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| flyboy | Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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My halo covers had some damage, so I purchased a used right side and repaired the left. There is no filler that adheres well to polypropylene so I had to pop-rivet some sheet metal for backing and cross my fingers with the epoxy. Paint would not have produced the desired result, so I covered with ultra leather using spray adhesive. Turned out even better than hoped for.
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| bogus | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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looks VERY nice!!!!
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| BillH | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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Looks great, Joe.
Want to share some info on ultra leather? Never heard of it. Looks very nice, easy to conform. It's not a product from Ultraman is it?  |
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| flyboy | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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Thanks. It feels like glove leather. Used for upholstery. About a mm thick. The thin fabric backing gives it a little stretch lengthwise but not across the width. 3M high strength spray adhesive, coat both surfaces, kind of tricky, (once it's grabs, that's it) but I have a lot of experience with contact adhesives. Here's where I bought it.
http://www.fieldsfabricsonline.com/Ul ... -Reinforced-HP_c_340.html |
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| j3studio | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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Interesting ...
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Posted on: 2010/12/28 2:44
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| Matatk | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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Wow that looks great. Just what I need for my damaged halo pieces, I believe.
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| Ultraman | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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I'm thinking I should be getting some type of royalty from it, bit I'm still trying to figure out what a halo cover is! It looks good, nice work! |
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| bogus | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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don't worry, you still have time to register Ultrawhips and Ultrachains. |
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| bogus | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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What did you do with the garment hook? |
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| flyboy | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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Good eye. Garment hook delete.
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Posted on: 2010/12/28 4:19
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| pianoguy | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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Outstanding! Have I ever mentioned that you have waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much time on your hands? ;-)
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| bogus | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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good idea. I like that. Lots!!! |
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Posted on: 2010/12/28 4:30
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| JeffK | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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That looks great! I was just thinking the other day that I wished there was a write up somewhere about wrapping those pieces.
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Posted on: 2010/12/28 12:42
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| BillH | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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Joe, Do you think that would stretch over the corners of the console lid?
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Posted on: 2010/12/28 13:56
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| flyboy | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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Definitely. I tried with a scrap on a similarly shaped corner.
Here's a detail of the inside. Attach file: P1010001.JPG (135.69 KB) |
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Posted on: 2010/12/28 14:57
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| BillH | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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I might have to get some to play with. I was thinking about getting a cover when I order a shift boot from Redline but think that the ultraleather glued down may be better.
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| bogus | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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Suggestion - when you put it back together, use stainless steel screws. It will look sweet against the black leather.
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Posted on: 2010/12/28 18:40
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| j3studio | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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That garment hook is a stunningly useless component ... |
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Posted on: 2010/12/29 2:47
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| flyboy | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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After a near disaster on the left hand side, I managed to cover four pieces. I think I'll quit while I'm ahead.
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Posted on: 2010/12/29 14:07
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| BillH | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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That does look really good.
Are you using regular 3M spray adhesive? |
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Posted on: 2010/12/29 14:11
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| flyboy | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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I used the "hi-strength 90". Coat both sides, heavier on the fabric to allow for absorbtion. I held the pieces upside down while covering and started from the end to minimize the risk of accidental contact.
I scrubbed the pieces in a TSP solution to clean. Lightly sand, then I wiped them with some ketone which actually started to soften the surface. Whether that helped with adhesion or not, on an experimental piece, when I pulled the ultra leather off, some of the poly actually pulled off with it. It's a permanent bond, I believe. |
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| rklessdriver | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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That looks very nice.
I could have really used your skills back when I bought my Porsche 928... Will |
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| 89Vette | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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I can't figure out their pricing. How much does $66 buy?
Could this stuff be used to cover door panels? (IOW how much curve stretch is present?) Do you use a hair dryer or heat gun to stretch/mold? |
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| BillH | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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Looks to me like it would be for a yard but looking around, the prices are all over the place. One marine shop wants $88 plus a 5 yard min. A good color chart. http://www.gulffabrics.com/ultralht.htm Some good reading: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/gsear ... raleather-67590.html#1185 I did a search and didn't come up with any vendors other than Joe's link. But it's still interesting stuff. I think it would work well on a door panel. |
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Posted on: 2010/12/30 13:51
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| flyboy | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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1 Yard=36X47-54".
I think so. See photos. See posts 4&15. I didn't use any heat. The fabric backing is the limiting factor for stretch. |
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Posted on: 2010/12/30 13:58
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| VetteMed | Re: Rehabbing the "halo" cover | ||
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Nice job... will have to keep this in mind for future projects.
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