06-29-2010, 08:17 AM
Gary, I have a suggestion for gap insulators from a friend in the modular club. In stead of trying to remove regular rail joiners, and install the ugly plastic one, cut a gap in the rail, and slide a plastic "bread clip" in the gap. You know those plastic clips that the bread manufacturers use to close the plastic bags that they package loaves of bread in. Dribble some gap filling acc on each side of the bread clip and let it set up. Trim the top and sides of the clip and use a riffler file or #11 Exacto blade to remove the plastic sticking out from the web of the rail to imitate the profile of the rails. You may want to clean up the top of the clip with a bit of 400 wet or dry sand paper to blend and smooth the gap into the rail. You rail gap will virtually disappear, but the plastic filler will keep it from closing up and causing a short.