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Tinbasher · 10-14-2018, 11:08 AM

The key is to fit the welting before you install it. Make sure you cut the notches around the bolts so you have good clearance. If your building a points car look in the Juding standards how the welting was shaped. If you have a area that is difficult to pull tight (Like the corner of the front fender to the apron) you can cut strips of material about 1 1/2" wide and a 12" long and staple then to the end of the welt or stitch it on. Then you can use these strip to pull the welt down into place. (This also works on the Gast Tank) When your finished and everything is bolted up you can cut off the pull strips with a razor blade and no one will see it. A trick that works for me.

10-14-2018, 11:08 AM	#10
Tinbasher Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Innisfil, Ontario Canada Posts: 1,174	Re: Fender welting The key is to fit the welting before you install it. Make sure you cut the notches around the bolts so you have good clearance. If your building a points car look in the Juding standards how the welting was shaped. If you have a area that is difficult to pull tight (Like the corner of the front fender to the apron) you can cut strips of material about 1 1/2" wide and a 12" long and staple then to the end of the welt or stitch it on. Then you can use these strip to pull the welt down into place. (This also works on the Gast Tank) When your finished and everything is bolted up you can cut off the pull strips with a razor blade and no one will see it. A trick that works for me.