"They didn't do you any favors..." That's what a very experienced window technician from Portland Glass Company told me upon inspecting the window I brought in to get some advice about.

The good news is that the rubber stripping that the windows slide in is still available and I can buy it in 12' strips and replace the existing dried up and cracked stripping. The bad news is that many of the windows have been sealed with caulking and who knows what all and it's going to be a major pain to clean out the old material.

Here's a shot of the window on the operating table prior to beginning the task.



I've got chisels, putty knives, heat gun, screwdrivers, hammer and knives ready to go.

Here's a close up of the gunk that some kind soul applied. And evidently they used very good gunk because this stuff does not want to come out.



After a couple of hours I was down to a real nasty section where it appears they removed the stripping and then replaced it using 3M 5200 sealant. Man that stuff sticks!!!



Here's some close up video of the beast.




Hang to the riggins!!!