Taking off weather stripping and windows for paint?

[Lotto]

Trying to get my car sanded and painted but im having a hard time taking off the weather stripping and windows on my 89 coupe. I want to keep the windows but could give a s*** about all the chrome looking pieces cuz they had all been spray painted over. Any tips on what to keep on and what to take off and how to take off?
Thanks

[AZhitman]

To remove the quarter windows, if you're replacing the rubber, just cut it (outside and inside) with a razor knife.

Windshield: Have a shop remove it, you'll need them to reinstall it anyway - they can do the back glass as well.

[Hoffman5982]

Just out of curiosity, how much would a shop usually cost to remove and replace the weatherstripping. Im trying to get an accurate estimate as to how much I will be spending when I have my car painted, whenever that time finally comes

[feoo]

I'd like to know too. My rear window is missing corner pieces, in addition to the weatherstripping on the windshield starting to come out. Hell, even the weatherstripping on my driver side door is starting to hang...

[Taylor008]

To remove the quarter windows, if you're replacing the rubber, just cut it (outside and inside) with a razor knife.

But be CAREFUL not to damage it.

He has an S13 coupe. On these, the quarter panel windows have the stock rubber trim attached to the window. DO NOT CUT/TAKE THIS OFF THE WINDOW. If you break it or cut it (like I did...) you'll have to buy a whole new window, or run strip-less Because:

Nissan does not sell this weather stripping by itself, only attached to the new qp window. You can't use a generic either, it's a very specific style of stripping. I learned this the hard way. Either have it professionally removed, or you're going to need to get a window removal kit and hope you do good... The windshield and rear window doesn't really matter... I used a damn steak knife to take out my rear window. It took forever but it worked! Use a heat gun.

The stock chrome pieces (I think you're talking about the metal that goes above the doors and across the roofline-ish.) slide off. At the top of the quarter panel window there is a clip that it attaches to. This is hard to explain without pictures... But that whole metal piece in it's 3 foot long entirety will slide towards the rear of the car.

The rear window chrome pieces you can remove from the trunk. Then just cut the rest of the stripping around the window and lift it out. The windshield I've never removed but I bet it is similar. Hope this helps.

Most window places can come to your house and do it for you. You'll have to get a quote but it can be done for maybe $10 a window is a guess. They have tools that make it easy.

Hoffman: I had two of my windows put back in (including window glue and the best weather stripping you can get) for $60. I'd imagine they could replace the stripping for less than that. It all depends on where you go, you can usually get a quote on the phone, it's rather easy. Good luck!

[Lotto]

^^^ Thanks!