highbeams
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thank you much, petehoovie!
woodgrained window-moulding screws?
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petehoovie
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petehoovie
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deuce_roadster
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Highbeams-incase there is confusion, my name is Mike aka deuce_roadster
Kube
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I have made certain the fellow that does my graining does not apply the topcoats beneath the screw heads. Also, I utilize a very small nylon washer beneath each screw and do not overtighten as has been well advised in a previous post.
RB
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As a temporary remedy I visited a local ACE hardware & opted for # 6 clear nylon flat washers as the s.s were in limited supply, they fit fine & I first screwed them into an unfinished moulding to shape the counter sink correctly, didn't mind the bit of clear washer edge showing as it's far from a high point car by any means, still on to this day.
rockfla
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Thank you David
Given the other and much bigger issue, i think the dreams of the ship you speak of has long since sailed!!! couple that with a recent tragedy outside the scope of V8 Fords and i highly doubt it will ever get shown. But your wise and sage advice is noted!!
Kube
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Dave, Have you ever had any graining crack? I realize you don't tighten the screws down but still...
In the very distant past, as careful as I thought I was being, I'd cracked some grain. I wanted to cry. I may have
After that I'd insisted the area just barely surrounding each hole be only the primer.
That, with tiny nylon washers has seemed to work for me.
The washers can't be seen once installed.
DavidG
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The highest risk of chipping isn't with wood-grained moldings coated in clear coat, but rather with moldings painted in lacquer as original such as those used in earlier standard closed body types. Extra care is required in how far one goes and even when pushing down on the molding to relieve the pressure of the screw on the molding, you can never reverse course and go back even a tenth of a turn without chipping the paint. (Which for those of us who like to line up the slots in the heads is sometimes a temptation.
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In other words, not a job to be done if you are in a hurry.
P.S. The extensive use of countersunk washers with the screws on the birch side panels for attaching the maple trim strips on station wagons has zero to do with minimizing chips in the varnish.
)In other words, not a job to be done if you are in a hurry.
P.S. The extensive use of countersunk washers with the screws on the birch side panels for attaching the maple trim strips on station wagons has zero to do with minimizing chips in the varnish.
Kube
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The highest risk of chipping isn't with wood-grained moldings coated in clear coat, but rather with moldings painted in lacquer as original such as those used in earlier standard closed body types. Extra care is required in how far one goes and even when pushing down on the molding to relieve the pressure of the screw on the molding, you can never reverse course and go back even a tenth of a turn without chipping the paint. (Which for those of us who like to line up the slots in the heads is sometimes a temptation.
In other words, not a job to be done if you are in a hurry.
P.S. The extensive use of countersunk washers with the screws on the birch side panels for attaching the maple trim strips on station wagons has zero to do with minimizing chips in the varnish.
I must admit, the times when I did chip the coating, it was when I was going for that factory "all the screws line up" appearance
