<VV> Installing door guards

[Frank DuVal]

True about the clips, but they also scratch into the paint.

Plastic ugly guards are the only ones I have seen that do not scratch 
the paint.

And if it is a repaint without stripping the original paint, then the 
door edge to grip is even thicker with greater tendency to chip/scratch 
with edge guards.

Frank DuVal

Harry Yarnell wrote:

>Bear in mind, the stock stainless door edge guards have three (?) U shaped 
>clips inside that do the actual gripping.
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>harry yarnell
>poohbah of Perryman
>perryman garage and orphanage
>hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Marc Sheridan" <sheridanma1966 at gmail.com>
>To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 1:27 PM
>Subject: Re: <VV> Installing door guards
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>>Leave them off until the doors get chipped then put them on to cover the
>>chips :o). If they are really stainless, they have to scratch the paint to
>>stay on.
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>>What are you trying to accomplish with the guards? If you just want to
>>protect the door edge, buy some plastic guards that won't scratch the 
>>paint.
>>Personally, I think the guards look worse than a few chips that can be
>>repaired with touch-up paint.
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>>Marc Sheridan
>>Waverly OH
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>>On 3/16/08, Stephen Upham <contactsmu at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>>>I'm trying to think of a good way to put on the stainless steel door
>>>edge guards on my '65.  It was newly repainted in October, and I
>>>don't want to scratch the paint on the edges of the doors if at all
>>>possible.  Does anyone have suggestions as to how they can be
>>>attached without damaging the paint underneath?
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>>>Stephen Upham
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