Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 929

Rear Window
Installation (cont'd)
Set the rear window, then center it in the opening.
7.
Make alignment marks across the rear window and
body with a grease pencil at the four points shown.
NOTE: Be careful not to touch the rear window
where adhesive will be applied.
ALIGNMENT MARK
8. Remove the rear window.
9. With a sponge, apply a light coat of glass primer
around the edge of the rear window as shown, then
lightly wipe it off with gauze or cheesecloth.
NOTE:
Do not apply body primer to the rear window,
and do not get body and glass primer sponges
mixed up.
Never touch the primed surfaces with your hands.
If you do, the adhesive may not bond to the rear
window properly, causing a leak after the rear
window is installed.
Keep water, dust, and abrasive materials away
from the primed surface.
: Apply glass primer here.
MOLDING
REAR WINDOW
REAR
WINDOW
Apply glass primer
MOLDING
to the molding.
10 mm
(0.39 in.)
UPPER
SPACER
GLASS
Inside
LOWER
SPACER
12 mm
(0.47 in.)
10. With a sponge, apply a light coat of body primer to
the original adhesive remaining around the rear
window opening flange. Let the body primer dry for
at least 10 minutes.
NOTE:
Do not apply glass primer to the body, and be care-
ful not to mix up glass and body primer sponges.
Never touch the primed surfaces with your hands.
: Apply body primer here.
20 mm (0.79 in.)
11. Before filling a cartridge, cut the end of the nozzle
as shown.
Cut nozzle
end as shown.
20 mm (0.79 in.)
20 mm (0.79 in.)
10 mm (0.39 in.)
7 mm (0.27 in.)