Tape off the window edges if applicable.
How to fix the window panel on a door.
How to fix a car window that falls down into the door step 1.
How to repair panel doors after some 200 years of hard knocks and spotty maintenance in the harsh climate of coastal maine our federal period home s frame and panel doors exhibited a range of problems from gaps and loose joints to outright rot.
One way to change the appearance of your exterior doors is to remove the decorative plastic window grid.
Remove the interior door panel to gain access to the window.
Use a heat gun to soften old glaze.
You can then scrape old glaze off with a painters knife.
The window grid gives your door the appearance of having several panes of glass even though the window is one piece.
Press in new glazing points every 10 inches with the tip of a putty knife.
Apply glazing compound with a putty knife.
Remove the window glass pane by working it up through the door by hand.
Scrape excess glazing compound from window pane.
Use a caulking gun and squeeze a thin layer of window glazing compound in the primed grooves.
There are several holes in the door.
With the help of a friend set the new window glass in place.
Glazed window pane is now ready for paint.
Press the new window glass lightly to bed it.
Insert new pane of glass.
How to glaze a window pane.
Clean the door of any sanding dust.
This will remove all of the gunk and dried out adhesive on the panel and the seam.
Prime the door on both sides allowing one side to dry before priming the other side.
Several screws will hold it in place typically.