Welting material

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Hi all,

Could any of you please lead me to welting material. The car is going to be painted and the body guys needs a few miles of welting material. In the parts section there is something called webbing that is offered. Is that the same thing?

Any help? Thanks, Rick

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There is a “webbing”, or heavy woven material, that goes between the body sills and the frame, and of course there may be some shims that help align the body so the doors fit correctly (for an open car such as yours).

Then there’s welting, which goes between the rear fenders and the body, and between the front fenders and the front of the splash aprons. This is merely vinyl material sewn around a round core. The comment that puzzles me is “needs a few miles”, as there is actually not that much welting needed.

The running boards, where they meet fenders and splash aprons, normally have trim pieces at the mating points, not welting.

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Richard,you can buy welting from any ford model a or model t suppler, Macks,snyders,etc. Ed

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Thanks guys! I will show the body guy your comments. 😎

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Restoration Supply in Escondido also carries welting.

It is on page 51 of their catalog.

Their number is 800.306.7008

They are in the parts and services directory.

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Good progress, Richard!

I would make one comment, it appears from some of the other items in the pictures that this is a “regular” body and paint shop, that is, one that doesn’t exclusively do early cars.

I had a friend who ran such a shop, mainly did insurance work on newer cars. He painted some fenders for me, and I didn’t explain to him that parts of the UNDERSIDE of the fenders were very visible. As a result, the outside of the parts were great, but there were some rough spots underneath that were visible and not very good looking in the finished product.

Just make sure your guy understands, under the hood, the outer sides of the sidemount wells, and so forth, all need to be nice too…

Can’t wait to see the finished product!

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