The situation: The window
material is all rolled up.
I want to remove the chases
and straighten it.

The problem: Removing
the rivets holding the chases
to the body.

Tools required: Soldering iron
(maximum 30 watt), piece of
aluminum foil and #26810
"Chip Lifter" by Wiha.

Step #1: The aluminum foil
is wrapped around the bottom
edge of the car down the side.
This is to protect the edge from
the hot soldering iron.

Step #2: Go easy here! We just
want to heat the rivet for easy
removal. Try 5-10 seconds and
if you are not successful during
the next step increase the time.

Step #3: This is where we use
the Wiha "Chip Lifter" to
remove the rivet.

This is the window material
from the car. It is tightly rolled
and seems impossible to
straighten.

Another tip: To flatten the
window material I have placed
it between two sheets of printer
paper.  I use a heating iron
left over from my model
airplane building days for heat.
A small travel iron will also
work. Start with a low
temperature and increase in
small increments until the
material starts to flatten. I also
use this technique to flatten
window material in clerestory
passenger cars.

The paper rolled up in the
plastic can also be ironed to
straighten it

This may be difficult to see,
but the plastic material is now
flat. I still rolled it in the
opposite direction when I
reinserted it into the car.