I recently took my trim tag off my car to fix, the right side came off the rivet. Now the other side is off too, is there a way to fix this? Do they reproduce these? Are the rivets used to install just regular pop rivets? Did GM also use glue for installing these?
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Re: 66 Trim Tag Question
Jim-----
The trim tag plate for 1966 Corvettes was attached with plain old pop rivets. You can obtain them in just about any good hardware store.
No glue was ever used to attach the plates. However, sometimes assembly line workers used "dum-dum" to temporarily attach the plate prior to permanent fastening. Primarily, this method was used to temporarily attach the VIN plates of earlier C3s wich were, subsequently, spot welded in place. However, the "dum-dum" may also have been used for other VIN tags and/or trim plates. If yours shows eveidence of the "dum-dum", then it must have been used in your case.In Appreciation of John Hinckley -
Are you planning on having your car judged, or,
eventually selling the car?Comment
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Been reading this post. Why does matter if the car is to be judged?Comment
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New policy now at NCRS regarding Flight Judging.... The Team Leader is to inspect both the VIN and trim tags (trim tag on cars that had them) and either certify or de-certify authenticity as a Flight judging pre-requisite. Inspection is focused on both original authenticity of these tags as well as how they are affixed. This was announced by the National Judging Chairman in Restorer magazine....Comment
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Re: 66 Trim Tag Question
Joe, what is dum-dum and where can I get some?Comment
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Re: 66 Trim Tag Question
Jim-----
It's kind of an old-fashioned, putty-like adhesive and sealing compound. I've never purchased any, but I think that you may be able to get it from a plumbers supply. The problem is, I think that "dum-dum" is just a slang term for it and I don't know what the real name is.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Jack,
What happens to poor Jim? He has a trim tag that has becpme loose and falls off. He refastens it with new rivets and maybe dum-dum. Will the judges just disallow the tag. Does the tag become treated like a replacement tag. It doesn't seem fair. If the trim tag matches his car he should not be penalized. If the trim tag does NOT match the car I would expect a loss in points.
Even if the tag was "counterfeit" but it matched the car wouldn't you think he should get full points. Matching the trim tag to the car is NOT like changing the VIN tag. Just my $.02Comment
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I have a similar question to Ralph's. On my 68, the VIN and trim tag are still attached but the car was originally Corvette Bronze, and the previous onwner repainted the car red (whoever said all Corvettes are red was wrong). When I get the car repainted, I was going to remove the trim tag so the new paint could be applied more accurately. The tags are authentic and are original to the car. Of course, the only new part will be the rivets. What do I do? And will the car be certified or de-certified? I realize that you may not be able to answer specifically, but generally how is this new rule working? Thanks Jack, as usual.Comment
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Kevin This is how I understand the rule. The trim tag must be original to the car and if it has been off and back on it may get a longer look if dectected to see that everything matches for the car it is on. If it is a replacement trim tag a second flight is the best you can get and they are not that hard to tell if you have attended the class. I would not remove your trim tag for paint as some think they see a pattern in how the rivet stem pops and the configuration of the head. LyleLyle
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Re: 66 Trim Tag Question
Jim,
Try any body shop supply store and ask for 3M strip caulk. It comes in strips about 1/8" around and about a foot long and it's black. Good luck.
DanComment
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