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Obligatory Orange T-Molding
DrewKaree:
STOP RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE!
I figured from your original question you just didn't know how to put this stuff on!
You can use adhesives to do this (NoOne NBA enjoys the fumes, I think! or the Tim Taylor fixit methods ;D).
If you do NOT want to use adhesives, what I am about to tell you will actualy strengthen the edges of your cab as well as eliminate the adhesive need. You MUST re-route a slot, though.
Find wood putty (water-soluble is easiest to work with) that is sandable/stainable and take a putty knife to fill in the slot. (This will take time and effort. Is it worth your time and effort for the benefits I listed above?) Re-route the t-slot and hammer the molding in.
I have some pre-conceived notions......don't know how involved you want to get, but you're restoring, so...
Bitnerd:
Thanx for the tips drew. I am not sure I am ready to route just yet. Not sure I know how to keep it straight and all. If you could direct me to a faq or page that gives details on how to do this successfully I wouldn't mind checking it out. I may have to go with adhesives this time around until i can find an old cabinet I can practive routing on.
Bitnerd
NoOne=NBA=:
I hate routing the T-molding slots, so I only use the "putty/rerout" method when ABSOLUTELY necessary.
(Read--I messed up another slot, and can't fix it any other way).
Another method I have had luck with is to put a piece of double sided tape over the spline in the trouble spots before hammering it into place.
The adhesive gives it just a little extra grab, and the backing part of the tape makes the spline just a hair wider.
I don't think I'd try that method on an inside curve, but for a Pac cab I think it would probably work as well as adhesive.
Stingray:
NoOne=NBA= has a better idea IMO. The putty/ re-routing idea sounds too much like work to me, and I'm generally pretty opposed to work. ;)
-S
General Zod:
When applying t-mold to older cabs, I usually need to use the good ol' hot glue gun. You'll find it's easy to use, and will save the aggrivation of putty and routing.