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by **Sideros** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 3:16 pm

I guess this is the best place to ask...! Not wanting to make a sound system coated in vinyl instead i'm looking to re-coat my doors and dash etc but i've never done it before.

Anybody got any pointers? Any help at all would be much appreciated. I've got stretch vinyl and a heat gun! Cheers

by **86_rolla** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:36 pm

ados F2,not in a spray can the stuff for spray guns. Basically check everything twice. Make sure yr dash is in mint condition. You dont wanna get half way thru and find its got a bubble in it

by **Sideros** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:56 am

For sure! Anything good to prep it with? or just make sure its smooth and lightly sanded? Also i've never moulded vinyl so do you just start on a flat surface and when it gets to the curves just heat it up and stretch it over? Cheers.

by **DeeCee** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:33 am

using a heat gun, upholstery glue/super glue, very sharp knife and rollers help

by **Lloyd** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:30 pm

Make sure its pretty smooth, anything on the surface will show up quite obviously. Get some bits of vinyl you dont need and things else an odd shape to cover first so you get a feel of how hot you can get the vinyl before you damage and, and to get a feel of how far it can strecth otherwise you might end up with it looking a bit messy and wasting a lot of vinyl

by **Sideros** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:11 am

Thanks for that info, will attempted sometime today and post how things went! If its good I shall provide pics!

by **eritate** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:14 pm

pics or it didnt happen

Website · by Si » Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:55 pm

it happened but your mother broke the camera.

by **Sideros** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:50 pm

Too right Simon!

by **eritate** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 2:17 am

Si wrote:it happened but your mother broke the camera.

ouch didnt you steal the camera? im sure i saw you with a camera!

by **BZG_UNIT** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:48 am

^^ Kiddys lol... anyway how'd it go man?

by **Sideros** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:05 pm

Yeah tell me about it! Ahhh... haven't had a chance yet eh! been full on with work and what not... Hopefully friday i'll have a crack at it.

by **Sideros** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:54 am

Oh well, I did one of the doors friday. Turned out ok, much much better than i expected with no prior vinyl experience! Couple of small issues around one end of it getting it to stretch over but overall its a damn good job from my point of view! Pictures don't do it justice so you'll just have to see it on the car!

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