This past weekend I decided that while my dash was out it'd be a good time to flock it. I let it finish curing today. The process is pretty straightforward and it definitely didn't turn out perfect but for $40 I'm pretty happy with it and knowing that I won't have reflection issues while driving, plus it's fuzzy!

 

I like that! Care to share where you purchased the supplies?

 

Awesome!

 

Thanks! I ordered black: http://www.flockit.com/index.php/pro...ck-fibers.html

Some tips for anyone who decides to do this:

- Do it in a warmish room if you can (60-75F), I did it in my garage that was about 20F and the adhesive took a while to settle even though it is self leveling. If I were to do it again in a room this cold I would've thinned the adhesive first.

- Buy a wider paint brush, they send a tiny 1/2" brush with it. I bought a 1 1/2" brush at walmart that was a perfect size for the can

- Paint fast and have the fiber applicator/duster thing already filled before you start, you'll need as much time as possible to get the whole dash covered

- Lay down a tarp or garbage bags to reclaim what doesn't get on the dash. You will need to reclaim fibers to finish the whole dash unless you buy a second bag (1 is enough though). I didn't do this and had to scrape it off my floor which wasted time

- Do the front edge (the one that faces you) first. The applicator doesn't push the fibers out as well when used upside down and when there's only a small amount left it barely pushes any out.

- Pop your vents out with a screw driver and put a stripe of tape along the lower section so you don't get adhesive lower down

- Use all of the fibers. You can't put too much on, whatever doesn't get held by the adhesive can easily be blown off. I gave it a day and a half to fully cure and then vacuumed the whole dash clean.

 

Ive always wanted to do this, thanks for the tips!

 

Found a bit of free time and decided to make a model of the cage. Hopefully getting more wiring out of the way tonight and tomorrow.

 

That roof tube is a dead tube. It needs to go to the corners.

 

It's modeled off a couple pictures and my memory, didn't bother to get dimensions since I'm just using this for representation purposes. I couldn't remember how the roof bar is run but I think one of the ends is in a corner.

 

Ordered! Thanx for the tips too. This is a sweet mod that is inexpensive. Would be cool even on a street car

 

what spec are those wheels? were they powder coated? just sent off my wheels to get pc'd too, pretty excited

 

18x10.5 +30. Yup, powdercoated. What color did you get?

 

charcoal mist, it's like a light grey metallic. pretty standard stuff, i'm not a colorful guy lol

 

Great build

 

You know, as I think about flocking my dash also, I realize I dont have the cutouts I'll need for a cage (eventually). Wondering if I could see your dash and make some similar cutouts. Can you take some pictures of how/where its been cut?

 

re: the powdercoating - did you get the back of the wheels pc'd? as in the surface that mates to the wheel hub?