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MG TD TF 1500 - new use for old tool

Board seems a bit quite lately. Just thought I'ld give a suggestion to some future archive reader searching for help on "installing running board rubber strips". I bought this screen door installation tool 30 years ago and never used it - until last month. And, yes, the strips are too long. The razor was used to trim to length after installation. Then cut marks sanded smooth.

efh Haskell

Great Idea!
Jim Merz

Brilliant mate !

I will pop out to the garage and hunt up the one I bought around the same time.

Cheers then; respectfully:
Jack Emdall, TD3191, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
kernow

I'll bet that letting them sit in HOT water will make them a bit easier to work with,,,

SPW
STEVE WINCZE

Steve, they were actually pretty easy to work with. I started with a big old screwdriver to push one side in but it leaves some markings behind which could become rips in the future. The roller leaves nothing! I also applied tape first to protect the paint (not shown in picture).
efh Haskell

On the topic. What is the correct way to finish the ends of the rubber? The ones in Ed;s appear to be molded. The ones on my car came cut square. I trimmed them to a point so the fit into the aluminum but is that correct?
Bruce Cunha

Bruce, they come from Moss molded to a point but they also come with a little instruction on the body rubber kit packing slip that tells you they must be trimmed to length to a point once again! So why did they bother in the first place? Who knows?
efh Haskell

This thread was discussed between 13/08/2011 and 16/08/2011

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