im lookin to shave the gutters on my 53, i was just wondering if anyone has had trouble with leaking in the rain, im just not shure if a new seal would stop it from leaking thanx, DUB
53?,,hudson? ford, merc? your making this hard man oh well,, i would say No dont do it ok i went and looked,,its a 53 fleetwood..right? what did i win? oh...my answer still stands...dont do it...but thats just my opinion
ya its a fleetwood, even if i dont do my caddy i was just wondering because i do plan on doing it to sump'n in the future. as for your prize......... i have a realy mean cat that lives in my storage shed.. i guess you could have him if you want
lol....nahhhh i think he is doing his job..making sure you dont shave those gutters off your caddy.. I am only speaking from expriance of seeing it done on some cars, and it never looks right, but to each his own , you know? you are the only one it needs to satisfy...(thats what i told her too)
The leak was a problem with the window open slightly. Did mine on a '64 Dodge truck (Well, mother nature did most of it and I cut off what was left and finished the area) and when it rained you couldn't keep the side windows open because the water would run off the roof and into the truck. So, +2 for don't do it. Cliff Ramsdell
I really never could understand why a person would take drip rails off, it's just a ton more body work and it lets rain drip in on you! Just Me!!! I say no.
I am not sure of this but I think removing them is a more modern technique of customizing much like removing vent/wing windows. I myself like drip rails and wing windows as they are part of the style of the era we all love. My long-winded 2 cents, don't do it.
Removing the rain gutters/drip rails is a BIG mistake,,,We spent a few weeks replacing them on a 40 Ford when a friend learned the hard way why they are there in the first place. HRP
Not to mention that a 39/40 just LOOKS BETTER with drip rails. IMO.... I am in process of blocking my 39 now, it is kind of a pain in the *** sanding "down in the gutter", but cut em off? I don't think so... If anyone has any really effective and/or trick means of getting this done let me know... I have been folding the paper this way and that way, it is working but slowly.
I took them off of a 53 buick I had a while ago. I wouldn't do it again to another car. said and done, it didn't improve the flow at all, but the rain came straight inside.
Well, then it did "improve the flow". Anyway, I think they look bad with them removed. The upper door gaps just seem to stick out like sore thumbs when they're removed.
i removed mine, and regret doing it. i dont have any rain issues, but i'd love to put an original visor on it that mounts to the rails. i wouldnt do it again either.
I shaved my gutters on my 53 Chevy. I love how it looks but the rain comes in on my lap. Dry weather thing only.
All ford, get a wire wheel that will fit in that groove.Not the metal ones but harbor frieght sells one for 4 bucks that r either orange or black. Both work good. Dont really know what there made of but I did my rain gutters earlier today and they get in pretty deep. Fit into a drill to.
Thanks! Sorry I didn't get back to this sooner, I had forgotten about this thread and just spotted your answer to me. Stuff falls off the firs pages so fast here that I forget, beer doesn't help my memory... I will need to find a HF store here in Little Rock and give it a try.
I echo what the other say.Don't do it. As stated, they are there for a reason.You take them off and its gonna leak.Plus, it will look stupid with no gutters.
A PO shaved the gutters on my '56 Ply wagon. I had them put back on. First, the shaved gutters looked like ****, and second, I wanted them back on! Don't take them off, you will probably regret it, and selling it later will be a *****.
Here's a trick. Just remove the the outer vertical part of the gutter but leave the flat and then lead this into the roof panel. It will smooth out the roof but the rain will run off past the windows. Think about it. The Old Tinbasher
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