dimeadozen
dimeadozen New Reader
7/17/09 1:59 p.m.

Some time ago I came across an article about restoring old vinyl-covered foam sun visors as found on Japanese and some German cars. I could swear the article was on Pelican Parts, but have been unable to find it.

The basic technique involved making a slit(s) in the vinyl covering at the seam and removing the remains of the old foam. You then put the skin of the visor in a home made plywood jig that was clamped together, and injected expanding foam from a can into the visor.

The jig was designed so that in theory, you ended up with a nice flat visor when the foam expanded, and the jig allowed all excess foam to escape via the slits you made in the covering, rather than blowing out the seam all around the visor.

Has anyone seen the article or done this? I'm trying to remember the details of the jig design, and the exact expanding foam product used.

fiat22turbo
fiat22turbo GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
7/17/09 2:14 p.m.

I think a Fiat X-1/9 buddy did this and posted the details on the XWebforums. You might try there or searching with Fiat as a keyword.

wlkelley3
wlkelley3 HalfDork
7/17/09 5:14 p.m.

When you find the link, can you post it here? I'm interested on learning that and I know an upholsterer friend that would be interested also.

You'll need to log in to post.

Our Preferred Partners
hpEEZRONSs5krX2U29Rudv6OhqMbX7rlcUCipDA74JTIha5CqZpnrC4IMTgpBRQv