I need a good flocking....

Right gents, this might be a topic closer to the mark on Cliosport but here goes...

I've had to make some modifications to my Dashboard for a number of reasons and now i need to make it all look like 1 piece. So I was looking into the options of getting it flocked... Does anyone have any good contacts for getting things flocked? or any advice on how best to do it yourself?

Heres a pic of a dash thats been done incase anyones wondering what it is

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...ictureid=10587

Cheers Ashy.

I saw that dash on Clio sport looked a tidy job and cheap too. Have a read on this link as there are a few recommended places. I'm going to use the Watford branch ian said as it's very close.
https://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthrea...light=Flocking

Ashy, i know Jesus has a friend in Bristol that does flocking. Ive seen some bits he`s had done.....quality job :agree:

i got all mine done mate at suffolk flocking mate he is very good and very well priced he does most of the cossie boys stuff if you need a number drop me a pm mate

Your not the only one, i fancy doing this to the civic one day, simply because the dash is a granny type colour (is there a such colour :confused:) and well, utter ****.. however id like to know who has done there own, i fancy giving it a go...

maybe we can ask dawn if she is able to set up discount up for one of the flocking shops?

hi mate, my mates had two 106 dashes done a c2 dash and a subaru station wagon by a firm and they look mint and only cost 80 pound a dash, i could get you some details if your interested

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hi mate, my mates had two 106 dashes done a c2 dash and a subaru station wagon by a firm and they look mint and only cost 80 pound a dash, i could get you some details if your interested

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Is this based round our neck of the woods jonny?

it wont be far away mate dnt think as they will have taken the dashes there themselves i will find out asap

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Originally Posted by car.crash

maybe we can ask dawn if she is able to set up discount up for one of the flocking shops?

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I'm on the case ;)

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Originally Posted by D4WNO

I'm on the case ;)

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your to good to us. can you try to blag the one in watford pleeeeeease.

Well I've sent mine off, decided to go with a chap off cliosport... £65.00 to have the dash top, steering column cover and a few other bits... Can't wait to get it back as its the last piece of the puzzle before I can get back on the road :)

can you link me up please ashy. if hes alot cheaper than my local firm i may give him a shout.

This is off Cliosport

"If you have any other questions then please e-mail me at Rich@SBP.me.uk or call Mike on 07966 944656 and visit the website www.sbp.me.uk http://www.cliosport.net/forum/image...es/smiley1.gif"

The guy i've been talking to is Rich.

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This is off Cliosport

"If you have any other questions then please e-mail me at Rich@SBP.me.uk or call Mike on 07966 944656 and visit the website www.sbp.me.uk http://www.cliosport.net/forum/image...es/smiley1.gif"

The guy i've been talking to is Rich.

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link for flocking ash ? if so thanks been looking for a decent person :) top darts

thanks :)

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Originally Posted by JRP

link for flocking ash ? if so thanks been looking for a decent person :) top darts

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Aye m8 www.sbp.me.uk

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Originally Posted by JRP

link for flocking ash ? if so thanks been looking for a decent person :) top darts

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Huh? You've just quoted the link :scratch:

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Originally Posted by D4WNO

Huh? You've just quoted the link :scratch:

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Ive lost my self gone utterly bonkers dawny

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Originally Posted by JRP

Ive lost my self gone utterly bonkers dawny

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Lol, one of those days eh? :laugh:

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Originally Posted by D4WNO

Lol, one of those days eh? :laugh:

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Big time! big time!

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Originally Posted by car.crash

your to good to us. can you try to blag the one in watford pleeeeeease.

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Maybe if I knew who they were lol :laugh:

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Maybe if I knew who they were lol :laugh:

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Mark didnt know your crystal ball was broken... pfffft:laugh:

we have a local company who do flocking ASH. But as youve sent it off thats a little too late and £65 chepo :)

Its some thing i am getting done when ours is back together too

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Originally Posted by Ashy

Aye m8 www.sbp.me.uk

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20% discount for members, see Contacts section :D

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Originally Posted by D4WNO

20% discount for members, see Contacts section :D

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top girl :agree:

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Originally Posted by D4WNO

20% discount for members, see Contacts section :D

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Nice one dawn, thats saved me £12.00 ish :)

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Originally Posted by D4WNO

20% discount for members, see Contacts section :D

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nice one dawn, i wont link up the one in watford as 20% off is enough for anyone and worth traveling for.

