dna23
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What fabric is the best to do this? i want it black and fairly flexible so i can stretch it over the contours .etc
Am i correct in thinking i use some contact adhesive from b&q or something 
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Predator Corsa
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i did my own, use leather look stuff from a fabric shop, cost £10 for a 2mx1m
and used 3M spray glue which was bout £5 from staples
here is mine
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Dan Lewis
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I used that sort of stuff and found it well hard. some bits wouldn't stick down to the card.
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dna23
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i'm hoping to go more along the lines of CorsAsh as his looked like this:
i don't want leather really i want some sort of cloth as its not only more flexible and u won't get sag/overlap but its nice looking imo.
thanks anyway predator.
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Predator Corsa
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mine is ok, but not brillent. go to a fabric shop (i know i looks gay :S) just look around see what they got and u like.
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CorsAsh
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You need something preferably cotton and nylon mix, so you have a fair amount of stretchiness. It's a hell of a complex shape to do - the original cards were trimmed by gluing fabric onto a flat piece of plastic then vacuum forming it into shape.
Use Evo Stik too, paint it on, get it fairly thick, then when its dry, work from the centre (where it goes in above the armrest) out to the edges, remembering to leave some excess. Put some glue around the edges, and stick the excess down on the back to give a nice secure finish.
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CorsAsh
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Oh, another tip - use a small socket set bit to push the fabric into the grooved bits, if you use your finger you'll either leave white marks, scrape the surface with your nail, or get glue on the fabric. If you use a socket, its got nice round edges, and will do the job nicely.
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dna23
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cool, roughly how much fabric wud i need for 4 door cards, a b and c pillars and roof lining i think about 6 metres?
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chumbly_warner
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I had the leather on mine padded and i really like the feel of it.
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by dna23
cool, roughly how much fabric wud i need for 4 door cards, a b and c pillars and roof lining i think about 6 metres?
The guy said 10 metres for full interior.
That looks nice chumbly, but not keen on the depression where the handle is meant to go...
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mobymaster
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@CorsAsh
So did you glue the fabric on and then do vacume form? Or when yuo say that is that when they are done origionally in factory?
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