Hey guys - is it necessary to remove the rear window to install a new rubber gasket?

I'm having the car painted and ordered a new windshield and rear hatch window rubber gaskets from Ray @ malloy - paint shop says that they need to remove the whole window to put the new one on. is this true?

thanks-

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1993 RX7 Touring LS1

Good question, I am doing the same thing

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1993 Mazda RX7- Did you bring enough?

From the club:

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1993 RX7 Touring LS1

I am curious if that reduces its ability to seal properly

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1993 Mazda RX7- Did you bring enough?

The guy on the club said he did it 2 years ago with no problems. I guess it depends on how well you do the job.

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1993 RX7 Touring LS1

when i got my car painted the painter had a special strip that he tucked in the rear window gasket that flared it up and out of the way so he could paint underneath it without overspraying on it... it worked perfect IMHO.

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most p&b's use nylon cord of different size for this, I'm anal about my stuff and always remove entire mouldings. However about 95% of cars that go through my shop DO get shot with mouldings masked. As long as paint can get 1/4" to 1/2" behind the seal, it should be fine.

i do autoglass for a living . (8 years) 1. I would never use silicone , urethane is what we use in the industry and for good reason . Although you me be able to get a new moulding in without removing the glass i don't recommend it , usaully its more work than its worth .The right way to do it is to remove the glass , put the moulding onto the glass and then shoot a fresh bead of urethane and set it back in . its just easier and cleaner doing it this way and it will show . 2. mouldings do not keep the water out , they are purely aesthetic . What keeps the water and air leaks out is the bead of urethane between the glass and the pinchweld . 3. i've seen the nylon cord trick work well especially if the car is being painted the same color , but you can't do it on some styles of mouldings . Also windsheilds(laminated safty glass) are very difficult to remove without breaking so chances are you will need a new windshield to go along with that moulding . back glass , quarter glass , door glass , vent glass ,and other tempered parts on the other hand can usually be removed and re-used without a problem other than maybe needing a new moulding . These statements don't apply to every job but do to fc's and fd's and most cars made in the past 20-30 years . Hope this helps .

P.S. If this is for an fd , both front windsheild and backglass should be removed to get new mouldings on in this order ; remove parts , paint car , and then re-install the parts for cleanest best results .