How Not to install a Urethane Window - RAM Promaster 2500 Van Build Episode 9

[@soloelisa]

I'm converting a RAM Promaster and have been watching all of your videos. Thank you for sharing! You guys are great!

[@marctania2349]

Our pleasure! Glad the videos were helpful

[@itsmealisa]

Y’all just saved my ass from making the same mistake you guys did. I’m sure my dinky harbor freight caulking gun would have left me in the same situation. Thank you thank you for sharing this experience with the rest of us!!

[@marctania2349]

So glad it was helpful, Alisa......Your little caulk gun will probably break and have your arms and hands begging for mercy. Thats what happened to us.....and it leaked like crazy. Please let us know how yours turns out. We would love to hear. and Good Luck.

[@brianchetelat6601]

Thank you guys and we appreciate you sharing this even though it didn't go as planned first time around.

[@marctania2349]

Thanks for watching, Brian.. This is certainly a doable task.....with the right tools. I actually wish we had bought a proper caulk gun at the start of the project. Between lap sealant and adhesives, you use it a lot. I have a better one now......but I'd even consider a used electric one before starting another van project.

[@poetknowitt2]

thanks for the tip. will be doing the same window on my van soon.

[@marctania2349]

Good deal...Best of luck to you :)

[@Dan645ci]

Thank you for sharing, very helpfull.

[@marctania2349]

Of course. Thanks for watching

[@Sstantial]

You are correct - there are very few install videos on urethane windows! Thank you for actually showing what does NOT work also because that probably saves countless DIY's from making the same mistake! I was going to use the same type of sealant gun and I will now go get the proper one before installing my glass.

[@marctania2349]

So glad this was helpful to you.....the gun is certainly a key element in being able to do this properly.

[@Rovey]

Thanks for the insight

[@marctania2349]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Wino33]

Don’t know what I would do without my power caulking gun. And a new game changer tool that I just discovered is the air saw, or body saw. As compared to the jigsaw, it makes a much cleaner cut and much less mess, and makes it way easier to get around all the bumps and ridges in the van metal. Great vid y’all!

[@marctania2349]

I hear that.....I never even knew they made a power caulking gun....until this video. Certainly a worthwhile investment if you do this kind of work. I will have to look up a body saw...sounds cool

[@carolcrosby2177]

Thank you. I'm going to buy the 26.1 calling gun.

[@marctania2349]

Thats a good idea. To be honest, I would consider hiring this part out if I did it over. By the time you buy the gear, you are just about at the cost of a pro install...which comes with a no-leak warranty. If I were doing lots of vans, I could reuse the gear and it would be more cost effective... But, for just one, I'd hire it out..

[@janellefuentes9232]

Love it! Can't wait to see the next video!

[@marctania2349]

Thanks, Janelle......Our plan is every Friday., if we can keep it up....:) Thanks for watching.

[@andyanderson9051]

on the promaster the trim is supposed to go between the metal and inside. You guys have it over inside and outside so you are forced to put a lot of extra adhesive cause it pushes window out a bit (see the van windows direct demonstration video) also any caulk gun with notches will work fine. The smooth bar ones will slide back. Hope this helps future window installers!

[@marctania2349]

Thanks, Andy......I thought we had the the trip on correctly but it was our first time, so we may have messed it up. Appreciate your insight

[@chadhill14]

Thanks for posting, we are in a very similar situation and going to replace ourselves (with a better caulk gun!). How did the professionals clean the adhesive and primer off before restarting the installation? Also, did you find the trim got in the way of getting the window to sit flush with the adhesive?

[@marctania2349]

Hi Chad, On the window itself, the guy was using some kind of adhesive remover spray.....I didn't see the exact brand ...but we have used the 3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner....and that seems to work on everything. On the van, he just scraped it off. To be honest, he couldn't get it all off......so we will likely just hit it with a little white touch-up paint. As for the trim, I was worried about that too.....but the glue bead that the pro guys put down was way taller than the trim. Pay special attention to the way they cut the tip of the glue tube. Success really depends on how the glue gets applied.

[@brianchetelat6601]

@@marctania2349 I wonder what would happen and how it would fit without the trim applied.

[@marctania2349]

@@brianchetelat6601 I think you need it. The contour of the window didn't really match the contour of the van perfectly...and the trim fill in the gap. I really think success of this project is all in how you apply the bead of adhesive. For what it costs to buy the gear, it's just as easy to let pro do it. Then you have a lifetime warranty against leaks.

[@LifeontheBlacktop]

Great video! I have a question for you, is there a noticeable gap behind the window? I was watching L&K Seims video and they had to clamp theirs down with cardboard and clamps. Seemed odd, but I don't know what I'm doing so... 😂

[@marctania2349]

Hi :). Yes, there is a gap behind the window. The window itself doesn't seem to have the same curvature as the van, so the outside edges (outside the glue) do seem to just hang there. But it looks fine. When we had the pros come out (after our mess up) to fix it, they just held it by hand and glued it down. This really is a do-able project if you have the right tools, which we didn't.

[@gonewiththekale]

I'm about to do this window next but I am taking the glass to a window installer instead -- I'm too scared to do it on my own, lol

[@marctania2349]

Thats a really good idea. And they will typically fix it for free if it ever leaks later

[@DavesCoolCustomBikes]

Did the sound dampening actually work

[@marctania2349]

You mean the sound deadening sheets from a few videos back.....the Kilmat sheets?

[@DavesCoolCustomBikes]

Yes i was thinking of doing it

[@marctania2349]

They certainly do reduce sound....basically by adding mass. The Havelock wool folks say that their product gives the same effect.....even without the sheets

[@BTflicks]

So many videos have overkill on the primer and adhesive.