carpet and other "fuzzy" stuff

[dlh]

I tried using Pro Tec powder coat for the seat upholstery.  It's much much finer than embossing powder .The Pro Tec is what I used to paint lead jigs for fishing.  That's what's on the two seats on  the right.  The two on the left are sprayed with flat (just on the center panels which were the only cloth parts on the Recaro seat I had in the BMW I'm trying to copy).  The powder coat does not stick to the Elmers very well at all and, as you can see, is very uneven.  It leaves sort of a velvet looking finish.  I've decided to go with the flat black for now, but I think this stuff has promise, maybe sifted over wet paint.  I made my own sifters by Dremelling out measuring spoons and epoxying fine mesh I removed from condenser microphones I rebuilt.

I am happy with the carpet.  I couldn't find gray so I mixed black and silver.  It's a little "pimpish" but once inside the body it's less gaudy.

[xbazzarex]

that carpet certainly does look bright, do you have pics of it in the car??

[89AKurt]

I used up my Detail Master velvet paper, which they don't have anymore.  Just happened to discover Hiroboy, Zero Designs carpet, is self-adhesive, worked awesome.
Seats, I'll stick with just paint thank you.

http://www.hiroboy.com/Black_Self_Adhesive_Flocking_Sheet--product--5151.html

Edited March 17, 2017 by 89AKurt

[dlh]

  On 3/16/2017 at 2:30 AM, xbazzarex said:

that carpet certainly does look bright, do you have pics of it in the car??

No pics yet, still working on it.  The carpet in my 320i was gray.  I just found some gray embossing powder.  So I'm going to try that on a tub from another one of the 320i models I have.  I agree, the carpet here looks awfully bright (gawdy).

[dlh]

  On 3/17/2017 at 2:00 AM, 89AKurt said:

I used up my Detail Master velvet paper, which they don't have anymore.  Just happened to discover Hiroboy, Zero Designs carpet, is self-adhesive, worked awesome.
Seats, I'll stick with just paint thank you.

http://www.hiroboy.com/Black_Self_Adhesive_Flocking_Sheet--product--5151.html

Those seat panels in my 320i were cloth with vinyl outsides.  I'm hoping to discover a way to match the appearance of cloth seats on a model.

Anyone?  Bueller? . . . Bueller?

[dlh]

Carpet will now be replaced with gray (Watering Can from Ranger)

[crazyjim]

I'll stick with Ken's Kustom Fuzzy Fur.