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   CarpenterPJE | Dec 17, 2003 03:36pm | #1

   I used it once or twice, not that impressed,  98% of my work is stain grade. Flex may be okay for painting.  Hope others can shed more light on this for you.

   PJE

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   andybuildz | Dec 17, 2003 03:47pm | #2

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   ccal | Dec 17, 2003 08:30pm | #3

   I used to use it quite a bit when I trimmed new houses. Was made locally here and worked well for arched openings. The stuff i used was made for the specific radius but was still flexible enough to be fine tuned to the actual work. In other words even though it was extremely flexible it needed to be molded for a particular radius to work and look right.

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   Taylorsdad | Dec 18, 2003 02:15am | #6

   Where is "made locally"

   and could you please describe "it needed to be molded" in more detail.

   Thanks for the response.

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   ccal | Dec 18, 2003 06:21am | #11

   A local milwork shop here in Alabama made the stuff we used. I believe it was Maxs in Mobile. What I mean by molded is that they made it to fit a certain radius even though it was flexible. You could bend the stuff like a pretzel but it worked best when you put it up as if it were a rigid piece of curved molding. There may be different kinds out there but the kind I have used is made to fit a specific radius and the only real flexing you do is to fine tune it. You really couldnt tell much difference from wood when it was painted.

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   Taylorsdad | Dec 18, 2003 02:36pm | #12

   Thanks.  I have all the dims on the passgeways so I can figure out the radius and maybe get a quote from your guys as well as others more local.  Overall, were you satisfied with the final outcome of the application?

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   ccal | Dec 18, 2003 10:08pm | #13

   Yes

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   migraine | Dec 18, 2003 12:56am | #4

   The stuff is awesome, if it is made correctly. There's a company called "Ultraflex or  B.F. Adams" in Calif that mades, in my opinion, junk.  There is another comany in Costa Mesa, Calif. that makes a very high quality product in 2 different flex grades.  I have used both and the SUPER flexible stuf is really nice, but also very soft.  You can tile it into a pretzel.  The reugilar stuff is the best I have every use.  The products are paintable and in requireing a stain finish, the painter(finisher) really needs to know his/her stuff.  The biggest draw back to the product is that it is only as good as the mold that made it.  Too many times I have ordered the stuff and it doesn't match a new wood molding run.  The only way to correct the problem is to order a new mold every time, or actually order the wood molding to match the rubber stuff.  But then again, sometimes it's hard to get a wood molding to match because the knives aren't ground correctly or the sticker/molder set-up is not right either. 

   By the way, both of these two companies ship nation-wide 

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   Taylorsdad | Dec 18, 2003 01:31am | #5

   Migraine,

   Thanks for the extensive input.  The situation is 4 arched passageways, 3 pretty much standard width (approx. 73") and 1 which is 12' wide.   The finish is paint grade.  I just know that the 12' arch will cost a fortune in wood so if these flex moldings get good reports from the field, then I'll check the price of the job using them.

   In your opinion, can anyone tell the difference once they're up?  Do you know how the product reacts over time?

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   Taylorsdad | Dec 18, 2003 02:15am | #7

   By the way, what is the name of the company in Cosat Mesa?

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   migraine | Dec 18, 2003 03:24am | #8

   Took awhile to remember:

   http://www.flexmoulding.com/

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   Taylorsdad | Dec 18, 2003 05:23am | #9

   You da maaan.  Thanks.  I'll check it out.  I'm still having trouble with the idea of potentially installing non-wood moulding.

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   Taylorsdad | Dec 18, 2003 06:05am | #10

   Thats interesting.  Its nice to know that I'm looking at a manufacturer that someone has some experience with.