Alcantara Dash

[BRUN]

how easy will alcantara go around curves/corners on a dash

is it possible to do a dash in one piece ?.........making no cuts or folds to the fabric ?

also how does it cope with the sun, would it fade if done in black ?

 

[182woo]

i asked the same thing a bit ago do a search had a few answers im going to do mine but not till ive seen someone elses

 

[rockport]

Brun, id like to know the same thing! There was a thread not long ago about this and someone replied saying he had done his and was going to post pics etc.. but it never happend. I even PMd him!

Here of are a few pics a saved from an really old thread months back - its someone from here buck i cant think of his name? He never did say how he done it

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1096442376__ee.jpg

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1096442330__werwe.jpg

 

[BRUN]

well thats been done in one piece, hmmmm

cant find any alcantara in black on ebay at the moment

 

[Rorrie]

look in the Talk audio classifieds(sp) under car audio, there is black stuff on a group buy going on

 

[Tom]

Get it flocked.

more rally sl*g!

 

[M.C..]

how much is alcantara?

 

[toms_cup]

a hell of a lot.....i want to do my interior in blue



last time i looked it was about £40 a metre?!?!?

 

[TheCake]

is flocking cheaper and how easy is it to get it done!

 

[toms_cup]

ooooh

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1498&item=5716942002&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1Vhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1498&item=5716942002&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1V

 

[coolspot007007]

Quote: Originally posted by toms_cup on 29 September 2004


a hell of a lot.....i want to do my interior in blue



last time i looked it was about £40 a metre?!?!?



I think alcantara is actually dearer than suede strangely. I was gonna try it myself but cos its so expensive I didnt want to f**k it up so Im getting the dash, 4 door card inserts, gear gaitor and handbrake gaitor done to match my 172 seats. I can see about getting a price to have it done if anyones interested.

 

[Rorrie]

its great stuff!! and worht it!

 

[rockport]

Im off to Thailand soon so ill be buying all my materials out there... i may have some left over at around christmas time if you want some cheap. Would love to hear from anyone whos done this themselves.

 

[riccycup]

my mate trimmed his saxo in alcantara and got a good price for it. he got it done at martrim in cheshire they are sometimes at the shows good price and amazing finish they do retrims for tvr.

oh and having it done in black not sure i had black around my screen in the dash and that faded to a green colour had to change it

 

[The Big Yin]

Folia tec do a spray called soft touch this might be an ALTERNATIVE not sure what it looks like just saw some in Halfords

 

[Nick Read]

AFAIK Alcantara is the upholsterers friend because it is so easy to work in comparison with other materials. Thats why a whole dash can be done in one piece. Id say use a light going over of that spray glue you get for doing sub boxes, then stretch it and staple it down under the edges.