Johnnyairtime,
Well Sir, while it might seem to be an "easy" project, there's a bit more to it than just pasting two pieces of glass together with a sealed spacer in between them. About 99.99% of the dual pane windows built are done in a "clean room" with vacuum units, specific wash procedures, evacuators etc. for the finally assembly. You see, there's moisture in the air we breath and, ALL of that moisture must be removed to ensure there is none trapped inside the new assembly.
I'm not doubting any of what you're saying. It's just that, the building of such systems is not normally ever done by any individuals in an "at home" situation. Now, with all that being said, if you'd really like to take on this project, get a hold of "Karls Glass" on Federal Blvd, San Diego.
Karl's Glass and Mirror Company
6510 Federal Blvd Lemon Grove, CA 91945
(619) 239-1711
I've known these folks for over 25 years and they're very good at their job. In our last coach, a '99 Fleetwood Bounder 34V, we had both drivers and passengers, stationary and sliders (one each per window) go bad on us. I stepped outside the box with my resolution. I had Karls build me two, complete windows, sliders and stationary, out of single pane, 3/8" thick, laminated, tinted, glass. The windows looked, acted and felt just like dual pane units.
They cut the laminated glass, curved it around the corners, and put it into the stock frame(s). They then installed the correct seals and rubber extrusions on and in the perimeters and installed new felts for sealing the slider and stationary when in the partial open position.
Now, I had all kinds of comments on how the windows would now sweat, get seriously cold inside the coach, overly hot in the summer, and bla, bla, bla, bla. NONE of that ever happened. The coach was just as quiet as it always was, there was NEVER ANY SWEATING, it did not get any colder inside the coach even when we were in snow type conditions and, we've camped in times and places when the A/C was needed 24/7 and the inside of the coach was nice.
So, that's an idea for you to think about too. Just a couple of options for you.
Scott
