Posted by
James Mace at 14:49 on 08 Jul 2008
1. Knead the putty until it is soft and pliable. Take a small ball (palm sized) and squeeze a continuous band into the rebate, using your thumb to press it in place. Make sure that it is roughly 3mm thick all around the window.
2. Put some gloves on and then sit the new pane in place, gently pushing it into position. Exert pressure around the edge of the glass, not in the middle, and allow the glass to squeeze the putty until you have a 2mm bed of putty behind the glass.
3. Gently tap the glass in place using glazing panel pins at 200mm intervals with a small hammer.