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How is the welting held in position? My painter said that he had a problem in the past with glue not holding. My rear fenders do not pull up tight enough to hold it.
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The fender bolts have to hold the fender tightly to the body. There should not be too wide a gap between rear fenders and body. The welting is intended to both fill any small gaps as well as repel water and dirt from getting between fender and body. I guess you could fabricate a metal or plastic piece to attach the welting to and then sandwich the assembly between the body and fender if the gap is too wide. Or add additional material to the welting so it is held tightly between the fender and body where the bolts are.
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Thanks chipper, the gap on the driver side rear fender is close to 3/16" at the top. Maybe someone sat on it and rolled it down. The bolt holes do not have enough adjustment to pull it up tighter. The welting does cover the gap, however, it will not be held tight. I will try to get a little more adjustment to move it up. I'm afraid to try to bend it up higher as that would probably distort the fender.
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To build onto Chipper's thoughts, how about inserting a strip of rubber (cut from an old inner tube) under the welting lip and then tighten the bolts?
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I have had success using double back foam tape that is sold for chrome trim installation. It comes in different thicknesses. Sold at body and paint suppliers.
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Good idea the painter thinks he will be able to improve the fit. Maybe the double sided tape would help keep it in place.
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I usually use a small electric soldering iron to melt a hole in the fender welting exactly where the mounting bolt goes through. That way it cant move as it may if you cut slots in it.
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The fender bolts have to hold the fender tightly to the body. There should not be too wide a gap between rear fenders and body. The welting is intended to both fill any small gaps as well as repel water and dirt from getting between fender and body. I guess you could fabricate a metal or plastic piece to attach the welting to and then sandwich the assembly between the body and fender if the gap is too wide. Or add additional material to the welting so it is held tightly between the fender and body where the bolts are. In the wells on my sedan there are still the tacks that were nailed through the sheet steel to hold the welt in place until the fenders were bolted up tight. I haven't pulled them out yet but soon.
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The painter suggested tacks, however there are no panels in the trunk on the coupe so they would show.
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