Windsheild Trim

carsonphoto · Post by **carsonphoto** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:19 pm

I'm restoring a 1959 Barbour Silver Clipper and it's mising the port side windshield trim from the wooden frame.
The trim is a 1/4" extruded aluminum quarter round.
Does anyone know where to find this material?
I have found it in round and square, but not in quarter round profile....just trying to avoid having to have it machined down.
I checked Taco, and several others and am having no luck.
Thanks,
Tom

JoeCB · Post by **JoeCB** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:28 pm

Try this place in Detroit. They have all sorts of surplus and odd ball aluminum extrusions. Call them and ask. You may get lucky

http://factorysteel.com/

Joe B

carsonphoto · Post by **carsonphoto** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:59 pm

Thanks Joe.
I will call them this week.

Bill E · Post by **Bill E** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:06 pm

The aluminum strips that retain the glass on my '57 Sea Lancer are 1/4" square aluminum stock. For yours, don't forget that you can machine aluminum with woodworking tools, especially carbide-tipped cutters. You could take 1/4" square stock and round it over on a router table using featherboards to hold it against the bit. Might not be your preferred solution, but at least an alternative.

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