Method to protect glass in doors and windows from scratches, abrasion, and painting processes

A system for protecting at least one surface of a piece of glazing material from prior to manufacturing a glazed building article until the installation of said glazed building article in a building, comprising:

• a piece of glazing material having at least two planar surfaces;
• a covering of protective material removably covering at least most of at least one surface of said piece of glazing material;
• and
• a frame into which said protected surface of said piece of glazing material is mounted, said frame covering some portion of said covering of protective material such that a portion of said covering of protective material is left exposed within said frame and a portion of said covering of protective material is covered by said frame.

A system for protecting at least one surface of a piece of glazing material from prior to manufacturing glazed building article until the installation of said glazed building article in a building, comprising:

• a piece of glazing material having at least two planar surfaces;
• and
• a coating of protective material removably covering at least a portion of at least one surface of said piece of glazing material,
• said sheet of protective material being capable of being readily removed without leaving evidence of its attachment to said at least one planar surface of said piece of glazing material.

A method for protecting at least one surface of a piece of glazing material until the installation of the glazing material in a building, comprising the steps of:

• covering at least most of said at least one surface of said piece of glazing material with a protective material;
• installing said piece of glazing material in a building;
• and
• removing most of said protective material covering said glazing material after installing said piece of glazing material in a building.

A method for producing a building product having a frame and at least one piece of glazing material having two planar surfaces and a plurality of edge surfaces secured within said frame, comprising the steps of:

• covering at least most of at least one planar surface of said at least one piece of glazing material with a protective covering;
• assembling said at least one piece of protected glazing material in said frame, such that a portion of said protective covering is exposed within said frame and a portion of said protective covering remains between said frame and said at least one piece of glazing material;
• and
• cutting and removing the exposed protective covering on said at least one piece of glazing material such that the portion of said protective covering remaining between said frame and said at least one planar surface of said at least one piece of glazing material remains between said piece of glazing material and said frame.