Top Rails

[Charlie Frazer <cfrazer@ballmer.uoregon.edu>]

Does anyone out there have experience with restoring MGB roadster door
top rails?  
I've been able to recover the wooden rails with vinyl using staples and
a staple gun to hold the vinyl in place. However, the inner window brush
has a metal core which defies my staple gun.  
I fear that nails will split the wood, and upholstry tacks don't seem to
hold.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Charlie Frazer
cfrazer@oregon.uoregon.edu