shortie
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| posted on 20/9/04 at 09:57 AM |
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Alcantara (or equivelant)
Anyone know where online I can buy some alcantara (or equivelant) online.
ta,
Rich.
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 20/9/04 at 10:21 AM |
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I think Woolies do it
here
Cheers
Jim
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zetec
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| posted on 20/9/04 at 11:11 AM |
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Woolies do it, they sent me a sample. There is a UK importer who is Boyriven Ltd, The Fairground, Weyhill, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 0ST
Tel: 01264 771414, Fax: 01264 771444, E-Mail: info@boyriven.co.uk
Woolies sample seemed very durable. Tried soaking it under the tap and water just runs off, tried rubbing the water in and it just wipes off.
It's used on boats so must be good. Woolies are about £25 a metre (59" wide?) Real stuff is £55+ a metre but does come in lots of colours,
Woolies do 4 colours I think.
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turbo time
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| posted on 27/9/04 at 01:07 AM |
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Hey,
FYI...
I had a look at some things. Over here, Alcantra is hard to come by, and is very expensive ($120+ /yard). I intended to cover my dash in the stuff, so
I tried to find an alternative. Apparently there is another product called "Ultra Suede" which can be found in pretty much every fabric
shop for $20/yard, meant for furniture, and is actually owned and produced by the Alcantra company. They both have the same durability, feel, texture,
flexibility, etc...
The difference is the Alacantra can sit in the sun/ UV rays all year long and be fine, but the "Ultra Suede" fades in a few weeks.
Just thought I'd let you know so that nobody buys the Ultra Suede and suffers the fading right away. (unless it's in white or for a piece
that won't be exposed to the sun I suppouse)
I also found this stuff, which is suppoused to be automotive grade and is somewhat cheap at $40/ yard, (probably works out to about the same price as
the woolies version though):
http://www.getti.us/suede.html
[Edited on 27/9/04 by turbo time]
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stu205
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| posted on 27/9/04 at 12:15 PM |
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its rearly dear!!!!! i looked into it for my Pug theres a company (name escapes me but ill post it as soon as i remember!) that import it from italy
they do all the different types (foam backed etc) ill have a look for there catalogue
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stu205
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| posted on 27/9/04 at 12:18 PM |
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http://www.boyriven.co.uk/alcantara.htm
knew i had it somewhere
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