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Originally Posted by car.crash

nice one dawn, i wont link up the one in watford as 20% off is enough for anyone and worth traveling for.

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No worries guys. They post items out too :agree:

First post!

Suppose I'd better say hi!

Few more pics of our work

http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/w...09/biohaz1.jpg
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/w...9/DSCF0010.jpg
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/w...P09/flock1.jpg
Flocked bonnet anyone? ;)
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/w...9/Image133.jpg
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/w...9/Image135.jpg

If anyone wants a quote for anything then don't hesitate to PM me :)

How much to flock a dash and center console?

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How much to flock a dash and center console?

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I think you need to PM him, lol

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I think you need to PM him, lol

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yeah, could have waited until the afternoon

There are different length fibres. On their website they say only 1mm.

The people in Watford I went to do loads of different lengths from 4mm down to what I had which is what the Subaru and Mitsi WRC teams had to stop glare. I had 0.5mm is some parts and 0.7 in others.

There was a lot of masking around the instrument panel which is why it was more expensive.

The Watford people can put a drawing into the flock in another colour, etc. You send them the drawing they make a print and somehow do it. He showed me, very intricate.

They can also make any custom colour you want in their sizeable factory. http://www.flocking.co.uk/

I will pm him. I asked on here as I thought I would be a common question regarding dash prices.

Thomas and Vines originally quoted me about £25 for the dash.

The price went up to £46 as I had the fiddly little bits around the 'clocks' done which took a lot more time as it's a close fitting part so I didn't want to thicken any of the mating faces with glue and flock, hence all the masking.

They carry a large stock of various lengths and colours of flock. Some particularly nice colours.

I thought about getting my domestic loudspeakers flocked in maybe 4mm white or the satin purple.

has anybody done a 5 dash to see what it looks like?

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Originally Posted by Ian S

There are different length fibres. On their website they say only 1mm.

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We can order various lengths and any colour you want, we only stock 1mm though as that's standard issue. We're only a small company so it's not worth us stocking every colour in every length as it would leave us £1000's out of pocket carrying stock that very few people would ever want. It only takes a day for anything we order to arrive anyway!

I imagine if they're having to spend ages masking, that they're using a spray glue then just chuck it in a big bad industrial machine, which we don't.

We can put patterns, pictures or whatever you like into flock & mix colours :)

If you don't want to come to us Ian that's fine but I don't appreciate you suggesting we're ill equipped, have no idea and just the general negative tone. £25 sounds very unrealistic for a full dash, the glue we use costs more than that per pot so we would make practically nothing at that price :rolleyes:

Average price for a dash is £100 (less your 20%) and takes around a week :)

So £80 for a dash all in. That's fair :)

Good response :)

Don't mean to sound negative about your operation. Just pointing out to members that there are more then one length of fibre and one other company stocks this and offers custom colours and pattern which you hither to had not, unless I didn't see that on your website. Also they would appear to be very competitively priced.

I believe they did use electrically conductive spray glue. I think the flock for my dash went on by hand held electrostatic spray 'funnel' done in a spray booth.

It says on their website they are the UKs importer for the type of glue they use. Maybe the glue is cheaper for them?

As I said, I don't care who the members go to just that I make sure they have the information to make the best choice to suit what they want to do.

Since my post, you've expanded on what you can offer which is only a good result for this clubs members. :) Thank you.

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Originally Posted by SBP

£25 sounds very unrealistic for a full dash

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Maybe it was.

This is what I had done.

£25 did not include the instrument panel surround which took the most time.

