Hot Rods 1948 Ford inside front door felts

Does anybody have any tips or tricks for fastening the inside front door window "whiskers" on a 1948 Ford convertible? The originals were secured with staples from the factory as there is no room for the point of a screw the way the upper garnish molding fits over the upper inner door metal. The Drake kit has the staples included but I have no clue as to how to use them. Adhesive maybe the only option, but inasmuch as the window wipes against the whiskers, I fell it will only be a matter of time before its loosened up. Hoping for a mechanical fastening solution. I've included some pictures of the moldings, the whiskers, and the staples. The second picture shows the original staple holes

 

On my ‘46 I used the staples in the kit.

First I taped the felts to the garnish molding. Then using a scribe, I located the stock staple holes through the felt making a pathway for the new staples to go through.
After I wiggled the new staples in place, I used some side cutters on the backside to pull the staples deeper into the felt. Then I used a small ball peen hammer to fold over the staples flat.


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what he said make sure you pull them tight pretty well the way I have done it over the years.being a contortionist is a major helpthe bending is going to be the hard part

 

Thanks Jim and 54. I'll try that.

 

Thanks for the tips. Worked like a charm. Opened the original staple holes a bit with a pin drill. Inserted the staples backwards. Taped the bottom of the felts so I could see the marks for punching. Marked and punched them. Inserted the staples the right way. Removed tape. Finessed the fit. Held tight with a small vise grip. Bent the staples with a needle nose vise grip. Done!

 

good to see we could help and thanks for the update.

 

Yes, me too!!!
Good job!!!!


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I did that job on a friend's chopped '41 convert.
A good Snap-On small duckbill plier was ground off on the upper 'blade' of one side, allowing a tight 'fold' on the staple ends.

I grabbed the staple talon with the 'right end' of the 3/8" plier width, then tilted the plier 'left', pulling the staple talon tight with leverage; much like using a claw hammer. Then, turn direction and pull 'down', locking a very tight fit with just one tool.

 

Hey Mike, do you by chance have a picyure of those pliers you modified?