Remove the metal glazing points.
Removing the glass from a old wooden door.
Scrape away the old glazing compound from the windowpane opening.
When you work with broken glass wear safety goggles as well as gloves.
Removing the wooden strips holding the glass should be sufficient to take out the glass.
Go around the window with the razor blade inserting the blade between the wood and the glazing putty.
After the strips are removed you should carefully verify if the glass is completely free.
In our case the molding was so deteriorated that it came off in pieces remove the window stop molding and set it aside.
If the putty is old it should be cracking away from the wood and can be picked or snapped off.
For a wood frame window use a wire brush and clean out any dirt and residue on and inside the window frame.
Paint remnants could still hold the glass.
To remove it dampen a soft fine grade steel wool pad with more paint stripper and rub it against the wood following the wood grain then wipe off the softened stain with a rag.
The two things that you need to look for are.
The original wooden doors were painted.
A couple of years ago i bought a house.
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Carefully remove the broken pane from the door.
I have always been impressed with houses that has well finished wood throughout.
With traditional glazing soften the old compound with a heat gun being careful not to scorch the wood.
Small chips of glass can cause permanent eye damage.
Door glass replacement in 9 steps measure the broken door pane for a new piece of glass.
The house was almost 60 years old and had hardwood flooring.
If so you have to loosen the glass very carefully not to break it.
Rather than spend another few hours lining up the new latch with the old hole on the door frame i just screwed in a hook and eye and called it a day.
The glass broke and we changed out glass panes that were broken for fresh plexiglas that was lying around.
Use the pliers to remove all of the glass shards.
If possible try to separate the molding from the frame without breaking the molding.
One of the things i really wanted was lots of wood.
Well those were the first thing to tackle.
But that includes paint hinges sandpaper.
Use a small flat pry bar to separate the wooden window stop molding from the door frame image 2.
We go through taking the retaining trim off to.
Scrape away the softened material with a putty knife.