[Spridgets] Beading*

[dlancer7676 at comcast.net]

There are instructions for doing just that in one of my restoration manuals.  Seems like a good idea, since the bead seam is a great place for water sit around and irritate the steel into rusting.  I guess if you are preparing a concours car you should leave the beading, but if you, like me and so many others on this list drive the cars for fun and utility, it seems like a good idea to remove it, fill it properly, and get rid of that crevice.  8^)

--David C.
Snowmen fall from Heaven unassembled.




 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Michael Rowe <mdrowe at optonline.net>
> Recently I have seen several cars that have their beading ground off and faired 
> over.  This might be an easy restoration if they also needed painting, but they 
> all had shiny new paint with a corresponding price.  It might not matter much if 
> the car were patched and modified beyond recognition, but that has not been the 
> case.
> 
> What is the general reaction to this situation, and how much does lack of 
> beading reduce the value of an otherwise reasonable car?
> 
> Michael Rowe
> '74 Midget
> Long Island, NY
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