Re: Eric's 1948 Deluxe Eight Club Sedan

Posted by Jay Faubion On 2009/7/9 19:31:15

Eric,

You and I have similar cars. I was thinking about the tape you mentioned, and thought I'd pass along what seems to be working well for me.

There is some sort of epoxy-treated electrical style tape available now. When you stretch it it activates in some way, and then does a great job of sticking to itself. Unlike the (even the best seems to do this) gummy backed electrical type which eventually relaxes and starts to unwind itself, this stuff does not.

In those hard to reach areas I like to use "Liquid Tape." I just use my fingers to pull off the deteriorated cloth insulation, and then do two or three coats of the liquid tape. This has worked very well, but it does take more than one coat.

Probably nothing new here, but I thought it bore mentioning.

Jay