What is this?

s14driftingTX · 10-02-2004, 02:15 PM

I want to know what they used to cover the dash in this car. I think it looks good, like suede. it's on the autolink car. http://www.drifting.com/forums/showt...&threadid=4730

LexmarkX73 · 10-02-2004, 02:27 PM

EDIT - it is flocked - a process where the glue is negativly charged and the particles are positivly charged. When the particles are applied to the glue, they stand up, and are shaved to produce a velvet like texture.

14yrolddrifter · 10-02-2004, 02:47 PM

Yeah I've heard about that too^ but I forgot where... so this is a useless post

mk3mann · 10-02-2004, 03:15 PM

it was produced to keep glare down in the car.....

look at the ferrari F40.....and other race cars.....

its a awsome idea....though a maroon interior and a black suede dash would

110octane · 10-02-2004, 05:44 PM

It's Suede.

14yrolddrifter · 10-02-2004, 05:48 PM

I thought there was another name for it... maybe not.

Parry · 10-02-2004, 07:20 PM

is it alcantara?

14yrolddrifter · 10-02-2004, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LexmarkX73
EDIT - it is flocked - a process where the glue is negativly charged and the particles are positivly charged. When the particles are applied to the glue, they stand up, and are shaved to produce a velvet like texture.

That's some funky editing skilles there Lexmark

Parry, somehow I suspect you made that word up to trick me. Anyways, if not, no that's not it.

Darkstar · 10-03-2004, 03:05 AM

The guys racing here in Europe (WRC, touring cars also) used to have flocked dashboards. Not only does it look good; it doesn't let the sun make a mirror of your dashboard on the windscreen, thus making the visibility better.

emission · 10-03-2004, 03:20 AM

Why don't we just ask andy himself.

DriftingNewbie · 10-03-2004, 10:07 AM

I pretty sure perry is right. Not to say its not flocked, but i have never heard of that. I think it is alcantara, and it does resemble this mk3 GTIs interior (which is alcantara).

Darkstar · 10-03-2004, 10:28 AM

It can be alcantara, but in the motorsports suede is the material that covers all of the dashboards.

14yrolddrifter · 10-03-2004, 10:53 AM

Ah so it is suede. Probably why i don't know what alcantara is. Looks like suede too.

driftingpink · 10-08-2004, 01:19 AM

The dash covering is actually Flocking, As that the vehicle was originally going to be built for Time Attack we applied Flocking to the dash to reduce dash and windshield glare. The process costs around $350.00 but the hard part is, the dash must be taken out to correctly apply it.

10-02-2004, 02:15 PM	#1
s14driftingTX #1 F1 Fan Join Date: May 2004 Location: Amarillo TX Posts: 167	What is this? I want to know what they used to cover the dash in this car. I think it looks good, like suede. it's on the autolink car. http://www.drifting.com/forums/showt...&threadid=4730 Attached Images Last edited by s14driftingTX; 10-02-2004 at 02:18 PM.

10-02-2004, 02:27 PM	#2
LexmarkX73 noob Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: computer Posts: 250	EDIT - it is flocked - a process where the glue is negativly charged and the particles are positivly charged. When the particles are applied to the glue, they stand up, and are shaved to produce a velvet like texture. Last edited by LexmarkX73; 10-02-2004 at 06:38 PM.

10-03-2004, 10:07 AM	#11
DriftingNewbie poser Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Macomb/Naperviller, IL Posts: 327	I pretty sure perry is right. Not to say its not flocked, but i have never heard of that. I think it is alcantara, and it does resemble this mk3 GTIs interior (which is alcantara). Attached Images

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10-02-2004, 02:47 PM	#3
14yrolddrifter Guest Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 43	Yeah I've heard about that too^ but I forgot where... so this is a useless post

10-02-2004, 03:15 PM	#4
mk3mann Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 381	it was produced to keep glare down in the car..... look at the ferrari F40.....and other race cars..... its a awsome idea....though a maroon interior and a black suede dash would

10-02-2004, 05:44 PM	#5
110octane Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 370	It's Suede.

10-02-2004, 05:48 PM	#6
14yrolddrifter Guest Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 43	I thought there was another name for it... maybe not.

10-02-2004, 07:20 PM	#7
Parry Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 894	is it alcantara?

10-03-2004, 03:05 AM	#9
Darkstar Post idiot Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Middle of nowhere Posts: 260	The guys racing here in Europe (WRC, touring cars also) used to have flocked dashboards. Not only does it look good; it doesn't let the sun make a mirror of your dashboard on the windscreen, thus making the visibility better.

10-03-2004, 03:20 AM	#10
emission Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Long Beach, Seal Beach Posts: 1,301	Why don't we just ask andy himself.

10-03-2004, 10:28 AM	#12
Darkstar Post idiot Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Middle of nowhere Posts: 260	It can be alcantara, but in the motorsports suede is the material that covers all of the dashboards.

10-03-2004, 10:53 AM	#13
14yrolddrifter Guest Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 43	Ah so it is suede. Probably why i don't know what alcantara is. Looks like suede too.

10-08-2004, 01:19 AM	#14
driftingpink Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 9	The dash covering is actually Flocking, As that the vehicle was originally going to be built for Time Attack we applied Flocking to the dash to reduce dash and windshield glare. The process costs around $350.00 but the hard part is, the dash must be taken out to correctly apply it.