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

[Bill Hubbell]

Neither did I, until after I ordered that cardboard from Clark's and said to 
myself, "There must be a better way", and called a few places.

I find it strange that after all these years, convertible top installation 
is still done more or less the same way -- you'd think they could build them 
with pockets that slip into rods that attach to the frame or something, 
instead of putting tacks or staples through the material.

BTW, I was just funnin' with ya, Norm.  Also letting everybody else know 
they don't need to go to all that trouble if they don't want to.

Bill


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norman C. Witte" <ncwitte at wittelaw.com>
To: "'Bill Hubbell'" <whubbell at umich.edu>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 2:13 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> Turbo Odyssey Part 15 -- Staples and Trim


> How about, because I didn't know such things were sold, Silly Doctor?
>
> Too late to veer off now....
>
> Norm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bill Hubbell
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 11:54 AM
> To: Norman C. Witte; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Turbo Odyssey Part 15 -- Staples and Trim
>
> 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:
>
> http://www.wittelaw.com/personal/turbo/IMG_6937.JPG
>
>
>
>
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