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04-29-2005, 12:47 AM
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fender welt or not?
Never reassembled a stepside and was wondering what the preference was on fender welt. It didn't have any when I took it apart but thats not to say that it hadn't just rotted away. Need some of you stepside guys experience. I got some in the last order I got but not sure if I should use it. Whats the pros and cons.
Thanks Solver
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04-29-2005, 01:57 AM
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There is no welt (as in the little bead thing) that goes between the fender and the box. There is a material called GM Strip Caulk that does go between the flange and the box however. You can purchase it at you local body shop.
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04-29-2005, 06:10 AM
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It's actually "3M strip caulk" and that's what I have used and then just trim off the excess. I plan to assemble my 67 with strip caulk and then have the underside of the fenders sprayed black with something like Rhinoliner to give the protection of rock dings.
Mark
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04-29-2005, 07:35 AM
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I just recently learned the fender welt wasn't used on these from hanging out here. Seeing it in Chevy duty catalog, I figured that's what it had originally so I used it.
It looks good when installed but I think I will switch to the strip caulking for better sealing. The fender welt doesn't do a very good job of sealing that area IMO.
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04-29-2005, 09:34 AM
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I used the 3M seam sealer on my step
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04-29-2005, 11:26 AM
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The fender welt is a waste of time and money and looked like crap when installed IMO.
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04-29-2005, 01:06 PM
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I don't know how much the strip caulk seals...seems like it should if applied properly but it does keep down the noise from vibration that some have complained about.
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04-29-2005, 10:09 PM
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That's what I needed to know----- thanks
will pick up the 3m tomorrow
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