Window Glazing Bead

Handy Person from Bothell, WA

May 11, 2019 6:18 pm

Our 1988 aluminum Milgard windows work fine, but the plastic glazing bead is cracking apart. We're looking for replacement parts. Can you tell me what I need to order?

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Paul from SWISCO

May 14, 2019 9:52 am

I believe we can help you, but we just need some help from you. Could we have you remove a sample of the bead from the window and send photos of it from an end profile? We will also need for you to provide measurements of the bead? Use the diagram below as a guide for the type of information we need.

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Handy Person from Bothell, WA

May 14, 2019 7:59 pm

Unfortunately the glazing bead has become extremely brittle. I tried to cut a small section out with an Exacto knife, but it shattered. Instead I took two pictures of a shattered edge with my tape measure alongside, and made a sketch with measurements (+/- 1/32"). Hopefully that's enough.

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Paul from SWISCO

May 15, 2019 12:43 pm

Thanks for getting back to us with photos. Please look over our 55-202 snap-in glazing. We don't have the height,5/8". However, we do have the width, 1/2" which seems to be the critical dimension. Review it and let us know what you think.

Handy Person from Bothell, WA

May 17, 2019 7:28 pm

I stopped by my local Milgard dealer who said they don't replace glazing bead. They did, however, give me a sample of Milgard part VA0203GBBL. It doesn't fit because the back leg is too short. The attached photo shows an edge-on view of both. The rough looking one is the damaged existing one; the clean one is the Milgard VA0203GBBL. The sketch shows the dimensions I measured from a piece I extracted.

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Paul from SWISCO

May 20, 2019 9:24 am

Take a look and see if our 55-195 glazing bead would be a better match. Review our measurements carefully and see what you think.