Windshield Install

[txmike]

Hello
Who can advise me about windshield install.
Do you slide the windshield frame into the hinge bracket after the bracket is installed on the car - or before.

Seems to me it would be hard to mount with the weight of the windshield.
(I was told no question is stupid!)

And then if the hinge bracket appears to be a tight fit due to age etc - any suggestions on how to make it simpler and not screw up the paint on the frame when I slide it in?

Tks
Mike