Rub rail restoration
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Printed Date: December-02-2024 at 2:03pm
Topic: Rub rail restoration
Posted By: DenDen
Subject: Rub rail restoration
Date Posted: October-04-2023 at 2:38pm
https://ibb.co/8Yfd3pd" rel="nofollow"> https://ibb.co/CmH4VnC" rel="nofollow">  I checked the forum for info on this and didn’t find any. I would like to know if anyone has any experience taking them off, wet, sand, and polish. And just put them back on. Seems pretty straightforward but as usual, I suspect it’s not. |
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Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: October-04-2023 at 7:27pm
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Some of those scratches are kinda deep and won't exactly sand out. They'll go with your stress cracks perfectly  Like peanut butter and jelly
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Posted By: MourningWood
Date Posted: October-04-2023 at 7:47pm
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Agree, Those do look a wee bit rough, but they do sand and polish (many steps) OR try Taco Marine. https://tacomarine.com/" rel="nofollow - https://tacomarine.com Chicken or beef ------------- 1964 Dunphy X-55 "One 'N Dun" 'I measured twice, cut three times, and it's still too short!" |
Posted By: DenDen
Date Posted: October-05-2023 at 3:51am
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So I am guessing that they are simply screwed on. No adhesive to contend with. Pretty simple. I checked out the Taco. Good info as usual. Thanks!! Bending new material could be a problem depending on witch style you choose. I let talk to text use “witch”as Halloween is right around the corner. |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: October-05-2023 at 9:38am
Many of us here have changed them, it's not hard and really transforms the look. If I remember correctly Steve Workman, 62wood here took some off, sanded and polished. The most difficult part of putting them on new is shipping- they are 12' long and require truck shipment which is very expensive. When I did mine I was able to get them at West Marine which avoided the truck shipment since they already have trucks going to their stores. Can't remember the details now but for some reason I needed one more piece and West had no more/could not get any more but was able to get a length from a member here who had extra on hand. You also don't try to line up the new trim to the old holes just drill new with these type of bits. Fill old holes with something like 5200 and after drilling your new holes don't forget to countersink them to prevent gelcoat cracking.  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: DenDen
Date Posted: October-05-2023 at 3:11pm
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This is good to know. I will probably try to make the old ones look better. If that is unsuccessful, I guess I can always get new |