1. Stretch masking tape over the diameter and heighth of the window frame away the garage door. This Testament prevent the frame and glass from falling elsewhere of the door as you remove the retainers inside.
It is a acceptable approximation to grill a alter ego to influence the glass pane as you are removing the retainers.
Instructions
Steel Door - No Insulation
Pennies the see of your local by removing plastic window inserts.Removing the plastic window inserts from your garage door windows is not a arduous modus operandi. You Testament require to remove the retainers inside the frame as you would whether you were replacing the glass in the window. Altered types of doors apply contradistinctive types of window frame retainers.
2. Involve the blade of a meager flathead screwdriver between the side retainer and bottom retainer in the lower ethical corner. Carefully pry the corner of the side retainer up to Proceeds the retainer from the frame. The retainers snap over ribs on the window frame contour.
3. Contain the screwdriver under the correctly corner extreme of the backside retainer and pry the retainer off the frame. Once you pry a scarce inches of Everyone of the retainers, you can pull them off by help.
4. Remove the left side retainer using the screwdriver. Grill your helper to gently area their fingertips on the glass pane to dominion the glass stable. They cook not demand to exercise energy since power could create the frame to pop away of the door decrease. Remove the top retainer with the screwdriver.
5. Lift the glass pane outside of the window frame and pull the plastic window incorporate elsewhere of the frame.
Steel Door With Insulation
6. Lay masking tape over the window frame on the out of the garage door to prevent the window frame from falling when removing the retainer.
7. Remove the screws that secure the retainer to the window frame on the inside of the garage door with a Phillips-head screwdriver. The retainer will come off as one piece.
8. Pull the glass pane and the window insert out of the frame.
Wood Door
9. Insert a flathead screwdriver between the right side retaining wood strip and the window frame. It is best to begin near the middle of the wood retainers near the staple heads. Gently pry the wood retainer away from the frame.
10. Insert the screwdriver between the retainer and the wood frame at each end and gently pry the retainer away from the frame. Remove the opposite side retainer and then the bottom retainer, leaving the top retainer last.
11. Hold the glass pane with your fingertips as you remove the top retainer. Although the glass pane sits in a groove, there is still the chance that the glass could fall when removing the retainer.
12. Pull the glass from the window frame and then pull out the plastic insert. If the glass does not come out easily, ask your helper to go outside and tap on the glass pane with their fingertips. This will push the pane toward you so that you can remove the glass.
