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Re: Bra on or Bra off.....lets talk about Bras
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:50 am
by mikexgough
Carbon Fibre ..... anyone?.... Won't be cheap though ...
Re: Bra on or Bra off.....lets talk about Bras
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:11 pm
by helen&tony
Hi...
By far and away the best finish around was in the 60's, when you had the vehicle coated with glue, and fine nylon (or similar) hairs were sprayed on with an electro-static device...giving a fine furry coating...I wish you could still get that!....just an occasional "wash-n-blow-dry", and you're off to the Ball...COOOO...a real velvet Bongo...and no stone-chips showing...what colour to choose, though??????...your own Bongo Teddy-bear......
Cheers
Helen
Re: Bra on or Bra off.....lets talk about Bras
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:09 pm
by cheffy34
helen&tony wrote:Hi...
By far and away the best finish around was in the 60's, when you had the vehicle coated with glue, and fine nylon (or similar) hairs were sprayed on with an electro-static device...giving a fine furry coating...I wish you could still get that!....just an occasional "wash-n-blow-dry", and you're off to the Ball...COOOO...a real velvet Bongo...and no stone-chips showing...what colour to choose, though??????...your own Bongo Teddy-bear......
Cheers
Helen
OMG don't tell my daughters
Please
Dar
Re: Bra on or Bra off.....lets talk about Bras
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:40 pm
by slow_n_low
They do and will damage your bonnet, i havnt seen one that hasnt yet, i have just seen peed off people because they wished they had never got one
Re: Bra on or Bra off.....lets talk about Bras
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:50 pm
by cheffy34
slow_n_low wrote:They do and will damage your bonnet, i havnt seen one that hasnt yet, i have just seen peed off people because they wished they had never got one
Good hopefully someone will sell me there's then
all pms answered
Dar
Re: Bra on or Bra off.....lets talk about Bras
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:21 pm
by mikexgough
No issues with mine...... properly prepared with carnuba wax finish....and a showroom shine polish before putting on and when washing Bongo....remove it..... simple.... I guess those who have had issues did not prepare Bongo's bonnet before fitting nor removed at wash time....
Re: Bra on or Bra off.....lets talk about Bras
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:06 pm
by Poohbear
cheffy34 wrote:helen&tony wrote:Hi...
By far and away the best finish around was in the 60's, when you had the vehicle coated with glue, and fine nylon (or similar) hairs were sprayed on with an electro-static device...giving a fine furry coating...I wish you could still get that!....just an occasional "wash-n-blow-dry", and you're off to the Ball...COOOO...a real velvet Bongo...and no stone-chips showing...what colour to choose, though??????...your own Bongo Teddy-bear......
Cheers
Helen
OMG don't tell my daughters
Please
Dar
Like this: -
http://www.getflocked.co.uk/
Re: Bra on or Bra off.....lets talk about Bras
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:04 pm
by helen&tony
Hi
Nope..that's a flock finish...the original was done by coating the surface with glue, and spraying fine "hairs" made of nylon, or similar, by an electrostatic applicator, with the resulting surface looking like a furry finish. It was only popular for a year or so in 1970 or thereabouts, and is almost impossible to find now. It was called "Velvetex", and the only reference I can find is here:
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=592849
I've only seen one car "done" in it, and that was a brown velvety mini up in Kings Road.... where else in the '70's
...a very Kool place 60's / early 70's....
now...an Austin hearse circa 1950s would be a really Kool ride in purple velvet...and HUGE polished alloys...with a suitable V8
Sorry, I seem to have side-tracked
Cheers
Helen