à Tools for upholstery:
Weldwood HHR Top and Trim glue (Available at upholstery supply businesses)
Cheap spray gun (
www.harborfreight.com)
affords the loosest of tolerances. Imper- fections 1/8” or smaller will be easily hidden by the texture of the carpet. Keep in mind there are different thicknesses of carpet. For example, trunk liners are typically thinner than solid colored car- pets. It is always best to measure the carpet thickness with your calipers when determining fitment of panels. A trick I learned from my partner, Bing Xu, to help keep trunk liner looking fresh is to use a heat gun to remove the top layer of fuzz. It takes a steady hand and some practice, so make sure you do a test spray on some scrap pieces. The trunk liner will look better and be more resis- tant to abrasions once treated. Another trunk liner tip I learned from Bing was to use SEM dye to tint the carpet to match the OEM carpet in the car being worked on. By using light, misting coats in a crosshatch pattern, the gray trunk liners can be tinted lighter or darker to blend seamlessly with the trunk it will reside in. We typically use Landau Black and/or variations of grays when tinting.
Suede and Vinyl In terms of finishing detail, suede and
vinyl are next on the list of tighter toler- ances. Whereas carpet is thick and has a lot of texture to hide imperfections, suede and vinyl are much less forgiv- ing. For panel fitment, again the calipers can be used to determine the thickness needed. Another faster option is the Sonus FiTKiT. The FiTKiT is a set of bits that overcut or undercut the exact thick- ness of vinyl. This allows two pieces to fit together perfectly; then, simply make one or two passes with the FiTKiT for one or two layers of vinyl clearance. Because both of these are relatively thin, and glued tightly, proper surface prepa- ration is paramount. My general rule of thumb is that anything I can feel on the project, I will see under the suede or vinyl. It is very important to pay close attention to transitions in your work. If you have an area where there is a flat substrate and filler blends in another piece, make sure the transition is smooth. If you can feel any steps or edges in the
Sonus FiTKiT (
www.facebook.com/pages/ Sonus-Car-Audio)
Right angle pick tool (A variety of brands are available. Rec- ommended either Matco or Snap On brands)
Red dot or Olfa knife
(
www.mobilesolutions-usa.com or window tint supply companies)
Wiss Scissors (Available at a number of places, model W22N is a good pair)
Masking tape (Available at local auto paint supply businesses, Recommended is 3m 233+ Green tape)
Heat gun
(
www.mobilesolutions-usa.com has the Steinel digital gun, which is the best)
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