I vinyl wrapped both the dash top and door tops on my Spit bodied GT6.
Prior to wrapping the vinyl, I applied a thin layer (approx. 1/16 in.
thick) of foam (had a pre-applied adhesive/tear off release paper) on
the existing dash top and to the tops of the doors. On the edges of the
door tops I folded the vinyl over on its self (approx. 0.5 in wide -
foam was cut 1 in shorter in length to accommodate the folded over
vinyl). The results look stock with grain and color match between the
door tops and the dash pad and it has a soft touch.
-----Original Message-----
Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 06:40:26 -0400
From: "Daniel L Parrott" <parrotthead01@home.com>
Subject: RE: Part quality (Spitfire)
Barry, I purchased and have used the door caps from VB, and I agree,
that
for $25.00 each, they are not much to look at. They fit the door top
well,
but being made of a thin black plastic, they warped a little when I
applied
the 3M heavy duty adhesive to the back side. Should have used a
different
adhesive that would not distort the thin plastic. Not the best looking,
but
so far, I'm the only one who has noticed it. I can send a pic directly
if
you want to see how they look.
BTW, I learned how to apply veneer for my dash, and I'm thinking of
stripping the door capping off and applying a thin wood veneer to the to
door tops (ala MBG), carrying the same dash grain around the cockpit.
As
anyone ever done this?
)
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