Bert,
I was thinking right away to try hobby stores, as modelers use
flocking in everything from car interiors to model railways, but I
kept reading and noticed you tired that :-). Ah, I can recall the
days when I went to hobby stores, auto stores, and Radio Shack and
those people knew more than my 8 year old....
I clicked around under craft and hobby links and found this:
http://www.craftflocking.com/index.php?pr=Buy_Flocking
I can't speak to the quality, and I never bought from them, but they
seem to have what you need under "Buy Flocking" and a subsequent
"Applicators" link <http://www.craftflocking.com/index.php?
pr=Applicators>.
Doc
On Apr 21, 2007, at 8:52 PM, 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
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