1940 plymouth p9 headliner/door seal sandwich question ?

[Noonan]

Hey everyone !

 

Working on my 1940 Plymouth and I'm about to pull down the remainder of the headliner and fabric wrapped door seal .  I notice along the brow of the windshield metal - there is a strip secured in place to the steel that appears to be stapled in place to the steel. The forward section of the headliner is then nailed with tiny little nails to this strip.  This is all covered with the inner windshield molding.  What is this little fibrous strip made of ? Is it wood ? doesn't really seem like wood but I haven't messed with it much yet.

 

There is more of this wood/fibrous strip along the roof above the door opening.   Along the door opening it is held in place by tabs.   The headliner and door seal is all sandwiched here with little nails and again all of this is covered with a metal inner molding and screws.  Again is this strip just wood ? 

 

Thanks for the input !

[andyd]

Sounds like the "Tack Strip" that you are describing, can't be certain as I've only seen Oz made cars but here these tack strips were made from a paper like material that was compacked into a length that was then held into the channel by folded over metal fingers..........the roof lining was nailed to this stuff by small nails or tacks...........I found lengths  of a neoprene product that was the right thickness & width that I screwed into the channel and is soft enough to take the small tacks that hold the windlacing around the door.........found this at the local hardware store, not sure what its original use is or was.........andyd   

[OnlyMopar]

On 3/7/2024 at 4:39 PM, andyd said:

Sounds like the "Tack Strip" that you are describing, can't be certain as I've only seen Oz made cars but here these tack strips were made from a paper like material that was compacked into a length that was then held into the channel by folded over metal fingers..........the roof lining was nailed to this stuff by small nails or tacks...........I found lengths  of a neoprene product that was the right thickness & width that I screwed into the channel and is soft enough to take the small tacks that hold the windlacing around the door.........found this at the local hardware store, not sure what its original use is or was.........andyd   

I agree, I have seen and used this paper/ cardboard tack strip in upholstery work I gave done, really works very well and very versatile material.