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The chrome strip running down the center of the hood
on a 15th series 120. Having pryed it off very carefully
( it's not bent or distorted ) and replating & painting
hood.

Any suggestions on replacing it ? I don't want to sand down the area it clamps over. I've tried various clamping and pads , wooden blocks, etc to get it to snap/ clamp back over the painted area it fastens too. I don't think it was slid on . I suppose the factory had a special piece of tooling that fit over & applied equal pressure to avoid bending it.
Does anyone have experience reinstalling this piece, any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Packard 385

I think that Max Merritt may be able to help. Is this the item you're talking about?

http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~partsort

High Strength body adhesive, should be good for another 75 years, but sorrow for the next guy who wants to remove it...Maybe by then someone will have developed a solvent for the dried adhesive. Hope so...

All sarcasm aside, it is nearly impossible to re-install the trim strip as originally installed.

Thanks for the information.
I found using vise grips, ( the wide flat jaw type, and a flexible plastic piece between the moulding and jaws ) I was able to reinstall it ) additionally the hood is separated at center & off vehicle. Need to work slowly ! !
Thanks,
Packard 385