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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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5th Oct 03 at 23:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

what material did u lot use?
doin mine now n its hard to do it without creases.
i got this alcantara/suede type stuff from trax and it creases when i try to stick the corners etc.
bugger i started from the very bottom stickin it in sections til i came to the big crease where armrest is.
so iv ripped it off n gona restart tm when glue has dried
drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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6th Oct 03 at 00:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

same happened to me when i did the front ones in black, so when i do it again im tempted to fill in some of the creases with filler or fibreglass or something.
Icy
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6th Oct 03 at 07:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

no am sayin the fabric had creases in it when it went round the crooks n crannies
M2RTY
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6th Oct 03 at 07:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

u stretch it to fit the door card before u start with any glue

then start at the top as this is the bit u see and work your way down, simple

ps dobt use spray glue as it goes everywhere, its easier with a brush
drunkenfool
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6th Oct 03 at 13:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i meant fill in the nooks and crannies on the door then retrim it to get less creases, might help a bit?
Icy
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6th Oct 03 at 13:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeh am usin this unibond stuff out this aerosol type thing with tube on the end then i jus smear it with a bit of card.
Mav 3000
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Registered: 16th Aug 01
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6th Oct 03 at 18:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I got mine done professionally for £15 a card. top job, no creases, no effort, no glue coming through the material spoiling it - looks great and still no probs after 6 months
Corsa^Dan
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Registered: 4th Dec 02
Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire
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6th Oct 03 at 19:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

where from?
Mav 3000
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Registered: 16th Aug 01
Location: Leicestershire
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6th Oct 03 at 21:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Auto Tint design in Leicester. needed the door cards for two days. top job. they do leather interiors too. can post stuff too i think, but there local to me.

There experts - do stuff for Williams BMW and Recaro etc.

[Edited on 06-10-2003 by Mav 3000]
Makarus
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Registered: 25th Jun 02
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7th Oct 03 at 00:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Is there an Auto Tint design in notts??

 
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