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Old 09-03-2022, 12:10 PM   #1
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Default sand blasting 31 roadster, took of tack rail

How the heck did ford get the wood in side that metal trim rail ? I have the wood trim to put back but not in that track.

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Old 09-03-2022, 01:30 PM   #2
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Default Re: sand blasting 31 roadster, took of tack rail

I’ve not seen factory photo of assembly.
My guess (based on experience was the front “lips”‘we’re folded after the tack material was placed inside the metal housing. The original was not wood but a twisted product similar to a tough jute or very tightly twisted paper.
I’ve used upholstery backer board cut in strips and glued in layers in the channel
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A modern plastic material is used to replace wood or compressed cardboard in a lot of tack strip applications. It's soft enough to hold a tack pretty well. Some tack strips are simple to convert but others can be a challenge.
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