Volks, A back issue of "VW Trends" had a nice feature on how to restore an old Fibrit brand VW factory glove compartment box. It involved making up a paste of sawdust and Elmer's, and it seemed to make a beautiful product. Right up to the flocking.
I've got a liner that I'm now almost ready to install. But it still needs to be flocked. I spent the entire day today trying to find a good old flocking kit -- paint plus a poofgun of those beige polyester fibers to create the nice velvety flocked interior surface. I tried paint stores (Porter and Sherwin-Williams), auto supply places (O'Reilly's, AutoZone, Pep Boys, Advance), craft shops (Hobby Lobby, Plaza Art and Michael's) and a variety of general merchandise spots (Lowe's, Home Depot, Target) -- and mostly ended up trying to explain to a bunch of 18 year olds what "flock" is and how it's applied. I had done this back in high school and know the process. A guy at an Ace Hardware told me, "I been in this business 39 years and ain't never heard of 'flocking'." Sad, but I believe him. Does anybody know a good source of supply where I could order a small quantity of beige-tan flock and adhering paint? Bert Knupp in Music City USA |__n__ (_____)º (Ô\_|_/Ô) ü ° ° ü '70 Polizeikäfer _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
