How To Send a Detailer to Therapy

[AC in OC]

I just came across this new fad in car wrapping: velvet. A friend-of-a-friend posted up pics on a Bentley with it, and of course it's dirty. I can see no way you could have this wrap on a car that actually gets driven, and not have it look dirty. It's hard enough to keep a freshly detailed car looking good, but at least you can touch it up with a QD and be on your way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NciJU9ERxXU

 

[Kamakaz1961]

Wow what a way to ruin a nice car!! I saw an Audi R8 with that c r a p and what a sick thing to do!!...LOL

 

[custmsprty]

:bash:

 

[banzaitoyota]

I'll just leave this here, a friend of mine did this in response to the SCCA dinging him in tech about primer spots. The FURRY RX4

 

[oldmodman]

Perfect place to use a 3M Lint Roller.

 

[BillE]

Back in the 70's, remember when making cars "fuzzy' was kinda in vogue?

Bill

 

[whavens]

Bet it looks great after a nice downpour.

 

[Don M]

Back in the 70's, remember when making cars "fuzzy' was kinda in vogue?

Bill

Yeah, but I believe it was delegated to JUST the interior.

 

[BillE]

Yeah, but I believe it was delegated to JUST the interior.

Actually it WAS the exterior.

In a nut shell...apply 'glue' to the car surface and spray on flocking. I think they use an electro-charged kinda set up so the flocking would 'stand up'.

It may have been a Northwest thing only. Don't remember seeing it mentioned much or at all in any auto mags.

Kinda fun to 'pet' a vehicle with it on...

Bill

 

[Don M]

Actually it WAS the exterior.

In a nut shell...apply 'glue' to the car surface and spray on flocking. I think they use an electro-charged kinda set up so the flocking would 'stand up'.

It may have been a Northwest thing only. Don't remember seeing it mentioned much or at all in any auto mags.

Kinda fun to 'pet' a vehicle with it on...

Bill

What's the next 'hot' detailing tool going to be then, a shag-rug rake?

 

[FUNX650]

Back in the 70's, remember when making cars "fuzzy' was kinda in vogue?

Actually it WAS the exterior.

In a nut shell...apply 'glue' to the car surface and spray on flocking. I think they use an electro-charged kinda set up so the flocking would 'stand up'.t

It may have been a Northwest thing only. Don't remember seeing it mentioned much or at all in any auto mags.

Kinda fun to 'pet' a vehicle with it on...

Bill

I remember when some were doing that to their vehicles
back in the 1960s...Yep, back when "Velvet Was King".
(Or was it "The King" in velvet?)






[ame="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nkumhBVPGdg"]The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane - YouTube[/video]​

Bob

 

[BillE]

What's the next 'hot' detailing tool going to be then, a shag-rug rake?

Yup!

But, we'll just us it for the interior of my tricked out 1973 van.

Ah, the 70's! Disco, platform shoes, 180HP Vettes, et al.

I remember all the fall out in Hot Rod Mag against the van craze. That was quite an era.

Bill

 

[rms64]

This isn't velvet, but almost as beautiful. Happened to spot it in a random Orlando parking lot this morning....part of me respects the airbrush job...but maybe just the wrong "canvas"?