[TR] TR3 painted wing beading question

[Randall]

---- Wbeech <wbeech at flash.net> wrote: 
> Thinking on this current project that I am going to paint the beading
> between the wings and the tub, saw a TR2 at VTR and it looked good.  ISTR
> that TR2's & early 3's used a black rubber bead in this place.  

It was only TR2, and the bead was normally colored to match the trim.  My SPC lists black, Olive Yellow, Green, Red, Geranium and White.

> Has anyone used any alternate materials in this application?  I am thinking
> there might be something that would have a more of a flat profile than the
> rounded beading that is usually seen.

The original TR2 bead did have a head that was rather wider and flatter than the later chrome beads.  There is a photo of the profile at
http://goo.gl/7Y8b2
(courtesy of Nick Morgan).  According to a long-ago list post by TR Householder, Moss sells (or at least sold) a fender welting for MGA that is a good match (after you paint it).

Randall