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Godspeed has given me a contact name of a company who do flocking in Banbury. Thanks Ian

Have any of you guys used a company in the South of England, who did you use and would you recommend them?

This is the crowd Ian recommended, after a brief conversation I would say they know their stuff
http://www.centralblastcleaning.co.uk/s ... ocking.php

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Im not to far away from banbury, i have heard good things about them, a couple of people i know have used them with good results.
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Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:26 am

Sticky backed black fuzzy felt works just as well and is much cheaper. :cool:
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Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:25 pm

northloop wrote:
Have any of you guys used a company in the South of England, who did you use and would you recommend them?
Dips can do flocking, check out the blue & white E30 tourer a couple of months back in Performance BMW mag.
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Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:32 pm

Whats flocking ? :?: :o:
What ?! Drive straight officer......It's an E30 !
It's the Ultimate Drifting Machine.
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its kind of like millions of little hairs fired at your dash so they stand up
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Here are some pictures and a better explanation

http://www.cbsair.co.uk/html/interior_finishing.html
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its not that easy to do,it needs skill and a technek(sp) to it but very good look and cheaper then using leather
done 3 cars now but only in black so far
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Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:56 pm

how much to do a dash in orange?

and how long will it take??

and where you based??
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Cotty180 wrote:Here are some pictures and a better explanation

http://www.cbsair.co.uk/html/interior_finishing.html
Holy shit ! How cool is that, I WANT IT !
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JimmyC wrote:how much to do a dash in orange?
Dips said he was bored of doing black winkeye
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I contacted the guys from centralblast cleaning about a respray, they wanted me to drive 2 hours out of my way before even giving me an indication of the likely costs, suffice to say my car is being resprayed elsewhere
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I just had mine done by Dips - it looks fab !! Thoroughly recommended, esp for track cars.. and covers cracked dashes a treat...
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Mine will be being done in the next few weeks 8)
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If I go for my orange :)

will it still show some black through??
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Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:46 am

JimmyC wrote:If I go for my orange :)

will it still show some black through??
that would look so cool! what colour is your car?

dips what a rough price for getting the dash and console done?
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JimmyC wrote:If I go for my orange :)

will it still show some black through??
no
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car is going to be white and ford asbo orange, plan is next year to do the inside of the car white with the roll cage asbo

so orange dash would look good but would it be a distraction and do funny things with reflections on the windows

dips any pics of anything orange? or a swatch I could get?
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JimmyC wrote:car is going to be white and ford asbo orange, plan is next year to do the inside of the car white with the roll cage asbo

so orange dash would look good but would it be a distraction and do funny things with reflections on the windows

dips any pics of anything orange? or a swatch I could get?

will try mate
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Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:18 am

Rowdyburns also offers flocking services in Suffolk, infact he owns suffolk flocking services! :mad:

He did Martins blue M3 turbo and thats was the first time I'd ever seen it in the flesh, m3 turbo and flocking that is.

HTH, Mark.
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would this be alright on a cab???
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cliffybabe wrote:would this be alright on a cab???
you can flock nearly everything on a car mate
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cliffybabe wrote:would this be alright on a cab???
you can flock nearly everything on a car mate
wicked ill chat to u tonight at guildford mate :thumb: i was jsut worried about the elements on the roof being downa nd contact with rain etc
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Interesting so matching gear nob, and door cards mmmm

bling, bling!!
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Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:19 am

I would be interested in knowing how much you would charge to do a dashboard for a 325i and where in the country you are. I have obtained a quote from the guys I detailed when I started the thread, but as yet I havent committed to anything.
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northloop wrote:I would be interested in knowing how much you would charge to do a dashboard for a 325i and where in the country you are. I have obtained a quote from the guys I detailed when I started the thread, but as yet I havent committed to anything.
you have pm
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Thanks mate, I have replied.
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Can you flock onto metal work ?
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m-dtech wrote:Can you flock onto metal work ?

yes
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Evening chaps,

As fozzy has already mentioned, I own Suffolk Flocking Services.

You can check out some examples of proper flocking in the gallery on my website.

www.suffolkflockingservices.co.uk

We have done dashes for top teams in national rallying, time attack and recently BTCC.

Flocking can only be correctly be done with 60,000 volt electrostatic equipment which makes the fibres stand on end and propels the fibre end on into the adhesive. Without the static charge the coating would be un-durable and shed its fibres. It would also be un-uniform, patchy and not have the same anti glare properties.

Feel free to give me a call or drop me an email if you want to know more.

Doug.
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Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:51 am

Thanks for the update Doug, as said previously you will be getting my business.

Just a small note on your website. I think it would be beneficial if it were possible to click on your gallery pictures and open them up full size (bigger). It would make it easier to see what flocking is like and all about then :wink:

Speak to you very soon

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Thanks Gary,

I sometimes struggle with the web design side of things. You should have seen my old site :cry:

Will speak soon.

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disp as discussed mate as soon as my e34 has gone ill be down and i want something a bit different as discussed winkeye
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cliffybabe wrote:...i want something a bit different as discussed winkeye
8O uh oh, now im worried
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stuartgallafant wrote:
cliffybabe wrote:...i want something a bit different as discussed winkeye
8O uh oh, now im worried
Y????? :twisted:
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