
The 390's would have a badge on the fender below the trim strip. Probably a 352 cubic inch 250 horsepower.
 

Of course you kneaded it, LOL. You don't mention painting the wood first with primer. If you don't, the compound will stick to lots of little particles of dried wood and paint which will of course pull away. You need to prime the wood first. Makes all the difference.
 
Thanks guys, I did all those things except priming the sash. I must not have kneaded the glaze enough and will try that dab of water on the blade. This was new material and a clean knife. I went and watched a few youtube videos on glazing and like so many things it does take a touch and practice. This window looks Ok and will be fine when I paint it.
The Ford was for those guys in the back row to get their attention. :)
 
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