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Here are the main ingredients neeeded for a flock job.
Flocking, a device to dispense the flocking, and a medium to adhere the flocking to the interior floor. The dispenser is a 35mm film canister and my medium of choice is Testors Acryl Flat Clear. I've used white glue and other paints but I've had the best luck with the Acryl Flat Clear. An added benefit of using clear paint is that you can use it with any color interior and flocking.
The dispenser has to be modified like so.
Drill the BOTTOM of the canister with a 1/16" drill bit until it looks like this. Once you drill it out, cover it with masking tape, turn it upside down and fill with flocking and snap the lid on the canister. The film canister, when modified like this, serves as a sifter for the flocking material.
Next, using a wide tipped brush, apply the Flat Clear Acryl to a small section of the floor.
Before the paint dries, shake the film canister over the interior like you do with parmesian cheese over a pepperoni pizza.
Cover the area with flocking and let sit for a few minutes. It should look something like this.
Some model builders will use their finger and press down the flocking. Do NOT touch the flocking at anytime during this process!!! If you touch the flocking and press it down, you will flatten it down and destroy the "nap" of the carpet.
After a few minutes, turn the interior tub upside down and tap to remove excess flocking material. Then, repeat the above steps until you cover the entire floor area. Once you work your way around, your floor should look like this.
It looks pretty good at this point, but the coverage is quite thin and you can see the floor thru the flocking.
Now, it's time to apply a SECOND coat of flocking. Repeat the same steps above, beginning with the application of the Flat Clear Acryl. You will get a little bit of flocking material in the paint. I don't worry about it because this bottle is used exclusively for flocking.
Notice how the paint soaks into the first coat of flocking. This allows the second coat of flocking to cover much better than the first coat. Here's a pic of the floor area under the drivers seat with a second coat of flocking. Notice how much better the coverage is.
Once you get a second coat on the entire floor, it should look like this.
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This is how I do it. I cannot take full credit for the technique. Don Theune of Reliable Resin told me about using the film canister back in 2003 and my flock jobs have been marvelous ever since. If you have any specific questions feel free to ask.
And before you tell me "Hey, you forgot the rear of the driveline tunnel", I haven't done it yet. I'll do it when I flock the rear deck area.
