mark.s
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| posted on 29/2/16 at 08:39 PM |
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Recommendations for water proof fabric
I'm looking to make some bits for my car, half hood , tonneau cover, bag etc , but not 100% sure on the fabric to use, need something light
weight, strong , with a little stretch to it, was looking at codura would that be to heavy?
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pewe
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| posted on 29/2/16 at 10:55 PM |
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If you aren't already aware of them ask Woolies Trim linky
HTH.
Cheers, Pewe10 
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loggyboy
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| posted on 29/2/16 at 11:03 PM |
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Neoprene is my current plan for when i get to that point.
Mistral Motorsport
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benchmark51
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| posted on 1/3/16 at 08:55 AM |
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I have a mohair half hood and find it so comfortable when driving, I seldom take it off. The T7 heater makes a big difference too. I'm still at
the thinking/trying stage with the sidescreens. So far tried ally and fibreglass ones which are ok, but don't stow away easily. So now going to
have a go at vinyl ones that can fold and go in the 'boot'.
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Myke 2463
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| posted on 1/3/16 at 10:16 AM |
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Check these out http://www.profabrics.co.uk/index.php
Be Lucky Mike.
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z2000
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| posted on 1/3/16 at 12:15 PM |
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One of the other GBS guys made his own Tonneau and used a 1000 denier fabric (available from Pro Fabrics as above):
http://richards-gbs-zero.blogspot.com/2014/02/tonneau-complete.html
He seems to rate it quite highly and it's a material I am going to purchase soon for my own cover on my Zero.
You can get it for around £6-10 per meter of a 60" wide roll...not too bad value for money I reckon.
If it isn't broken; take it apart and fix it! Build PhotoBlog:
http://z2000.co.uk
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mark.s
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| posted on 1/3/16 at 01:05 PM |
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Thanks lads , spot on as usual
I'll keep yer posted if it turns out as good as Richards
Mark
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 1/3/16 at 02:45 PM |
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pro fabrics are good to talk to and will recomend fabric..
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swanny
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| posted on 2/3/16 at 11:57 AM |
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we used rip stop material and made one of these. http://www.softbitsforsevens.co.uk/retrohalfhood.html
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mark.s
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| posted on 2/3/16 at 07:28 PM |
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Have you got any pictures swanny? Is the rip stop the one with a pattern on it?
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swanny
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| posted on 3/3/16 at 07:01 AM |
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No this was plain fabric, similar to kite material but very strong
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