Removing The Glass From A Old Wooden Door

In our case the molding was so deteriorated that it came off in pieces remove the window stop molding and set it aside.
Removing the glass from a old wooden door. I have always been impressed with houses that has well finished wood throughout. The house was almost 60 years old and had hardwood flooring. But that includes paint hinges sandpaper. Removing the wooden strips holding the glass should be sufficient to take out the glass.
Small chips of glass can cause permanent eye damage. Remove the metal glazing points. After the strips are removed you should carefully verify if the glass is completely free. All in this door cost me maybe 100.
Rather than spend another few hours lining up the new latch with the old hole on the door frame i just screwed in a hook and eye and called it a day. For a wood frame window use a wire brush and clean out any dirt and residue on and inside the window frame. Lay a thick. Scrape away the old glazing compound from the windowpane opening.
With traditional glazing soften the old compound with a heat gun being careful not to scorch the wood. Go around the window with the razor blade inserting the blade between the wood and the glazing putty. The glass broke and we changed out glass panes that were broken for fresh plexiglas that was lying around. I was able to replace the old doorknob with an old glass one i had in my stash.
If the putty is old it should be cracking away from the wood and can be picked or snapped off. Carefully remove the broken pane from the door. One of the things i really wanted was lots of wood. Door glass replacement in 9 steps measure the broken door pane for a new piece of glass.
A couple of years ago i bought a house. Scrape away the softened material with a putty knife. We go through taking the retaining trim off to. Paint remnants could still hold the glass.
To remove it dampen a soft fine grade steel wool pad with more paint stripper and rub it against the wood following the wood grain then wipe off the softened stain with a rag. Use the pliers to remove all of the glass shards. The two things that you need to look for are. Use a small flat pry bar to separate the wooden window stop molding from the door frame image 2.
If possible try to separate the molding from the frame without breaking the molding. If so you have to loosen the glass very carefully not to break it. The original wooden doors were painted.