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| | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 44 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 44 | I just got in a bunch of parts for the 54 Chevy panel. One of the items was a roll fender welt. The material appears to be a form of vinyl cover cloth. There's some form of tubing that the cloth is wrapped around for the outside edge.
My question is: Should this be a cloth type material? Seems kinda cheesy.
I don’t think I like it. I had expected it to be a rubber material. I’m thinking about sending it back and coating the edges with bed liner to make sure there’s no rubbing.
Thought? Experiences?
1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck 2004 GMC Yukon 2002 Chevy 1500 4X4 "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it." Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 4, September 11, 1777
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 275 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 275 | Used it on my '56. Followed how-to I found on the web http://www.classictruckshop.com/welting.asp The key was the Craftsman Handi-Cut snips to cut out little pie-shaped pieces at the curves and the 3M #90 high strength adhesive used for gluing the material to the inside of the fenders before mounting. The guys in the Midplains F-100 club that I belong to (I'm the only member with a Chevy truck) used a high-quality clear exterior sealer to seal the space between the fenders and the box--no welting at all. I personally like the look of the fender welt. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 44 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 44 | Has what you've seen been a "coated" cloth material?
1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck 2004 GMC Yukon 2002 Chevy 1500 4X4 "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it." Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 4, September 11, 1777
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 44 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 44 | Reading the article..appears so.
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1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck 2004 GMC Yukon 2002 Chevy 1500 4X4 "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it." Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 4, September 11, 1777
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