F26 Window Pile Weatherstripping

vabeach1234 · Post by **vabeach1234** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:53 am

Well, I finished replacing all the weatherstripping in my windows. I ordered the pile weatherstripping from Ultrafab. What a pain digging out all the old stuff. I went through 3 pick sets I bought from Harbor Freight. I was surprised at how much dirt and mud was in the window tracks, they were pretty much clogged the whole length of the track.

What's interesting though, is there was no starting point to insert the new weatherstripping in the tracks. I originally tried wedgeing the new stripping in with a flat headed screw driver but that was way too tedious and didn't aways work. So what I did was using a dremel, ground out a little gap in the track (someplace that wasn't critical) and was then able to feed in the new stripping.

Now the windows slide with ease.

Anyone know how to make window screen frames that aren't square or rectangular?

larryeddington · Post by **larryeddington** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:41 pm

somebody somewhere must know how, I have them for my f28 and am just gonna rescreen.

IMO I would make an exact template from cardboard and go to a glass shop and have them make a screen to that specification.

I had all new ones put in my house and they had to custome make the missing ones. They were abot $20 each down here.

Your problem will be the curved corners assuming it has them and something will have to be fabricated to allow for them.

randyp · Post by **randyp** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:44 am

If you're making screens for the cabin windows I'd make a template out of cardboard and then have a screen maker cut the frames out of black aluminum (or paint them black). The same maker can insert the screening or you can pick up fiberglass screening and splines at any hardware/home center. I have frames and redo the screening about every 3-4 years. The frames slide into the channel in front of the windows and are held in place with a metal offset stop (you can make one yourself) that's held in place with a set screw. I also make screens for the cockpit side windows, but made the frames out of wood cut from a cardboard template. Painted black, they fit right in the open space and help keep the bugs out when we're under canvas.