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Originally Posted by rotorwrench
A kind of twine fiber like rope was commonly used back in the coach days but I don't know what was used on the model A. I've read that some folks found a thin rubber type tube in their cars when restoring them. It would have been soft to compression when new but got hard with age like most vulcanized rubber stuff does over time. The clear vinyl tubing is stiffer than the sponge rubber. The whole idea of wind lace was to conform to the edges around the door to keep the draft out. Something soft like rolled cotton would work for a windlace so that it could compress a bit and still rebound to a round shape. Tube would make sense where a person wants the fabric to be tucked inside the tube at the ends so it will look presentable.
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What about latex rubber tubing? It's much softer/flexible than vinyl.
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