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Vic Piano · 11-15-2012, 11:13 AM

Ed, I did something similar with the plastic (using it in place of the original metal "C" channel that had rotted away on most of the bottom side) on our '39 LZ Convertible Club Coupe. I used the original rivet holes in the body "lip" and applied heat with a heat gun to bend the plastic to the body contour. I drove the car over to the upholstery shop, that has installed several convertible tops for me, and they said that the “plastic” would make an excellent anchor for the top installation. I wish I could have found metal “C” channel to use…

11-15-2012, 11:13 AM	#3
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: Tack strip clarification Ed, I did something similar with the plastic (using it in place of the original metal "C" channel that had rotted away on most of the bottom side) on our '39 LZ Convertible Club Coupe. I used the original rivet holes in the body "lip" and applied heat with a heat gun to bend the plastic to the body contour. I drove the car over to the upholstery shop, that has installed several convertible tops for me, and they said that the “plastic” would make an excellent anchor for the top installation. I wish I could have found metal “C” channel to use… __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.