Body / Glass: Daytona trunk lid moulding needed

[SuperHawk]

My '64 Daytona sedan just got into a fight with the garage door, and lost. The center (wider) horizontal stainless steel trim on the back of the trunk lid was damaged. I cannot find anyone around these parts to ding it out, so I wonder if anyone out there might have one of these mouldings they would part with. Stude P/N 1360965. S.I. is out of them.

Anyone know of someone who could straighten a bent one? Please recommend only someone you know to be honest.

Thanks,
Larry

[bill matwijec]

On ebay type in studebaker daytona there is a set of rear moldings. I don't know if they are what you need or a good price. I just noticed them today. I have no connection with them .Maybe they are what you need.

[RadioRoy]

If you can find a low melting point alloy, trade mark is Cerrobend, you can use a good section of the molding to make a female mold. Then you can tap the dent out with a mallet and a wooden stick.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=cerrobend&tag=googhydr-20&index=industrial&hvadid=76185930187&hvpos=1t2&hvexid=&hvnetw=s&hvrand=2378178045239553222&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_7xah44jina_e

Take the trim off the car. You can cover a good part with aluminum foil, melt the Cerrobend in an old pot on the stove, pour it into the aluminum foil and let it cool. Then you have a perfect contour of the good section. Putting that mold over the bad section, work the trim from the inside. The Cerrobend is hard enough to keep the wooden stick from over driving and putting pimples in the trim.

[thunderations]

Checked my 64 parts car and that part is gone. Got the top molding and all the letters.
Try this company. Russell's Custom Polishing, Mesa, AZ. (480) 632-7072
He not cheap, but he's not outrageously high either. I've used him for some 57 Thunderbird stainless repair and polishing and it was done to perfection. Only problem will be the rest of the trim on the car will look bad next to the repaired one.

[Mikado282]

If you can find a low melting point alloy, trade mark is Cerrobend, you can use a good section of the molding to make a female mold. Then you can tap the dent out with a mallet and a wooden stick.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=cerrobend&tag=googhydr-20&index=industrial&hvadid=76185930187&hvpos=1t2&hvexid=&hvnetw=s&hvrand=2378178045239553222&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_7xah44jina_e

Take the trim off the car. You can cover a good part with aluminum foil, melt the Cerrobend in an old pot on the stove, pour it into the aluminum foil and let it cool. Then you have a perfect contour of the good section. Putting that mold over the bad section, work the trim from the inside. The Cerrobend is hard enough to keep the wooden stick from over driving and putting pimples in the trim.

It is the same thing used by gun enthusiasts to do a chamber cast. You can look on firearms sites to find it also.

[stude dude]

We have N.O.S. and restored ones in stock.

Chris.