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ModelA29 · 03-23-2025, 09:55 PM

Laminated is plate glass with a membrane between two layers to keep it intact when broken. This is how the original windshield was made. The rest of the glass in the original A was plain old plate glass. Modern cars as a rule still use the laminated process for the windshield and tempered plate for the side and rear windows. That's the stuff that breaks into tiny pieces.

Any decent shop can cut laminated for the A. You use a regular glass cutter on each side. Then you can snap the glass and squirt some lighter fluid on it. light it and the membrane can be easily cut. They can cut and then grind the edges of tempered glass but it takes a good shop with the tools and skill. Laminated is the way to go.
It's not critical but some states or countries may require a bug on the glass. That's the little logo etched into a corner that says what specs it meets. Sanders can do it. "Scripting is a reproduction of the manufacturer’s original mark. Some guys refer to it as a “bug” We are licensed by Ford to reproduce the Ford logo and date scripting common between 1928 and 1963."

03-23-2025, 09:55 PM	#10
ModelA29 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,152	Re: Glass kit for a 1930 Town Sedan? Laminated is plate glass with a membrane between two layers to keep it intact when broken. This is how the original windshield was made. The rest of the glass in the original A was plain old plate glass. Modern cars as a rule still use the laminated process for the windshield and tempered plate for the side and rear windows. That's the stuff that breaks into tiny pieces. Any decent shop can cut laminated for the A. You use a regular glass cutter on each side. Then you can snap the glass and squirt some lighter fluid on it. light it and the membrane can be easily cut. They can cut and then grind the edges of tempered glass but it takes a good shop with the tools and skill. Laminated is the way to go. It's not critical but some states or countries may require a bug on the glass. That's the little logo etched into a corner that says what specs it meets. Sanders can do it. "Scripting is a reproduction of the manufacturer’s original mark. Some guys refer to it as a “bug” We are licensed by Ford to reproduce the Ford logo and date scripting common between 1928 and 1963."