For mounting the glass we used a premium grade silicone caulking (black). First we placed 3/8" x 3/16 foam weather stripping as a dam to prevent the silicone from migrating into the panel. This provided a nice uniform OEM looking job. The weatherstripping kept the glass raised up about 1/8" to fill with the silicone. We also used several small sand bags to keep the glass down from floating with the silicone being squeezed in. Another little tip was to use a piece of 1/4" dia copper tube with the end squeezed in the vice to make a narrow tip to force into the cut end of the silicone tube nozzle. Clean-up is with varsol and lots of paper towel. We had tried cleaning up after the cure with a razor blade but it was a lot of extra work. Let it cure for two-three days with the sand bags in a warm shop. We had taken one outside to hurry the process (not good idea) but the extra heat made gas bubbles between the glass/silicone. Its been two years the glass is still hanging. Aquariums are made with the same tech and they stay together withall the weight of the water.
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