Dew Wipe Replacement (Page 7/10)
blkcofy OCT 18, 11:50 PM

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Originally posted by katatak:

Great write up!

I have 2 questions.

1. Where can I purchase new dew wipes?

2. How would I go about "poloishing" the scratches out of the door glass?

Thanks in advance.



By now, I'm sure everyone know's they can get dew wipes from The Fiero Store. But has anyone figured out the best way to polish the scratches out of the glass?
reverend OCT 19, 12:00 AM

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Originally posted by blkcofy:


By now, I'm sure everyone know's they can get dew wipes from The Fiero Store. But has anyone figured out the best way to polish the scratches out of the glass?



Eastwood has a polish kit for glass. Get it. A bottle of Cerium Oxide and polishing pads. All you need is a variable speed electric drill. The kit is designed to remove wiper scratches from windshields. I have used this a lot. With a little practice you can fix any scratch in glass. If I can find a link I will post it but you should be able to find it at Eastwood Automotive.
Hope this wotks: http://www.eastwoodco.com/s...=597&iProductID=2010

Guess I can't post a link. Anyway the pro kit is around $46

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SE85 NOV 09, 08:31 PM
Just finished following the step-by-step instructions to do both doors. I did the wipes, got the power locks working again and made the doors solid again. This post saved me hours of figuring out the operation by myself. Thanks.......this site is so cool
blkcofy NOV 09, 09:45 PM
Agree! These directions were truely a blessing! The first window took all day, and I had to biggest issue with that fricken rear screw...but the second window went pretty easy. I cleaned the window track and added new lithium grease and the window moves so much smoother. I really needed to change the window motors, as it was a bit slow. It's a bit faster now, but eventually I'll need to figure out how to get to the motors.

I did take the advice of someone on this thread to replace the vapor paper with dynamat. That stuff is expensive!...but I found a pretty good replacement on ebay "Fatmat". Had alot of good comments and feedback, and it was pretty easy to apply once I cut out the pattern and used a heat gun. The door sounds much more solid and it has lowered the interior noise by at least 30%.
jon m JAN 27, 11:09 AM
thank you for the knowledge. the job was easy apart from 2 rusted screws which came out after some patience.

this should be on the first page in the article section with the how to recover the headliner and wheel polishing etc

jon m
BMTFIERO JAN 27, 11:43 AM
Thanks jstricker,

This is one of my projects that I need to do and I already know that you have saved me time and frustration. So here’s a plus for you.

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sparx22 MAR 23, 07:24 PM
I decided to make my own dew wipe screw removal wrench. I took a #2 Phillips bit that fits into a 1/4" bit holder and ground down the shank so only enough hex shaft remained to fit into a small open end wrench. I silver soldered the bit into the 1/4" end of the wrench. And YES that is one UGLY solder job! This wrench is 4 1/2" in length. This most likely come close to what Rodney sells, not sure never saw his tool.

Since I am painting my car the inner and outer door panels are off. I sprayed all the screws with PB Blaster. On my side are: none rusted screws, door panels removed, and not so large hands. As an Electrician I can fit my entire hand thru a one gang box hole in a wall which is 2" x 4".

Anyway using the paint mixing stick against the glass to put pressure on the screw head I was able to change one dew wipe faster than it took to make the tool. I will allow the PB blaster to soak overnight on the driver’s side and change it tomorrow.

I used masking tape on the glass to guard against scratches. I installed the original screws using the black automotive stick sealer to hold the screws to my fingers to get them started. I put the good screws from the far end positions back in the center to insure the best engagement with the Phillips head and thus the inner screws to the outside.

Once the screw is broken loose if your door panel is off you can turn the screw with needle nose pliers from end piercing through the door. Then when loose enough back it out with you "girly" fingers as posted above.

Sometimes I wish my hands were larger, but not today!
Sparx22


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Reality APR 11, 12:58 PM
Just wanted to give my thanks,

Started working on this project this morning and got kind of stuck. So I did some searching and came across this method, after starting over both doors took little over half an hour. Anyone looking to put new wipes on, this is the way to go!!!

Take care,
Wilson

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Andreas DK JUL 09, 05:15 PM
Thank you soo much..!!

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sanderson JUL 09, 06:42 PM

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Originally posted by jon m:

thank you for the knowledge. the job was easy apart from 2 rusted screws which came out after some patience.

jon m



And these would be impossible to get out with a "special tool". I used the under the glass method and still had one of the screws break. There's no way you can get enough bite with a "special tool" to break a screw.