In order to get a wire between the glass and the window channel we started by poking a hole in the adhesive or butyl. We used our handy cotter pin puller to start our hole.

We fed the wire through the hole and used 0.032-inch stainless safety wire to cut the seal. Use a seesaw method of alternately pulling on the wire to cut. We used our index finger to keep the wire from damaging the paint on the dash.

The butyl is a tar-like rope and leaves a sticky mess behind. We first scraped the channel with a plastic windshield stick from Kent and cleaned with Kent Acrysol. Lucky for us, we had repaired dash rust five years ago with KBS products. Typically you'll find at least a little surface rust to address.

Camaros tend to rust in the front and rear window channels. Rust breeds at the base of the rear window because the design allows water to pool and mix with dirt and leaves under the trim, which allows the area to stay damp for extended periods of time. Be sure to repair any rust before reinstalling the window.

Once the windshield is out you may see some very small pinholes in the dash panel. Rust like this is sort of like an iceberg. You only see about 10 percent of it on the surface.

This mess started with a couple of pinholes. These small holes can be repaired in your garage with KBS rust repair coatings and NuMetal two-part epoxy, or if you're skilled at metal fabrication you can trim out the rusty parts and weld in a couple of small patch panels, or even replace the whole top panel.