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Carpet trim
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:56 am
by 66patrick
Who was reproducing the carpet trim that goes along the edge of the floor, along the step contour? I'm looking at sound-deadening and carpeting the floor and kick panels of the '68. I'd like to get the repops, or a nice set of originals, if anyone is looking to sell a set?
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:48 pm
by hmaynord
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:22 am
by 66patrick
Yup, thanks!
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:50 am
by Red383
I just got my Exline trim. Test fit them, spot on. Now I need to paint it.
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:26 am
by PwrWgnDrvr
You're painting the trim? Isn't it stainless?
Paint on the trim will be destroyed by your feet in no time!
It was never painted from the factory.
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 5:26 am
by Txas2step
PwrWgnDrvr wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:26 am
You're painting the trim? Isn't it stainless?
Paint on the trim will be destroyed by your feet in no time!
It was never painted from the factory.
Terry, Kenny ( Exline) makes them in stainless and bare metal. Unfortunately, he is not making them at this time. I've been bugging him for 6 months.
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 7:54 am
by Wildergarten
Red383 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:50 am
I just got my Exline trim.
Pretty sexy! Mine will have boot marks in the paint instead of course :-), nevertheless I do appreciate the touch of craft.
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 8:32 am
by marklein
If you have access to a tig , have someone bend a piece of stainless for you, then cut and make the bend and weld it back together. I have pieces bent up, just haven't cut and welded them yet.
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 6:18 am
by Red383
mine are mild steel. I figured painted would look better than rusted steel. Plus the shiney stainless parts would look out of place on my truck.
I was going to make my own, but I don't have the shrink/stretch tool to make the curve in the front.
Aaron
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 8:03 am
by Wildergarten
Red383 wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 6:18 am
I was going to make my own, but I don't have the shrink/stretch tool to make the curve in the front.
I think Mark is talking about putting a bajillion slits almost all the way through the angle, forming it, and welding it back up. The trick is shrinkage, in that the curve will tighten as it is welded. If you clamp the in and out straight sections such that they're parallel, you'll probably be OK.
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 7:45 pm
by sledgehammer
I’m thinking bout ordering some and was thinking of having them powder coated. Would prefer stainless but if not available then these.
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 12:59 pm
by marklein
My plan is to cut it, bend it to what ever shape it needs, then add filler metal to the open areas. I like working with stainless, until it comes time to polish it, then it sucks. From that pic of the new one, I don't remember the factory one having that much radius on the front side. At least the ones I have don't have that much radius.
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 1:12 pm
by Wildergarten
marklein wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 12:59 pm
I like working with stainless, until it comes time to polish it, then it sucks.
Your belt sander is your friend.
Re: Carpet trim
Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 2:20 pm
by Red383
That is correct, the factory trim did not wrap around at the front.
Aaron