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PostPosted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:00 pm    Post subject: Gray running board material? Reply with quote

Does Wolfsburg West or any other company make gray running board material?
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've only seen gray on e-bay once for an NOS set and I missed the ending. I need gray for my '65.

As a test I prepped a set of Brazilaian (cheap) running boards that have the harder rubber or vinyl mat (the $20.00 boards) and lightly primed / painted them with a flex ajent in the paint and put them on a parts chaser of mine two years ago and they've held up well including through a Chicago winter. I'd assume you could simply use a Gray spray on interior / vinyl top dye with a lot less hassle. I did the sunroof cover of my '63 seven years ago and it too has held up fine.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I figure thats what I'll end up doing...
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Critter, if you want to go the dye route, check out the SEM product line.
http://www.sem.ws/
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