jp1gt Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 any tricks to get rock hard rubber off of sheet metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Air hammer and a chisel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Heat gun on one side puddy knife on the other. swear word as needed. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viv w Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Heat the rubber with a blow torch or oxy acetylene torch and scrape it off with a putty knife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1gt Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 I put a torch on the metal side and the rubber came loose. Put it in the BBQ and it all fell off. the next problem is getting replacement rubber. Someone must have researched this, I hate to re-invent the wheel---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 depends on the vehicle - time to get specific 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a griffin Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 There are several companies that offer vulcanizing services for running boards. What vehicle are you working on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Boehm Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 These companies will reproduce the factory original rubber on your car. The problem here is that they need the original to reproduce. www.runningboardrubber.com www.runningboardrubbermats.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1gt Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) 1929 Cad 341B Phaeton. I would assume they are all the same for all fisher bodies. I have samples of the tool box cover but not the running board. Edited June 30, 2022 by jp1gt (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Highly recommend Kris Arneson, doing running board rubber at the website provided. Expensive but results are fabulous… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cron1984 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Has anyone had experience with the replacement mats from Steele or Metro Moulded Parts? I’m considering this but the only replacement for my olds is from MMP and there aren’t many reviews out there for their quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldtech Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) I have always used Metro and been quite happy with the products. Edited June 30, 2022 by Oldtech (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 I have an old Steele set not yet installed. They look to be made of EPDM, which is fine but the formula has some tendency to bloom. They are multi-piece so there are seams between the molded and extruded parts. I have seen good results with polyurethane spray-up followed by sanding, but was told the sanding was long and difficult. Of course this method only works if the rubber cross-section is uniform (any pattern is in the metal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1gt Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 www.runningboardrubber.com www.runningboardrubbermats.com I emailed both but no contact back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stude Light Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 I had Kris Arneson do the running boards on my 1939 LaSalle. Before: I built a box and shipped the two running boards to BC Canada He shipped them back in the box I made Super high quality job and holding up excellent. The originals were overmolded on to the steel step board and the mold formed the pattern. To create molds for each manufacturer and model design would be cost prohibitive and a storage nightmare so Kris recreates the original design by using a layered technique he developed. Each layer is formed and bonded to build the deign, then a final over coating is applied. You can't tell they are not just formed in a mold. It isn't cheap as it takes a number of man-hours to build these (fairly charged) but If you are looking for accurate recreations, he does an excellent job. Scott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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