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Refurbishing Running Boards
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shogun1940 |
11-28-2017 @ 9:07 PM
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I bought my covers from drake, and stretched them over the boards with clamps and made some reference marks so when i glued them i new they would come out as close as i could get them.
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shogun1940 |
11-28-2017 @ 9:07 PM
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I bought my covers from drake, and stretched them over the boards with clamps and made some reference marks so when i glued them i new they would come out as close as i could get them.
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jehn |
11-23-2017 @ 5:54 AM
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Shogun1940, I am in that process. I have stripped my boards and I am going to glue the rubber covers from Vintique. But I am a little bit confused as the rubber covers seems to be a little bit short. Is there any thrick about that? Is it may be to warm the rubber up?
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shogun1940 |
05-02-2016 @ 3:08 PM
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Well I did my boards over ten years ago, stripped them, sandblasted them and painted them with red rust oleum . Then I glued them withe the glue from drakes. They still look good but are probably not perfect for concours,, but I drive it every where.
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adolfainsley8 |
04-27-2016 @ 10:18 PM
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His process likely includes vacuum bagging and autoclave curing, which would be great but for the imperfections in the boards showing through?? === http://www.solitairecardgame.info/ ===
This message was edited by adolfainsley8 on 5-30-16 @ 2:07 AM
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supereal |
05-18-2010 @ 7:20 AM
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While having an expert recondition your running boards can be pricey, anyone who has struggled with the process, only to be disappointed with the results, should be glad to send them out.
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ford38v8 |
05-17-2010 @ 8:45 PM
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Tom, just a miscommunication. I meant that his covers were pre-cured before adhering to the boards, as you also confirm. His process likely includes vacuum bagging and autoclave curing, which would be great but for the imperfections in the boards showing through.
Alan
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TomO |
05-17-2010 @ 8:11 AM
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Alan, the reason the bump shows through is Drake uses his rubber covers to cover the boards. He does use vulcanized rubber and bonds it to the boards with a high temperature adhesive, so they will not start to come off and bubble like the ones done at home. "Vulcanization or vulcanisation is a chemical process for converting rubber or related polymers into more durable materials via the addition of sulfur or other equivalent "curatives"." definition from Wikpedia Hunley Aucliff uses urethane rubber to mold his covers to the running board. By molding the cover to the board, small imperfections do not show through. The covers will be thinner in high spots and thicker in low spots.
Tom
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ford38v8 |
05-16-2010 @ 5:24 PM
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Tom, The recesses you mention on your boards reminds me of the similar problem with the finished boards supplied by Drake: The brace weld on the underside shows a bump on the rubber, one evidence that his boards are not vulcanized. I hate to put down one of our best suppliers, but I call them as I see them.
Alan
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TomO |
05-16-2010 @ 4:32 PM
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Rich, I would not use a wire wheel to remove the rubber. Heat the boards and scr*pe off the rubber, then have the residue removed by media blasting. I had my boards redone by Hunley Aucliff and can recommend his process. He quoted me 3 prices, one where he removes the rubber, sandblast the boards and recovers them, another where you remove the rubber and the third where you send him the boards sandblasted. I had to straighten one of the boards, so I removed the rubber and let him finish the job. His price for removing the rubber is well worth it. Unless you have a way to heat the whole board, it will take quite a bit if time to clean all of the rubber off. I spent one day on each board using a paint remover heat gun to heat the boards. I spent more time cleaning up the mess. My boards had recesses on the top that would have had to be filled before I could use standard repop covers. Hunley's process fills them with the cover material.
Tom
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