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Topic: OT - Anti-Hood Rub Material
Posted By: 70Standard
Subject: OT - Anti-Hood Rub Material
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 4:07pm
Getting the hood, gas tank, front grill and other items painted on my Farmall Super C.  The hood sits directly on the tank and front grill, which eventually rubs the paint off.  I've seen other tractors that use a woven material between the metal surfaces to prevent this, but the parts book I have shows nothing.  Anybody found something that works well?  If so, how do you hold it in place?

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Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 4:09pm
Steve at B&B sells some, I believe Tony @ Tony's tractors does to

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Posted By: JimD
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 4:10pm
We have a natural cotton webbing and a nylon black.
JimD


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Posted By: bigbird
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 4:25pm
Try some of the webbing strap that is usually 1 inch wide.  Like that on a tie-down strap.
We've done that before and glued with molding adhesive. 


Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 4:28pm
Real old Firehose will work too.
 
Gary


Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 4:45pm
Any narrow nylon webbing works, use a hole punch or make one from tubing and heat it to burn thru/seal the webbing where you want a hole, then rivet or set with a screw to hold it


Posted By: Roger Mn
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 4:52pm
I used a wick for gas lantrens


Posted By: John (C-IL)
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 6:44pm
Go to any decent fabric store and they will have a dozen different products to choose from. I have used the nylon strap from a rachet strap before and it works pretty well, a dab of silicone caulk will hold it in place.


Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 6:52pm
 
Think we got that 1" stuff from TSC, but I can't remember now. Seems like it was a horse lead flat rope or something like that?? Worked good anyways.


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Posted By: j.w.freck
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 9:33pm
go to napa ande a roll of 1/8 or 3/16 cork material.use it on all of mine,works great and easy to instal...


Posted By: Chalmersbob
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 10:35pm
the material should NOT absorb water. Cotton, nylon and wick material and foam weather strip, wiil absorb water and cause rust. I think the fire hose idea would work. I used rubber on my G gas tank when I mounted it. Bob


Posted By: JimD
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 10:52pm
Hey Chalmersbob, that's a good thought.  But then why did Allis use it?

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Posted By: BobHnwO
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2012 at 5:45am
Go to a pet store and get a braided dog leash.

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2012 at 6:40am
Never thought of the water absorbtion, because the oem strips will absorb water. But, that bein said, I use innertube material on about all these now. It works great. And you get a bunch of the strips from one tube so its cheap and easily available.


Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2012 at 6:44am
Think I used an old bicycle tube on one of mine.
 
Gary


Posted By: JimD
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2012 at 9:43am
Since somone mentioned it, it remids me about the innertube method. I have some salvage tractors like that out there.  Most have rust where the rubber sat.  I'm guessing that the fabric breaths while the rubber traps the water and stays wet much longer.
But you have lots of options out there.  And yes, a good fabric store will have the same webbing we sell.  Ask for "belting".  I've had much better results over the years with the natural (undyed) than the others.
JimD


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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2012 at 11:19am
Could be Jim,I sure was'nt dissing any one selling the fabric. I personally have had good luck with the innertube material.


Posted By: JimD
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2012 at 1:16pm
I knew you weren't, I just hadn't thought about it until you mentioned it.  Of course rearly do I find something from the 30's that still has the webbing either!

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