Replacing Trim On Interior Rear Quarters

[andy72]

Looking for methods used to attach new Windlace and the Window Weatherstrips to my rear interior quarter panels.

Obviously re-stapling them isn't the easiest preferred method.

What's the way to go?

 

[Jeff73Mach1]

Staples will probably break the old plastic. The weather stripping just clamps on, the windlace will need some glue to hold it in position. It does not need a lot, just a thin bead on the inside of the windlace. Avoid any of the foaming polyurethane glues as they will make a mess.

 

[andy72]

Staples will probably break the old plastic.  The weather stripping just clamps on, the windlace will need some glue to hold it in position.  It does not need a lot, just a thin bead on the inside of the windlace. Avoid any of the foaming polyurethane glues as they will make a mess.

My weatherstripping is stapled on also.

Sounds like just glue is one method used.

 

[Jeff73Mach1]

Correct would be to use staples. Using staple on 40 year old sunbaked plastic is a dicey proposition. If you do so, use short staples andset the air stapler to where it will be at the lowest power level that will work. Use just enough staples and no more

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

I wish I had one of the staplers but never found one. Does anyone have one or know of one. If you pre heat the old plastic with heat just should do ok. I work the consoles back in shape using a heat gun.

I made my wind lace for my vert. Went to the upholstery material shop and when I told him I just needed like 4" of the white material the width of the bolt he just gave it to me. I got the cord to wrap it around for pennies and sprayed contact cement on the material and wrapped it up. I then put contact cement on the panel and the wind lace and stuck them together.

It looks ok but of course not the original hard stuff. Not trying to win a show just make it look better. The seats are the original Ford seats not covered. After trying all types of cleaners and magic erasers I ended up washing the seats with lacquer thinner and a tooth brush wiping with micro fiber towels, they look like new and are still soft.

 

[clevelandcoupe]

Guys,

I just completed this same project.  I bought the wind lace from CJ, it's a TMI product. 

I used a Porter Cable Upolistry stapler on both the wind lace and weatherstripping. 

Thanks, Jay

 

[andy72]

I'm don't see myself going down the stapler road. I don't need it that correct inside the quarter area where it can't be seen.

I'm still looking for the light to go off in my head though on the weatherstrip attach method though...

Andy

 

[rackerm]

I'm don't see myself going down the stapler road.  I don't need it that correct inside the quarter area where it can't be seen.  

I'm still looking for the light to go off in my head though on the weatherstrip attach method though...

Andy

I stapled mine with a bostitch plier type stapler. It worked great. Went thru the wind-lace and plastic panel with ease.

 

[andy72]

I'm don't see myself going down the stapler road.  I don't need it that correct inside the quarter area where it can't be seen.  

I'm still looking for the light to go off in my head though on the weatherstrip attach method though...

Andy

I stapled mine with a bostitch plier type stapler. It worked great. Went thru the wind-lace and plastic panel with ease.

Thanks for that.  I'll look into one.  Did you happen to do your weatherstripping on this panel also?  My strips are stapled on...

 

[rackerm]

I'm don't see myself going down the stapler road.  I don't need it that correct inside the quarter area where it can't be seen.  

I'm still looking for the light to go off in my head though on the weatherstrip attach method though...

Andy

I stapled mine with a bostitch plier type stapler. It worked great. Went thru the wind-lace and plastic panel with ease.

Thanks for that.  I'll look into one.  Did you happen to do your weatherstripping on this panel also?  My strips are stapled on...

I di not replace the weatherstrip on mine but it should have no problem putting the staples thru it. I think the difficulty will be clearing the fold (the "V") in the rubber strip with the stapler.