[jclark003]

Most Tiara opens of that vintage have a windshield frame that as mentioned should never be removed, and caps which are the painted outside facing trim pieces screwed into the frame. The caps can be removed but must be done carefully as Tiara no longer provides spare parts. I removed and painted the caps from my 43 Open (same year). They came off with no problems other than two screws that needed a little heat to help them along . The real challenge was the cleanup and prep work. Lots of sealant, butyl tape, seals, etc that took a while to clean out. Otherwise it wasn't a terrible job but did take quite a while.

masking and painting will probably take less time and will be cheaper. taking the caps off provides the opportunity to reseal everything. Not sure which path I would take if I were doing it all over again.

Tiara has a service bulletin available that provides detailed instructions, part numbers for the seals, hints to make the job a little easier and paint codes. Probably worth dropping them a note and reviewing it before starting anything. M2C