Flocking

[75th Ranger]

Is elmers washable no run gel good for flocking?

[Jason Vandergriff]

it works but is hard to spread. Also after it dries it ca be peeled off in a sheet.

[samdiego]

My best results have always been with Testors Flat spray. I like to use a color close to the carpet color, I generally go with black carpet anyway. I've also been able to color white and blonde flocking with whatever color spray I needed like a light blue or green carpet. I mask what needs it and toss the freshly sprayed part into a paper bag of fuzz and shake. I'll give it a half hour before knocking the loose stuff off.

[crazyjim]

I use Ken's Funny Fur that I get from Scale Dreams with straight Elmer's white glue. Of course, the area to be flocked is first painted in a color similar to the selected flocking. The flocking is applied through a fine strainer onto the wet glue and pressed with a fingertip. I wait about 30-60 minutes and shake the loose stuff off and gently brush away any other excess. I should have said that I sit the interior on a clean sheet of paper and do the shaking/brushing over the paper. All the excess then goes back into the little plastic container.

[Agent G]

I use a brush on acrylic clear flat from Windsor and Newton. I get it at art supply stores. It doesn't dry as fast as other acrylics, so you have some working time.

I like using clear acrylic "paint" as I can control the application, and can be assured it won't seperate over time. Being acrylic it won't effect the base coat (same color as the flocking BTW).

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[wgflatliner]

as stated before, painting the part the same color as the flocking is a must.

i just use elmer's glue, spread it out even, and dump the fur on the wet glue. i then just wait 10 minutes and shake it off.

i make it a point to not press it with a finger because that clumps it up and to me it just doesn't look right.

[vizio93]

as stated before, painting the part the same color as the flocking is a must.

i just use elmer's glue, spread it out even, and dump the fur on the wet glue. i then just wait 10 minutes and shake it off.

i make it a point to not press it with a finger because that clumps it up and to me it just doesn't look right.

Same exact process as I do it, works good !

[Marc @ MPC Motorsports]

Click here for a step by step tutorial I posted in 2007 on this subject.

[Draggon]

I thin Elmers's 50/50 with water. No probs at all. I like it because its easy to paint it into corners, and if it doesnt look right after it has dried I can wash it out with warm water and do it over.

[A12Runner]

Where is a good place to get the flocking?

[crazyjim]

Where is a good place to get the flocking?

Scale Dreams carries a full line of Ken's Fuzzy Fur.

[Guest]

I thin Elmers glue also,but instead of flocking,I use baking soda. I primer it after it's dry to seal it,then paint it my interior color. I always have an exact color match and the soda has a better "in scale" appearance. It also doesn't have the fuzzy look that flocking has.

[samdiego]

Here's one of mine. Ken's Fuzzi Fur Charcoal over Testors' Flat Black. Nice and even and not too fuzzi

Unfortunately it gets completely covered with the top boot