[Zmagnette] Slightly OT-Carpet adhesive - now arrowhead rubber

[charles durning]

Allen,

Use masking tape.

Charlie Durning

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On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Allen Bachelder <bachldrs at comcast.net>wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> I got mine from Lou - probably a couple years ago. I've since heard it
> criticized as being too large.  ' Guess I'll find out when I get it on. I
> still need suggestions as to how to glue it on securely without smearing
> excess glue all over the door edges, etc.
>
> Cheers,
> Allen
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>  On May 20, 2014, at 12:58 PM, David Halliday wrote:
>
>  Just out of interest Allen, which arrowhead did you get?  I have just
> bought some from Todd Clarke.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> David
>
>
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>
> On 16 May 2014 21:15, Allen Bachelder <bachldrs at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Oh man - a first-year Exner Mopar!  ' Love those cars, and really thought
>> they screwed it up in '56 with the tacky add-on fins.  Then they made it
>> alright again in '57, and eventually I came to see the '56s in their
>> historical context and even like them almost as much as the '55s.  My
>> maiden aunt from Tucson bought a brand new '55 Dodge Coronet Lancer
>> tri-tone two-door hardtop and when she visited us in Minneapolis, she let
>> me take it as my exclusive transportation for the whole time.  Man, I'd
>> crank all the windows down (in those pre-A/C days) and for about ten days,
>> I'd really strut around in it and really BE somebody! Memory has it that it
>> was pretty fast too. You can see one the same colors at
>> http://www.boldride.com/ride/1955/dodge-coronet-lancer-hardtop.
>>
>> David, is your Plymouth like this one?  These were really timeless
>> designs.  I'd love to have one, although they hardly compare with our
>> Magnettes in the handling department.
>>
>> Oh... yeah... adhesive...  I'd like to hear the group opinion on this too
>> as I still have the arrowhead rubber trim to put on Geraldine's doors.  '
>> Seems to me this topic came up a few months ago and the consensus was that
>> there isn't any good stuff sold in the US anymore.  ' Would be interested
>> in hearing any updates on the topic.
>>
>> Allen
>>
>>  <1955-plymouth-belvedere-14399.jpeg>
>>
>>  On May 16, 2014, at 3:46 PM, David F. Darby wrote:
>>
>>   Not really OT, as it is generic, but I am fixing to install a new
>> carpet kit in my dear old 1955 Plymouth Savoy (another staid old
>> sedan/saloon).
>>
>> I’m wondering if any of you have a favoured carpet adhesive or protocol
>> you might suggest. I’ve just had very limited experience and I don’t want
>> to botch it up.
>>
>> I have a nice (although lightweight) loop carpet kit in two pieces (fore
>> and aft) with bound edges and an attached pressed felt-like backing. I’m
>> thinking I don’t want to weld it down and I’ll probably have to do a lot of
>> fussing to get it all into place. Any suggestions as to brand or type of
>> adhesive you’ve had good results with? Or does it need anything at all?
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>>
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