34 tack strip compound/ material?

[Huffy34]

Can anyone direct me to a material that they have used to help fill in missing sections of material in the metal tack strips I have for a coupe? My metal strips are very usable, but I need to replace some of the compound/ material that Henry used. I thought of using a silcone, but I don't know if that would be too flexible to hold the tacks. Looking for ideas that some else has come up with to solve this problem. Thanks for your help.

 

[Rustyspokes]

Huffy... On my 34, 4 dr the tack strip was pretty good for the most part , but to seal it up and fill where necessary I used the Hot Glue Gun, smoothed it off when hot, and even after you can trim it with a sharp knife, worked good for me .. JMHO.... Rusty..

Huffy... I used the "small glue gun" instead of the big one, also used it on the Headliner Bows to fill all the holes made by the tacks, it worked great..R...

 

[Ed Solari]

Bob Drake has several sizes of flexible tack strip material...it appears to be a PVC plastic material...it comes in rolls and I found it very flexible. I also have the "paper" version from LeBaren Bonny...it appears not to be very flexible.

 

[My 34 Ford]

Do you mean the tack strip for the fabric top or the tack strips inside the car for the headlining?

 

[Huffy34]

Thanks guys, don't know why I didn't think of the hot glue gun approach, perfect. Thanks again.

 

[Steve Staysko]

You should actually use Kwik Poly, its a combination filler, coating and bonding agent and it can be sanded, drilled, nailed shaped or molded. It is sold by Lebaron Bonney and it works fantastically in this application.

 

[john worden]

LeBaron-Bonney sells it. Use the right stuff. Less hastle.

 

[rotorwrench]

FoMoCo used hard rubber (as used for making hair combs and steering wheels) for tack strips in specific places in several different Model A bodies. It was probably used where wood wasn't practical to use but I'm not sure what the reason was. I don't know what was used in the later 30s cars for roof tack strips but the hard rubber may have been in some cars. The PVC strips are very close to the consistancy of the old hard rubber since that stuff hasn't been made for this purpose in many years. The pressed paper ones were used in quite a few different cars too. Convertibles of the 40s & 50s were still using hard rubber and press paper in some spots. Rubber was probably used in areas that might get wet since the paper doesn't take to water well.