Topic: Staples

[CharlesTurner]

Anyone ever looked into what type of stapler would be necessary to install splash shield rubber and the rear interior quarter fuzzy strips?  (65-66 fan shroud rubber pad too!)

Found a couple places that sell them.  Guess I need to figure out the metal thickness first.

[Skyway65]

Charles- My dad retired from Chrysler many years ago.  They used similar staples on the line where he was.  He mentioned that they had a huge Bostitch stapler that would do those staples with no trouble.  Not much in the way of details but I'm sure the thing must be pretty big!

[SCJSTU]

speaking of staples....my 70 Mach 1 has holes on the radiator support for the hood seal.....

did the staple gun actually shoot the staples through the metal support?.......pretty strong gun/staples?

[J_Speegle]

speaking of staples....my 70 Mach 1 has holes on the radiator support for the hood seal.....

did the staple gun actually shoot the staples through the metal support?.......pretty strong gun/staples?

Yes they did - must have made some noise!!

[Sunlitgold68]

I would say a high powered Pneumatic stapler like this.....

http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Bostitch-P50-10B-Pneumatic-Stapler/dp/B000LB6K7A

[CharlesTurner]

That might work.  Would have to find out what kind of thickness it's capable of plowing through.

[carlite65]

it doesn't look 'bad' enough to me. better be careful with the rebound/richochet though.........

[bryancobb]

I took the cheap but laborious way out when I did my splash shields 20 years ago on my Rangoon Red one.  I drilled (2) 1/32 holes through the steel and the rubber at each staple location.  Then I used 0.030" dia. stainless safety wire to make a staple for each spot.  I put them in by hand, and pecked on them while holding a dolly behind to tighten up the bends.

[NEFaurora]

I use the same method.. In metal areas, I drill super tiny holes and press the staples through, and then bend them tight on the other side, On areas that already have holes stapled such as a radiator support, I take a different approach, I take out the old staples for re-use, put the new rubber over the existing holes, then go on the backside and re-create the original holes areas by marking it in the rubber on the backside of the rubber where the original holes are accessable, then I just re-create the holes in the rubber in the correct areas, and push through the original staples and re-bend...or use new staples and bend them...works like a charm...and you utilize the original staple holes to boot.

Tony K.