<VV> Turbo Odyssey Part 15 -- Staples and Trim

[Bill Hubbell]

Silly Lawyer.  Why didn't you just go to a local Car Upholstery/Top shop and 
buy the modern tack strips in the appropriate size and glue or pop-rivet 
them in.  Once the top is installed nobody will know the difference and the 
newer stuff works better anyway.  That is what I did when I re-did my top 
frames.

Bill Hubbell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norman C. Witte" <ncwitte at wittelaw.com>

In order to prep the top for powdercoating, I removed all of the nailstrips
from the frame. These cardboard-like strips are what the top is stapled to
when it is installed. Replacing these is a laborious process. I purchased
some cardboard from Clarks that the recommend for the task, along with a jar
of glue. The cardboard must be cut into strips -- I am using a band saw for
this -- and glued into place. It takes several layers of cardboard to build
the strips up to the appropriate thickness. The main limiting factor is the
number of clamps I have on hand:

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