[ky0u]

Originally Posted by AlpineE93

Lol thats really the only spot on the whole car that isn't messed up. I still need to do the center console and the back ashtray.

Heat gun (or hair dryer) is your best friend!

[nsjames]

https://www.amazon.com/Hangar-9-HAN1...d-games&sr=1-1

literally have had the same one for 20 years.
my dad's has got to be 30 years old now.

it's adjustable flow/heat, and only a thousand watts so it's not too hot.
It's made for shrinking polyester films on model airplanes.

if you want to be really super baller, pick up a topflite trim iron.
https://www.amazon.com/Hangar-9-ProT...s&sr=1-1-fkmr1

for the hard to stick concave corners and such.

if you ever want to know how to handle film, just look up model aircraft covering tips. We've been doing it for 60 years with heat shrinkable film.
there's also a bevy of specialty tools to make sure your seam overlaps are always consistent and perfect too.
http://manuals.hobbico.com/top/topr2400-manual.pdf
monokote smart trim.

[tlow98]

Originally Posted by nsjames

https://www.amazon.com/Hangar-9-HAN1...d-games&sr=1-1

literally have had the same one for 20 years.
my dad's has got to be 30 years old now.

it's adjustable flow/heat, and only a thousand watts so it's not too hot.
It's made for shrinking polyester films on model airplanes.

if you want to be really super baller, pick up a topflite trim iron.
https://www.amazon.com/Hangar-9-ProT...s&sr=1-1-fkmr1


for the hard to stick concave corners and such.

if you ever want to know how to handle film, just look up model aircraft covering tips. We've been doing it for 60 years with heat shrinkable film.
there's also a bevy of specialty tools to make sure your seam overlaps are always consistent and perfect too.
http://manuals.hobbico.com/top/topr2400-manual.pdf
monokote smart trim.

Taking me back to my Great Planes PT-40 MKII days! Miss those days.

[MPOWER5266]

Originally Posted by nsjames

https://www.amazon.com/Hangar-9-HAN1...d-games&sr=1-1

literally have had the same one for 20 years.
my dad's has got to be 30 years old now.

it's adjustable flow/heat, and only a thousand watts so it's not too hot.
It's made for shrinking polyester films on model airplanes.

if you want to be really super baller, pick up a topflite trim iron.
https://www.amazon.com/Hangar-9-ProT...s&sr=1-1-fkmr1

for the hard to stick concave corners and such.

if you ever want to know how to handle film, just look up model aircraft covering tips. We've been doing it for 60 years with heat shrinkable film.
there's also a bevy of specialty tools to make sure your seam overlaps are always consistent and perfect too.
http://manuals.hobbico.com/top/topr2400-manual.pdf
monokote smart trim.

I sell those little irons at work. My heat gun died so I grabbed a cheap one off amazon. I know a little bit about covering full sized aircraft but I never messed with models.

[mweisdorfer]

Originally Posted by kwatkins12

Been wanting to wrap the wood trim in my car, I think it looks kinda out of place against the red and black interior. How difficult was it for you to do/ whihc vinyl did you use?

You could do piano black or a carbon fiber black & it would lollipop pretty good.

[nsjames]

Originally Posted by tlow98

Taking me back to my Great Planes PT-40 MKII days! Miss those days.

they still make those things in ARF format I believe.
GP is one of the few survivors in the industry. Got big enough to buy everyone else.

Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

I sell those little irons at work. My heat gun died so I grabbed a cheap one off amazon. I know a little bit about covering full sized aircraft but I never messed with models.

the methods and materials are pretty much the same.
always overlap your seams front to back

[nsjames]

Originally Posted by nsjames

hopefully they agree to replace the boot. It was there 3 weeks ago and I know the boot was intact and fine because I had literally been there the day before installing coilover.
I think I would have noticed grease everywhere.


This is why I hate taking my car anywhere.
30 seconds to wrap that boot with tin foil would have avoided the massive PITA of pulling the knuckle and rebooting this shaft.
which is not something I'm going to be real fucking happy about if they tell me to pound salt.

compromise was made.
I ordered a boot kit, they're going to do the labor.

still cost me money, but at least I'm not taking apart the knuckle.

and he quoted me a pretty good price for tires, so I'm willing to give them another shot.

[Tonethejackal]

Completed my headliner, sunshade, pillar, and visor fabric replacement today by reinstalling the sun visor. thanks Lucky Needle!

[nsjames]

finally figured out my FRM coding so I could have angel eyes as DRLs and no voltage monitoring on the LED lights.

[MPOWER5266]

More wrapping.

Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

[Wolf 335]

Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

More wrapping.

Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

Have you considered wrapping the trim around the cup holders (including the small cup holder trim), trim around the light switch and key hole?

[nsjames]

Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

More wrapping.

Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

you're realy convincing me that I need blck trim in the car.

I bedded brakes today. yay quiet brakes again.

I also fixed the parking brake adjustment.

[MPOWER5266]

Originally Posted by Wolf 335

Have you considered wrapping the trim around the cup holders (including the small cup holder trim), trim around the light switch and key hole?

I thought about it but I think less might be more in this case.

[tcphoto]

I'm going to think about wrapping my trim in matte black, it'd go well with the black mats the PO installed.

[OLI77]

Nah, I think the wood anchors the car, makes it look planted on earth. Plus, it is dynamic, changes, with the elements, the light in the cabin, even the speed! it is shinny and blends superbly with the interior and the brightness outside, it reflects both!

That pic above is gorgeous!

[S65Hunter]

Originally Posted by tcphoto

I'm going to think about wrapping my trim in matte black, it'd go well with the black mats the PO installed.

I never like the wood trim, and I especially never like the look of that color interior. But for some reason I really like it in that picture.

[Serf27]

I ordered a drill brush set and cleaned a small area of my seats with the soft bristle brush and my god! The difference is night and day.
Going to do the entire car tomorrow.

[JonOhh]

I hit yet another pothole... Tuscaloosa roads absolutely suck.

[JonOhh]

A friend of mine did a paint correction on it this week, very pleased with how it turned out.

Edit: it seems I've uh...not done the whole photo attachment thing correctly. Sorry.

[Wolf 335]

Originally Posted by Serf27

I ordered a drill brush set and cleaned a small area of my seats with the soft bristle brush and my god! The difference is night and day.
Going to do the entire car tomorrow.

What brush did you get? Link?

[ky0u]

(Don't worry, it's only used in proper weather)

[Glando7]

Came pretty close to finishing my trim painting DIY..... Ended up having to redo the rear passenger door trim as that was the experiment piece which meant another trip to the store and watching paint dry.