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I have a missing seal around the bumper support. OEM had staples holding that down. Not only did that always seem odd to me but I somehow think my staple gun win not have the oompf to do the job.
BIG commercial stapler. Very fast and easy on a production line. Not so much for ONE vehicle. How 'exact' do you need the car to be? If you are going for NCRS awards, you may want to call them to see how that stapling gets done today.
Doc Rebuild sells, or sold, staple wire. Remove your old staples, cut a piece of staple wire, and insert into the current holes and bend the wire over.
I used a little weatherstrip adhesive to hold then made my own "staples" from stainless wire that I passed through the original holes in the fender openings
I am restoring a early 68. All the dust shields were fastened with staples. I installed all new shields with new ss staples. All I did was I predrilled the holes, installed the staples and use a scrap piece of aluminum I had, you could use stell it doesn't matter. I sack up the staple crown withers the aluminum buck and hammered down the staple prongs. Worked like a charm.
Last edited by twinpack; Sep 18, 2019 at 06:33 PM.
I did similar on my dust shields as twin pack . Buy the correct staples. Then just push them into existing holes, or make a small jig of scrap steel or aluminum with the correct spacing for the staple wires. Drill the holes, put in the staple then bend them over.
I did similar on my dust shields as twin pack . Buy the correct staples. Then just push them into existing holes, or make a small jig of scrap steel or aluminum with the correct spacing for the staple wires. Drill the holes, put in the staple then bend them over.
You've been given some good advice here.
For added accuracy in the staples' detail, you might want to put a small diameter rod (I used a mini awl) under each end of the staple prior to bending it over. In essence, you are folding the staple's ends over the rod to put a small curve to the folded end. I believe this is how they came from the factory. I looked at the current edition NCRS Judging Guide and the M.F. Dobbins Vette Vues Fact Book to illustrate my point but didn't find anything. Perhaps someone else can ring in on this detail.
Bumper seal staples ?
I somehow think my staple gun win not have the oompf to do the job.
