loudcherokee Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 The same people that make the fuzzy fur we like to use also makes a self adhesive sheet of flocked material that is perfect for headliners! It comes in a sheet that is approximately 3x6 inches, so one sheet should be enough for one car, depending on the size of your roof. The thickness of the material is perfect for headliner, and it's not as thick or out of scale looking as the stick on felt you can get at Michaels. You can find it in Black and Gray here - about halfway down the page, after the shifters. I'm not sure if any other colors are available, but Rick at Scale Dreams is extremely helpful and should be able to answer any questions regarding other colors. http://stores.scaledreams.com/-strse-Kens-.../Categories.bok LC
PlasticWagens Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 To me flock most replicates carpeting. Unless I have my groove on building a custom van, I would not flock a roof.
FujimiLover Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) I've purchased flocking material but never used it. It's all in a powder form and I tend to think it be too messy to work with. It would be nice if somebody like BMF or SMS could create a sheet of very fine leather/carpet material to scale. Something with a sticky backing that we can cut to shape and stick where desired. I've tried SMS's spray-on flocking but it turned out lousy. Edited July 1, 2009 by FujimiLover
loudcherokee Posted July 1, 2009 Author Posted July 1, 2009 I've purchased flocking material but never used it. It's all in a powder form and I tend to think it be too messy to work with. It would be nice if somebody like BMF or SMS could create a sheet of very fine leather/carpet material to scale. Something with a sticky backing that we can cut to shape and stick where desired. I've tried SMS's spray-on flocking but it turned out lousy. Thats exactly what this stuff is. Its on a sheet with a sticky back that can be cut to size. The pile of the material on the sheet looks much different than flocking, which is why I say this is perfect headliner material. It looks different than the flocking. More smooth, like a headliner and less like carpet. I have a sheet in black. I'll see if I can get some good pictures of it to show the sheet a little better. Fujimi Lover, try your powdered flocking some day. You'll be amazed at the results. It's really easy to work with. All you need is some elmers white glue watered down just a little bit so it can be brushed on, a small strainer, and the flocking. Paint your glue where you want the flocking, lay a piece of paper down under the piece you want flocked, and then dump the flocking into your strainer. Go over the entire piece tapping the strainer over it to evenly distribute the flocking material over the glue. Wait about 5 minutes, and then turn your newly flocked piece over and tap off all the excess. Now, the pile that is left on the paper, just fold that paper up into a funnel and dump the remains back into your flocking tube or bag. Here's the strainer I use - And here are the results -- LC
loudcherokee Posted July 1, 2009 Author Posted July 1, 2009 Here's some pics. Here's the material next to a sheet of 8x11 stick on felt from michaels craft store. You can somewhat see the difference in the pile of the material. Here's my best effort at demonstrating how thick the material is Here's the material sitting on a freshly flocked interior floor. You can really see the difference between flocking and the stick on stuff here. This is why I feel it would make great headliner material - Here's a close up of the sticky felt from michaels. You can see how it looks more like carpet than headliner. Even for carpet, I still feel it is a bit out of scale - Here's a pic of the michaels felt material I used as carpet. It's just slightly out of scale, IMO. Flocking yielded much better results, and is easier to put where you want it. I hope to have some pics of this stuff in use as headliner soon. I'm currently working on a 70 Chevelle that I'm pretty much going all out on. I've spent close to $200 on supplies, photo-etch, paint, aftermarket parts, wiring, etc. I'm wanting to build this thing for a contest. I'm a bit stalled right now due to back problems, and have problems sitting for more than 20 minutes, so I havn't done anything but the interior floor at this point. When I get the body painted and the headliner installed, I'll throw up some pics. LC
dwc43 Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Thats exactly what this stuff is. Its on a sheet with a sticky back that can be cut to size. The pile of the material on the sheet looks much different than flocking, which is why I say this is perfect headliner material. It looks different than the flocking. More smooth, like a headliner and less like carpet. I have a sheet in black. I'll see if I can get some good pictures of it to show the sheet a little better. Fujimi Lover, try your powdered flocking some day. You'll be amazed at the results. It's really easy to work with. All you need is some elmers white glue watered down just a little bit so it can be brushed on, a small strainer, and the flocking. Paint your glue where you want the flocking, lay a piece of paper down under the piece you want flocked, and then dump the flocking into your strainer. Go over the entire piece tapping the strainer over it to evenly distribute the flocking material over the glue. Wait about 5 minutes, and then turn your newly flocked piece over and tap off all the excess. Now, the pile that is left on the paper, just fold that paper up into a funnel and dump the remains back into your flocking tube or bag. LC Thanks for posting that. Trying to improve my skills. I was getting ready to ask how you do this and I found your answer.
cosmiccadillac Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 (edited) i much more prefer to use my own method of spraying short bursts of (insert color here) from about 2- 2.5 feet from the subject. 20-30 of these bursts get the paint to be textured enough to look alot like convincing fabric. in theory, the paint "dots" are almost dry when they arrive on the subject, but still stick well, imparting a nice texture. I've not been brave enough to try this to make a vinyl top for a car, but I'd bet it would be pretty convincing. I did that on my '81 Caddy model for the vinyl roof section. A semi-gloss looks perfect, just like a freshly armor-alled vinyl top! I sprayed from a normal distance (about a foot away, +/- a few inches or so), and went really heavy with the paint, but made several quick passes. Each coat didnt have full coverage, so you can get just the right texture depending on your technique. Edited July 2, 2009 by cosmiccadillac
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