Anyone used flexible moldings

[Gone Kayaking]

I'm considering using flexible molding for the curved areas that I need to trim. Has anyone used these to good effect? Is there a particular brand to recommend. How well do they stain?
Here's a few I'm looking at. Expensive but less so than snapping trim pieces and having to go buy new ones I think.

www.trimster.com/default.asp

flexiblemouldingconcepts.com/

[Gone Kayaking]

There are good pics of these on the trimster or flextrim websites This seems to me the perfect solution for the curved trim pieces. Says they take stain really well. glue in place. min 4" radius recommendend. Thinking of using 1/2" or 3/4" cove or quarter round. Would love some feedback before I plunk down the money.

For the experienced woodworkers out there, I'm sure this stuff is considered blasphemy, for me, it looks like a godsend.

[vikx]

I found some synthetic trim at Lowe's-it comes in wood grain and seems to be poly bodied. Very flexible and very reasonably priced.

Can you get a sample of the Flex Trim to stain? See if you like it...

[Gone Kayaking]

Yes they will send a sample I've got it on order. This stuff is not poly it is an elastomeric polymer.

[kevinbrown10]

No, yet I have not used flexible molding but I have heard about them. They have been made from compound polymer resin which is so designed that can be given bend or curve around any challenging shapes. It's a great option for outdoor as it resists warping, wearing and splitting and looks like real wood upholding superiority on it.

[Gone Kayaking]

I went ahead and ordered it, will report on how it goes.

[hastabeshasta]

Anything to report on flexible moulding? I am considering 3/8 quarter-round for seam work. Anyone have an opinion or story to share?? Thank you.

[Gone Kayaking]

Yes I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. It is very easy to work with. Since you glue it (I used sikaflex) make sure to clean up any seepage before it sets up. It takes stain pretty well, but I would not mix flexible with straight pieces at one cabinet as it's hard (impossible to get a match). I'm gonna live with this for now, but will likely replace the pieces of regular trim in these areas so that it's consistent.
I'll add some pics of how it looks now that it's stained, there are also some pics of it without stain below.

[znorm]

I found the perfect welting. I found the fabric and the piping in Van Nuys, Ca. $35 for 2 yards and 200' of piping. I am glad I sent the old welting back to VTS. I had a upholstery shop sew it up for $75. My trailer is coming along great. The welting lays down really nice. But I wasn't satisfied with what they had to offer. So I found my own and had it fabricated.

[libbyanddavid]

znorm- I private messaged you- would love your source! I'm in weho!

[paigenmarc]

Gone Kayaking -
I went to the flex moulding sites. Exactly which one did you order? Was it a quarter round? I think I'd like to use something like this.

[madonnak]

We used fexible molding purchased at Lowes. BUT our 65 Compact does not have that pretty birch paneling so we painted. The molding takes the paint but I don't know about stain.

[paigenmarc]

madonnak - where is the moulding located in Lowe's? We looked but didn't see it. There was some in the wood trim/moulding section, but it didn't seem to bend the right way for the big curves on the back of my trailer.

[Gone Kayaking]

I used quarter round. The two online sources are trimster.com and flextrim.com Had it up for a year now and I'm pretty happy with it. Took the stain fine, blends in pretty well.