anybody done any flocking work?

[novatracker]

evenig boys and girls. has any body done dash,door card or any other kind of flocking work befor?
any pics?
did the person do it there self or a company?

[novamadman]

you can take it to a company do get it done and pay for it or buy a kit, joff is the only person i know to do this, although he told me it was quite expensive for the whole setup even though he will be able to do loads when he wants instead of paying every time he wants something done

shane

[ade]

isnt JOff flocking his dash - or bits of it (joff nova turbo - big thread on general somewhere)

[day]

Iv'e done it to my dash mate. I did it myself a few years ago with a kit from frost. I can get some pics up some time if you want ( I haven't shown it off on ere yet ). I would say though , don't do it yourself if you are a perfectsionist because its damn tricky to get 100% perfect.

Good luck if you do it yourself and just ask if you want to see any pics.

Davey

[hybridturbo]

Ive also had a go with little dash parts with a frost kit and the adhesive is ****e, i would pay a little more and get it done by a company

[Beany-Germany]

Here you can see the car of one of my forum users. He has done it.

http://www.corsa-8v.de/resources/ac25.jpg

http://www.corsa-8v.de/resources/ac27.jpg

Well you can't see it very good but I hope it can help.

[dan23]

beany germany what is the name of your forum?

[novatracker]

ok boys thanks for the input cheers

[Beany-Germany]

@ Dan = My Homepage is www.corsa-a.de (http://www.corsa-a.de). It's only in german, sorry about that. ;)

And please... Just call me Beany.

[joff-turbo-nova]

Yep been experimenting with the flocking on the dash and other bits.

What I have found is :-

1. An electrostatic applicator will give a finish way better than you will ever get with a puffer kit or shaker.

2. The DIY glue from the likes of www.frost.co.uk (http://www.frost.co.uk) is not very good for a lasting flock. I have found that using professional adhesive which is a two part type (adhesive and catalyst) which you mix together and goes off in about 20 mins is much better , tougher and longer lasting.

3. You can get flock to any colour you want - but bespoke stuff is not cheap - I sourced my flock and adhesive from Central Blast Cleaning who were very helpful. (http://www.centralblastcleaning.co.uk/services_flocking.php)

4. When applying the flock it helps to be in a quite humid atmosphere as the electrostatic charge is carried better when humid. I found leaving a couple of boiling kettles in my garage for 5-10 mins did the trick!

Some results shown here that I have done so far :-

http://www.elsamak.karoo.net/pillar2a.jpg

http://www.elsamak.karoo.net/centre4a.jpg

Getting ready to flock the main dash in about a week or so.

Joff

[nova---chris]

Joff '
your just the flocking man! lol!
flocking tastico!:thumb:

[Matt2107]

Flocking hell!

[BENOVA]

I like the look a wanted to cover my dash in fabric but flocking looks fun do you just spray it on in the right attmoshere and temp ? how much we tallking doing all door cards and dash kit

[Lucky Luke!]

Flocking is hard to get perfect, and if you do get it wrong it takes forever to get off.

[Mike]

A dude i know charges ?400 per time per dash! :thumb: so no id rather do it myself anyday

[stuartp]

Ive all ready asked the question about flocking dash boards go to the chap who does Pro-drives stuff (Subaru Teams) Top bloke and he seams cheap!!