Navigator Window Trim

gr8trn · Jan 13, 2020

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I was present for the entire process. I do not know for certain the actual window thickness. I believe it to be 1/4" but am not sure. The glass is tempered. The window was thoroughly cleaned with window cleaner and then acetone. The adhesive is designed to bond the glass without any etching or grinding. The black tape border I described was applied to the outside of the glass and its purpose is to protect the adhesive from UV damage. Frit, which is a ceramic material baked onto the inside surface of glass like you see automobile windshields. The ceramic frit was deemed to expensive by Navigator when my boat was built and they chose to go with a less expensive primer paint (Sikaflex Primer) as a UV shield. Unfortunately, this product eventually failed due to the effects of UV and the primer lost its bond to the glass.
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So did you go with new Fritted glass or did your contractor bake a Frit pattern onto the existing glass?

Capt Cole · Jan 14, 2020

If you look at post 15, I gave a fairly detailed explanation of the solution I opted for. The ceramic frit process was too expensive (around $12K) for just the one window. I'm pretty sure the price would come down per window if I were doing several panels. A lot of the cost had to do with setting up the equipment for a "one off" project. I am very happy with the material we applied to the outside of the glass providing very good UV protection for the adhesive.

Good Luck with you project

gr8trn · Jan 14, 2020

Capt Cole said: ↑

If you look at post 15, I gave a fairly detailed explanation of the solution I opted for. The ceramic frit process was too expensive (around $12K) for just the one window. I'm pretty sure the price would come down per window if I were doing several panels. A lot of the cost had to do with setting up the equipment for a "one off" project. I am very happy with the material we applied to the outside of the glass providing very good UV protection for the adhesive.

Good Luck with you project
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I did get confused when you brought the Frit up again, thanks for your response. So glad all is well. Now we wait for reasonable temperature for the project.
Thanks so much for your assistance.

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