Simon,
Actually the original vinyl was referred to at the time as "leathercloth"
and it came in various thicknesses according to where it was being used. For
instance the leathercloth used on the dash was actually quite thin compared
to that used on the back sides of the seats.
Most of the vinyls we are using today are thicker than the original stuff.
However, I feel that as long as we can capture the authentic look which was
a medium coarse grain pattern, it should be acceptable. The tricky part
about all this is the fact that trying to work a thicker non expanding (non
stretchy) vinyl around all the convex and concave contours of the dash can
be somewhat of a challenge to get right.
I' attaching a pic of an original and a recently restored dash. You'll be
able to seee the grain pattern I reffered to. Both of these were from '62 Mk
2 tricarb cars.
Hope this helps.
Rich Chrysler
----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Lachlan" <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk>
To: "'Healeys'" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:22 AM
Subject: Vinyl dash material
> When I went to a car show the other day, I noticed that the dash in my '62
> MkII BT7 was different from other similar cars. Yes, mine is trimmed with
> vinyl but not the same as everyone else's. (Theirs was a heavier material
> and made mine look a bit skimpy). So, what is the actual trade name of the
> material used? The Moment/Anderson tome refers only to "vinyl" on page
> 103.
>
> Simon.
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