scale mexican blanket

[Jantrix]

Here is my first attempt at a real cloth scale mexican blanket. The cloth is something I got at work called a Tekwipe. It's a thin lint-free cloth, that we use around the machines. Tomorrow I'll add the the white fringe at the end with some double faced tape and white thread and call it done. The colors were done with FabricMate superfine fabric markers. About $10 for a set of six.

What do you think? Does it look right? I'm sorta on the fence, I guess I'll have to see what it looks like on the model.

[Custom Hearse]

That's awesome Rob! It looks really cool. Post a couple of pics when you get it done and installed.

[karbuildr]

Looks good to me. This is a great idea.

[george 53]

Hey Robbo, tha loos li de covija tha was stole from my Chebby tha las time I was in T.J.!! Ju got any primos in TJ? I wan my blonket bock! Looks VERY JENUWINE ta me!!! You shore ya'll don got no Chicano blood on you? It LOOKS GREAT! (Ju cood probly sell them at my Cousin Ricky's Auto Body Chop, Open 24 hrs. NO cobber charsh ANYTINE!

[59 Impala]

Hey Robbo, tha loos li de covija tha was stole from my Chebby tha las time I was in T.J.!! Ju got any primos in TJ? I wan my blonket bock! Looks VERY JENUWINE ta me!!! You shore ya'll don got no Chicano blood on you? It LOOKS GREAT! (Ju cood probly sell them at my Cousin Ricky's Auto Body Chop, Open 24 hrs. NO cobber charsh ANYTINE!

Now dis ees fuuuunnnnneee. Your blanket looks real fine. Dan

[Foxer]

That looks FANTASTIC! hard to believe it's real cloth done with markers! just like metal. nothing looks like cloth better than cloth!

[Jantrix]

Finished the fringe and put it on the seat with double faced tape. I think it turned out well.

[george 53]

Wow, Rob, that came out NICE! Is there a brand name for this stuff? Could ya buy a box at Lowe's or Home Depot? Can ya find the ink markers at,like, Micheal's? Yep, your blankie looks right nice an mexicany! And nats comin frum a REAL LIVE MEXICANY!(Ok, AMERICAN BORN Mexicany! )

[Custom Hearse]

It looks great Rob!

[Jantrix]

Wow, Rob, that came out NICE! Is there a brand name for this stuff? Could ya buy a box at Lowe's or Home Depot? Can ya find the ink markers at,like, Micheal's? Yep, your blankie looks right nice an mexicany! And nats comin frum a REAL LIVE MEXICANY!(Ok, AMERICAN BORN Mexicany! )

George, thanks for the ataboys. If you Google Tekwipe you will get several companies that supply these. Contec and ITW Texwipe are two such. I do not think you could find these at your local hardware store. Maybe a local friend that works in a manufacturing facility or machine shop could grab you some. They are VERY expensive. It is a tightly woven polyester blend that doesn't shed any lint. The markers I did indeed buy at Michaels. They were superfine fabric markers.

I'm glad you liked the "mexicany" look. I did some Google Image research before I drew the pattern, to be sure that I did something that looked authentic. Check out my 40 Ford PU thread, I've started scratching my surfboards last night. Pics soon.