fender panel padding
 

So I put the front clip back together on my 47 coupe, and I noticed that the panels behind the grill had some kind of staples going through them where it mated up against the fender for what i assume is some kind of padding. Is this the same stuff as the fender welting, and how does it attach?

Re: fender panel padding
 

My '41 had welting stapled from the factory. assume it is the same on a '47. I glued mine in place before ass"y

Re: fender panel padding
 

I had felt strips on some and rubber kinda stuff on other pieces. I would think some sorta closed cell foam would be a good substitute.

Re: fender panel padding
 

is something that needs to be glued into place, or fastened?

Re: fender panel padding
 

Last car; I fashioned staples out stainless safety wire to hold the rubber strips using the original holes. Contact cement would probably work, too.