8-29-2013 Dan has started working on the running boards. On the original parts, the rubber was vulcanized directly onto the steel using heat and pressure. The underlying steel panels were perforated with dozens of tiny holes to allow the air to escape and some excess rubber to flow out as the pattern was pressed into the heated rubber. After 80+ years, it takes a lot of manual effort to remove the brittle hardened rubber. I was fortunate a few years ago to find out that the Canadian Plymouth 4-Cylinder Owners Club had reproduced the running board rubber and I was able to buy one of the last available sets. After the steel is cleaned up and sandblasted and primed, we'll fasten the new tread using a superstrong contact cement.
How the car looked today (8-29-13):
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