learn me on flocking

I keep hearing about people "flocking" their dashboard. I know the basic process is to apply an electrostatic charge to the dash and then allow that to stick (and seal) bits of nylon to it.

this makes a glare free and well protected dashboard. It also looks professional. Question is.. how does it feel? Is this something you want in a road car, or would you only keep it for a track and race car?

You don't need to do the electrostatic charge. You can just spray the glue down, sprinkle on the flocking and when dry, vacuum up the excess.

just... do what they do...

flock ...

i kill me

IIRC, it feels and looks a bit like velvet.

I think it is a cool idea but it always reminds me of those little fuzzy animal figures.

The Chia-dash?

Per Schroeder wrote: You don't need to do the electrostatic charge. You can just spray the glue down, sprinkle on the flocking and when dry, vacuum up the excess.

Did you get good results this way? All I ever get is a bunch of fibers sticking every which way but up. Looks worthy of a 2nd grade art project when I'm done.

If you're getting good results, I'd love to know your secret.

It's been a long time since I flocked.

God I wanted to say that! :-)

foxtrapper wrote: It's been a long time since I flocked.

Not something I would post on the internet, I normally keep details regarding my droughts to myself

I'd flock that chick that played Punky Brewster...

I am actually going the opposite way than flocking, I am thinking about using a flexible body filler and filling the dash and painting it high gloss to match the door panels I will be rebuilding.

John Brown wrote: I'd flock that chick that played Punky Brewster...

Soleil Moon Frye

SSSCCHHAAAAAAWWIIIIINGG

With a short enough fiber (like the Don Jerr stuff) its not really apparent which way the fibers are actually laying. I brushed on the glue and then took a palm-full of flocking and then just blew it on there like pixie dust. repeated until there was no missing spots...let dry overnight and voila.

Afterwards, the condition of the underlaying metal/dash was more apparent than any of the irregularities in the flocking itself.

How durable is this? can it hold up to repeated pressures (arm rest/console)? Or will the stuff just fall off. My consoles and armrests are not in the greatest shape. Ive though about flocking to cover them up, but was afraid Id have to lint roller myself after every drive in to work

4cylndrfury wrote: How durable is this? can it hold up to repeated pressures (arm rest/console)? Or will the stuff just fall off. My consoles and armrests are not in the greatest shape. Ive though about flocking to cover them up, but was afraid Id have to lint roller myself after every drive in to work

Kinda depends on how you flock. A good flock takes time, and lasts. A quickie is a quickie.

But seriously, you know how it is when you flock. You rub things, get all sweaty, and poof, it's all over.

Like the inside of a glovebox, that's flocking. I would cover it in artificial suede if I wanted a nice looking glare free dash.

If your goal is glare free, how about krinkle paint? It creates texture and then you can paint it any color to match the interior.

Grassroots flocking == pool/deck carpeting + staple gun + spray glue

I built a flocking machine at work and proceeded to get shocked by all 75K volts of it I'll check and see what the flocking material is and the glue we use. I bet you could call and ask for an engineering sample for a GRM kinda price. There is a big difference in appearance between static and nonstatic application. Without the static it looks very matted down, static makes it very uniform and feels like velor. I would just be afraid of it packing full of dust for a daily driver, count on vacuuming it often.