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Offline 1979ta1978

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welting attachment
« on: April 06, 2011, 09:17:20 PM »
How should i go about attaching the welting to my 79s wheel flairs. Whatadhesive works the best? should i staple the ends like they did from the factory?What did you do? Any suggestions would be great.
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Offline 78w72

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Re: welting attachment
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2011, 11:13:37 PM »
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Re: welting attachment
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2011, 04:06:31 PM »
I attached mine after the flares were painted, the guy forgot to paint the welting. I would say just make sure you are putting it on right. It may seem obvious but the longer lip of the welting goes to the inside of the flare.
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Re: welting attachment
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2011, 05:00:36 PM »
i used testors model glue worked great ,put a bead in the crack of the welting pressed it on and taped it left it sit for an hour or so
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