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Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 9:49 am
by Tim Berardelli
CNC machined steel tool that restores both the interior and exterior perimeter channels for the sealing rubber on 356 engines. $30.00 plus $8.45 USPS.
Scroll down to post by V. Canzanese III to see pictures of tool.
Tim Berardelli
703-257-5100
TBR356@hotmail.com
Re: Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:28 am
by Martin Benade
Hi Tim. Could you describe it further and put in a picture please? It’s a cutter to use on the rubber, or the body aperture for the rubber?
Now it is crystal clear what it is after your edit. A useful tool I am sure.
Re: Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:12 pm
by Tim Berardelli
Martin,
Tool is inserted into the channel where the perimeter rubber seal is installed and then pushed or as a rule knocked thru the channel with a small hammer to restore the original interior dimensions. Exterior, cosmetic, issues with the channel (pry marks) can be addressed by leaving the tool, now acting as a buck, in the channel and "metal working" the exterior of the channel. Picture soon.
Tim B.
Re: Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 1:18 pm
by Joris Koning
Tim,
Great tool. I will take two.
Joris
Re: Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 3:40 am
by Harlan Halsey
Tim,
Sounds like a useful tool, I'll take one.
Re: Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 1:34 pm
by Michael Foster
I will take one also Tim.
Michael Foster
1002 N. Ross St.
Santa Ana, Ca 92701
mfoster356@yahoo.com
714 235 6814
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Re: Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 1:55 pm
by Jim Clement
Would you have a picture of the tool ?
Re: Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:06 am
by Jan Kolm
I think a similar tool for straightening out deco channels will sell well.
Re: Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:56 am
by Joris Koning
Jan Kolm wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:06 am
I think a similar tool for straightening out deco channels will sell well.
+1
Re: Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 4:06 pm
by Vincent Canzanese III
Re: Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 3:12 pm
by Al Zim
According to the inventor you are going to put tis in the track of the sheet metal and with a hammer (I think small) and knock it the length of the channel that holds the rubber. How do you hold the front and rear sheet metal on the 356 that is curved? A response would be appreciated. Thanks al zim
Re: Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 11:23 pm
by Dave Erickson
Al, I have one of the tools, and it works well. I held the rear pan in one hand and tapped the tool with a hammer, working it through the channel. I also used a pair of duck bill pliers to do a bit of pre-straightening.
Re: Rubber Channel Restoration Tool
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2022 12:25 pm
by Jim Wayman
I have one also and it works pretty well. A little tight around corners and I would like it more if the edges had a bit more radius.