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/showpost....6&postcount=22

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Ah so it was just the top/hood part then? In which case that's quite a reasonable price :)

We use a conductive 2 part epoxy resin which we put pigment in to match the colour of the flock being used, it goes on by hand then the machine is a hand held affair like you described.

We'll be doing a few 'off the wall' demo pieces in the coming months to show what's possible which will be on the site and at any shows we do. Website could really use updating to be fair, we have a lot on at the minute though with various group buys and show season on its way!

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Website could really use updating to be fair, we have a lot on at the minute though with various group buys and show season on its way!

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Hows mine coming along ;)

Flocked Bonnet.... awsome.... :smokin:

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Flocked Bonnet.... awsome.... :smokin:

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someone do one to see what it looks like..


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is it possible to flock limbs ? I mean, for thermal reasons in winter. or scalps, for the follically challenged ?

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is it possible to flock limbs ? I mean, for thermal reasons in winter. or scalps, for the follically challenged ?

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scalps would work for folk with bald heads im sure,have that just clipped number one look all the time..maybe side burns to....
captain spok look :wasntme:
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"i'll have a spok flock please.." :D

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"i'll have a spok flock please.." :D

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:laugh:

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Hows mine coming along ;)

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We haven't opened yours yet (we leave them packaged until we get round to them, makes it easier to keep track of whose is which) I think you're now second in line and we usually do 3 or 4 a time. You should have it back next week ;)

On the matter of flocking limbs, I've been trying to convince someone to let me flock them a moustache on but nobodies gone for it :laugh:

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We haven't opened yours yet (we leave them packaged until we get round to them, makes it easier to keep track of whose is which) I think you're now second in line and we usually do 3 or 4 a time. You should have it back next week ;)

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Nice one mate :) was hoping to get it back for next weekend if possible as its the last piece of the puzzle :agree:

Got my dash back today :) Good service, quick turnaround and top job.

Will get some pics up when its fitted this weekend :agree:

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Originally Posted by Ashy

Got my dash back today :) Good service, quick turnaround and top job.

Will get some pics up when its fitted this weekend :agree:

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Top darts ashy :) chop chop get out and fit it now sleep is for the weak!:cooter:

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Originally Posted by JRP

Top darts ashy :) chop chop get out and fit it now sleep is for the weak!:cooter:

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Ok so i did drop it in place just to see what it'd be like...

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...ictureid=10698


https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...ictureid=10699


https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...ictureid=10700

Not the best pics but taken with my phone....

like it... :agree:

ashy, slight change of thread, but don't you mash your hand into your heater controls when in 1st 3rd or 5th? looks pretty close even in neutral :eek:

its actually got enough hair round the holes for me to get excited!:D

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its actually got enough hair round the holes for me to get excited!:D

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is that optional with the flock?

:p

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ashy, slight change of thread, but don't you mash your hand into your heater controls when in 1st 3rd or 5th? looks pretty close even in neutral :eek:

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Nah, nowhere near mate, you should see what its like in a v6 Clio :eek:

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Looks a bit marked in the pics Ashy? Go over it with a damp cloth (scrub the marks with it), should come up spotless :)

Unless it's just the pics?

Glad you're happy with it anyway :agree:

I popped round Ashy's on wed for a few bits and pieces, had a look at his new dash and it looks even better in the flesh. I couldn't see any marks at all, I know there were a few problems with the bubble wrap leaving small marks on some of the cliopsort lads but Ashy's looked first class.

I can see how some people could become obsessed with it though, and get a bit carried away flocking everything in sight :)

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I can see how some people could become obsessed with it though, and get a bit carried away flocking everything in sight :)

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So many people want everything on their dash doing, inside all the vents and all the switches etc and we always advise against it, starts to look like a kids toy if you go too far with it!

The majority of our customers always come back for more though ;)

Right, finished fitting all my bits today :)

Once the new dash was in the old steering wheel looked shockingly old!!

So I bought a new wheel and boss, well happy with the new look :agree:

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...ictureid=10853

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...ictureid=10852

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...ictureid=10851


https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...ictureid=10850

Looks well mate!

that gear stick needs a flocking gaiter...

:D