Robert Knupp wrote: > 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 > > > >
-- Best regards, Glenn Ring [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.glenn-ring.com _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
