body panel beading?

chris7 Seriously Crusin Dubber

122 posts · joined Sep 2010 · 4 Oct 2010, 8:31 pm

#805749

probably a stupid question... but never done this before..iam gonna get my type3 resprayed...when replacing the beading for body panels..what shall i use? do i try and get original type3 beading or can i get away with using another beading?

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 4 Oct 2010, 8:35 pm

#805752

yes you can still get nos or good 2nd hand beading. samba has some I recall. Also ISP west sell kits made from various other vw models with require some modification to the beads but instruction are provided.
Pretty sure isp also sell 2nd ones in good nik.

I would reuse yours if they are still good.

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

chris7 Seriously Crusin Dubber

122 posts · joined Sep 2010 · 4 Oct 2010, 8:47 pm

#805756

Thanks mate body panel ones dont look to bad...but the below the decklid on the rear are shot also the front ones!...also a big thanks for the friendly advice its been 15 yrs since i last owned an aircooled..and i never had the chance to it restore and do what i wanted to it in the past..this time will be different!!

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 4 Oct 2010, 9:10 pm

#805762

Dont reuse the old stuff, nothing spoils a new paint job like cruddy old beading, and also dont paint over, that looks just as bad.

VW parts suppliers can sell kits or you can go to places like clark rubber buy how ever many meters and use your old ones as templates

zocstar Officially Full-On Dubber

279 posts · joined May 2010 · 4 Oct 2010, 9:42 pm

#805774

I got mine from vintage, a bit of a pain to fit but it looks good.

'69 Squareback

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 5 Oct 2010, 7:19 am

#805815

Joel wrote:Dont reuse the old stuff, nothing spoils a new paint job like cruddy old beading, and also dont paint over, that looks just as bad.

VW parts suppliers can sell kits or you can go to places like clark rubber buy how ever many meters and use your old ones as templates

depends on the condition.mine for example are perfect condition, supple and very malleable. Looks about the same as nos ones. One of my other type 3s I had few years ago also had perfect ones. Guess it depends on how long the car has been out in the sun.

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

1500S Custom Title Time!

1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 5 Oct 2010, 8:38 am

#805823

As advised, don't paint over it on the car but if you can get NOS in any colour, acrylic doesn't stick too bad. I did this some 9 years back. A good clean with thinners, spray the colour of car and put in place within a day or so. Everything is still flexible so no cracking of paint.

The Clarke Rubber isn't a good cross section for Type 3s (T-section needed) and in many cases the leg which fits between the panels isn't long enough as well as having no grippers on it. It tends to work out of the joint and looks crapp.

DH