After getting all the dents out and sanding and buffing my 31 cowl band I somehow put a small dent poking out right on the top side. When I tried to push that dent in and sand it I noticed it was actually too thin and has a small hole or tear. What to do now? Can it be repaired or does anyone have a nice original for sale?
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I've never tried to weld stainless, but there are welders who can fix it. -
I think i have a restored original but there is a slight blemish from a repair. These are very hard to fix and make perfect because of the round curvature and thin thicknessComment
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Ugly and not good.
A real good welder might be able to do something with it. It takes a TIG and a thin stainless rod. I attempted a hole fix on a 'test' radiator shell and did not do so well. I have not revisited after I found my welding problems were related to my over 50 eyes not seeing so well up close. Bought some cheaters and have them in my hood. Have not gotten back to that.
My thought is find a junk one and replicate the problem for practice (shame you are not close I have some I could give you). Then try yours. Worse that can happen is you have to throw it away and get another.
A final comment. Steel is steel, it shrinks when you weld it. You will have to do hammer on dolly work to level the fix by stretching the metal.Comment
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Best let a good experienced welder to the task. Stainless can be touchy, needs to be very clean, no contamination whatsoever. I decided to try stainless this past week with my TIG. It's not hard to catch on, just need to know your heat range and every piece and size will be different. I welded some .028" stainless wire mesh to the inside of a 2" diameter 1/16" stainless tube. Later this week I'm going to tackle .025" screen to same size tube. I've seen some YouTube video of a guy welding razor blades together, so I think it can be done. Like Kevin said experiment and practice on another piece.Comment
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I put my original 31 cowlband installed just finger tight today. When I hold the cowl lamp arms against the cowl band there is a gap between tahe arm and the body. Do the lamp arms get tightened enough to close that gap. I had two cowl lamp arms break when shipped from the plater so I am not wanting to force these....You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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can't seem to find a Vendor that stocks or supplies reproduction cowl band for 29 Murray
Fordor, car is a driver but my band is a little worst for wear and tear. $700 to $1000 to have mine restored is a little steep for me right now. any suggestions?01-30-2018, 03:41 PM -
Over on the 'other' board someone had posted asking what to do for buffing some stainless. I answered there because I just try to help people, but I thought I would share my response here. I have had some recent not so nice responses over at the other place so I have cut back on my comments significantly.
In the picture the guy posted you could see lots of tiny dents and all sorts of...03-28-2018, 08:35 AM -
I have installed a new cowl gasket which seems thicker than the original cracked up one I removed. That one seemed it was put in dry so I did the same...rain on floorboard so installed with sealant. Hit it with a light shower of hose and same leak...any suggestions?09-29-2019, 04:58 PM -
I've searched through the fine point photos but haven't found a closeup at the bottom of the '28-'29 cowl welt. Where does it stop and is it just cut straight off or tucked in somehow?06-18-2020, 03:32 PM -
Just recently someone was looking for a good cowl, and this looks like a good buy if it's what they need.
The cowl band alone is pretty expensive.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Model-A-Cab...BaZqOp&vxp=mtr01-23-2018, 08:52 PM -
This is a newbie question. How do I take the lens off the cowl lights on my 1930 Town Sedan? I want to clean and polish the reflector. Should I take the whole light, bracket off of the car to do this? There must be an easy way/trick to remove the lens but I don't want to use force the wrong way and break something. Do I remove the screw in the back?04-04-2020, 08:43 AM -
I am in need of two photos of the cowl band. Both photos a the lower end for comparison.
1. The early 1930 cowl band;
2. The later 1930-1931 cowl band.
Please send them to [email protected]
Thanks.
Pluck03-15-2018, 07:26 AM -
Hi all:
I am looking for a dimension from the top of my 28 Phaeton windshield stanchion tips from front to rear. I know side to side dim is 44" C to C, but I have a 7/16" difference in distance from the two stanchion tips to a centerpoint at the rear body tack rail. Is this enough to be concerned about when installing a new Lebaron Bonney top? If centerpoint at rear of body is not...02-24-2019, 02:07 PM -
I am having trouble finding a thread regarding buffing out a stainless steel headlight bucket. I am down to having only extremely fine "hair-lines" left. What's next? Thanks!08-25-2018, 07:49 AM
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