07-01-2024, 10:46 AM
As far as 1932-34 Tourers and saloons are concerned, the 4 or 5 original cars that I have had the opportunity to examine closely have all had the ply strips attached to the wheel arches using 3 or 4 bifurcated rivets on each strip (2 on the lower short piece). I doubt that a satisfactory glue would have been available in the early 1930s. If you have the original wheel arches you should be able to find the original 1/8th inch rivet holes.
I used bifurcated rivets on my AH Tourer - this method is cheap, clean, very easy and satisfying to do, and unlikely to fail!
The original "padding" was a thin layer of wadding - the sort of stuff that was made from cotton waste. If you want to replicate the look and feel of the original then I would suggest using the thinnest cotton felt upholsterer's wadding covered with the thinnest non-stretch linen-backed rexine.
I used bifurcated rivets on my AH Tourer - this method is cheap, clean, very easy and satisfying to do, and unlikely to fail!
The original "padding" was a thin layer of wadding - the sort of stuff that was made from cotton waste. If you want to replicate the look and feel of the original then I would suggest using the thinnest cotton felt upholsterer's wadding covered with the thinnest non-stretch linen-backed rexine.