Have you made your MX5 Flocking Awesome?

[Bizi]

Hi all,
Recently I've noticed some really impressive DIY work here on interiors but I'm curious if anyone here has treated their interior to a flocking?

It looks great in this MX5nutz thread. The instrument and steering column surrounds in the first post is nice but check out the work of Ron the flocker...post #9 but your eyes will know once you hit his bordello style interior...

http://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=65612

I don't know if anyone's used a professional to do this but it would be great to do as a group buy if we found a good vendor.

Teaser:

[NitroDann]

Would you believe I've been considering doing this...?
My interior is ugly and just not appealing to the misses. Ive been thinking.

Dann

[spikes]

Would you believe I've been considering doing this...?
My interior is ugly and just not appealing to the misses. Ive been thinking.

Dann

Dann is worried about how his car looks? wtf?

[NitroDann]

Dann is worried about what his GF thinks.

And this is a zero weight add on that helps the car be a bit nicer daily.

Dann

[NitroDann]

Id be keen on making dead flat carbon door trims with leather pulls. And flocking the top part of the trims, the upper dash (the very top bit) and the cowl and steering column cover. I think that would look great.

Dann

[Apu]

Interesting...how durable would it be? Cheap alternative to...suede?

[marty085]

cant stand the feel of this stuff .. sends shivers down my spine. always has, always will.. dont know what it is about it..

[Bizi]

The people posting in that mx5nutz thread only have good things to say about Ron's flocking skills.

Other questions were about how easy it is to keep clean.

Durability/fading in the Aussie sun is something I'd like to know about.

It's been used on car floors, boots etc as a lightweight sound deadener too.

I found these in the NSW yellow pages, but would appreciate anyone's feedback if they've done this before.

http://www.yellowpages.com.au/search/li ... &x=28&y=21


Marty, I read that different kinds of fibres can be used, so you might be able to get different finishes with different fabrics & densities.

[NitroDann]

Well suede is the other alternative, but isnt flocking... How do I say it... Finer? Like shorter 'fur'.?

Dann

[marty085]

The people posting in that mx5nutz thread only have good things to say about Ron's flocking skills.

That is quite funny. Particularly in light of the name of the thread.

Anyway I digress..

[Bizi]

Unless he was named Dirk I can't think of a more appropriate name for a flocker.

Good to see someone got the joke.

The people posting in that mx5nutz thread only have good things to say about Ron's flocking skills.

That is quite funny. Particularly in light of the name of the thread.

Anyway I digress..

[Okibi]

Can look pretty dusty/dirty quickly, might not be the best for a convertible, seen a few WRX's that have done it.

[gobsmax]

agreed, would be a bi@tch to keep clean & dust free

[Tedsmx5]

agreed, would be a bi@tch to keep clean & dust free

Not it you include some dust and cat fur in the mix
Ted

[Mr Morlock]

Flocking we all know is for interior items ie boot liners, cubby interiors , gloveboxes and the like. Anyone of course is free to do what they like but I cannot think of a styling cue for this from any sporting car. The dash set up on the MX5 is a good one- the nacelle is a tried and proven style used on many sporting cars and moulded plastics are very functional materials. Flocking is still used for oem ( not expensive) but you need a special process to do it. Flocking is also not really very durable as many boots will attest.