Remove the door from the hinges using a drill driver.
Installing window pane in door.
Wiggle the pane into the putty while applying even pressure with the tips of your fingers.
Continue pushing down until the glass is centered in the opening and about 1 8 inch of putty remains between the face of the glass and the rabbet.
Coat the exposed raw wood with paint.
Press in new glazing points every 10 inches with the tip of a putty knife.
If you are installing glass in a door i would strongly recommend getting a piece that is to 3 8 thick and tempered tempered glass is about 4x stronger than plain glass and if shattered it breaks into a bunch of tiny relatively harmless pieces vs.
Once one side is secured flip the door over and lay a bead of caulk around the inside of the moulding.
Glue the molding or nail it into place on one side of the door.
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Although glazing putty is the best choice for installing a pane of glass you can use latex caulk.
To install new glass on a mid view door retract the finger pulls of the bottom panel as you slide it into place before release.
How to glaze a window pane.
With the help of a friend set the new window glass in place.
For the top window insert the top corners into the track and lower the insert line up to the finger pull with the notch on the frame.
Retract the finger pulls and push the insert through the notch.
Finish the corners with a handsaw.
Use a caulking gun and squeeze a thin layer of window glazing compound in the primed grooves.
Scrape excess glazing compound from window pane.
Press the new window glass lightly to bed it.
The super sharp shards of regular glass.
Use a heat gun to soften old glaze.
Place one clamp on the door at each sawhorse.
If any voids show under the glass pull out the pane add more putty and start over.
Glazed window pane is now ready for paint.
Sand the edges of the opening with medium grit sandpaper to make it smooth.
Place it across two sawhorses.
Insert new pane of glass.
Place another sawhorse under the location where the door will be.
Caulk is easier to use than putty but it will shrink which can loosen the glass and it won t.
How to put a window in a solid wood door step 1.
You can then scrape old glaze off with a painters knife.