Fender flare welting/trim pieces suggestions . Also fiberglass flares

[tiggershark]

First off my flares are in good shape. The trim came loose yesterday during a wash. I can probably glue it back in place for now, but they are cracked. What is a good brand to get and where to purchase? Any experience with fiberglass flares ?  Car is going to get redone eventually and if the glass ones look great ( not just good) I'd put those on. The new welting dont come colored as far as I know, but I think I can get my paint matched and put into an aerosol spray can.  thanks

[tiggershark]

Forgot to mention, its a 79

[NOT A TA]

Welting brand info and how to paint instructions, follow the link. It would take me waay too long to type out the painting processes that work but I detailed them in the thread. http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=787665

Flare repair/paint here. http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=800522

[FormTA]

As for good welting, there was a guy who sold on ebay who had reproduced them using the correct contour and flexibility.  There were pricy. I think mine cost $120 for enough to do my car. At the time he actually had them in a few colors so you didn't have to paint them. The was a couple years ago so he may have run out as I think he told me he wasn't going back to have more made. I tried a couple different versions from different suppliers and neither of them fit very well. If I remember correctly they were gray in color.

I don't have any info on the fiberglass flares but at least with fiberglass you can shape them easier than the urethane ones...

[DeVilliers]

I did my flares in fiberglass, although I made my own molds from the old ones. So I can't comment on the ones you buy off the shelf, but I'm very happy I did mine in fiberglass.

As for the welting, I couldn't find any that was good and shaped well. I ended up using a Soudal product as a semi permanent seal.
https://www.soudal.co.uk/pro/products/sealants/polyurethane-sealants/carbond-940fc

My car being dark grey, I just went with black. It came out great.

[NOT A TA]

As for good welting, there was a guy who sold on ebay who had reproduced them using the correct contour and flexibility.  There were pricy. I think mine cost $120 for enough to do my car. At the time he actually had them in a few colors so you didn't have to paint them. The was a couple years ago so he may have run out as I think he told me he wasn't going back to have more made. I tried a couple different versions from different suppliers and neither of them fit very well. If I remember correctly they were gray in color.

I don't have any info on the fiberglass flares but at least with fiberglass you can shape them easier than the urethane ones...

The good ones you got through Ebay were the ones James had made I provided a link for in my previous post. He doesn't have some of the colors made anymore.

[FormTA]

Ahhh, sorry, I didn't click on your link before I posted.

[JJ 109]

I used fiberglass flares, and have them scribed tight to the body’s and eliminated the welting. Looks much cleaner IMO.

[silver78]

For welting this guy is back in business as of Oct 2022. Click the link then scroll down for latest info.
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