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brad@busnbug · Post by **brad@busnbug** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:15 pm

Anyone recognise this headlining material? Need to find a piece in reasonable condition which I reckon won't be easy.

Post by **hertz** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:26 pm

Try Gary Blackman Brad.

Post by **hertz** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:29 pm

or a long shot, warwick fabrics

brad@busnbug · Post by **brad@busnbug** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:47 pm

It's original early 60's Beetle headliner vinyl but has anyone ever seen it before?

IN2VWS · Post by **IN2VWS** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:58 pm

What year in the 1960's?
Has the car had a respray? Maybe it is just my eyes, but the door frame paint, looks a bit orange peely. Which leads me to think the car has been resprayed and probably had the headliner changed at sometime.
Are the seats still in the original material?

brad@busnbug · Post by **brad@busnbug** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:09 pm

Very sharp John. Hep, had a respray but was done with empathy for the original headliner. Ripping job. 63
Owner reckons the seats are orig but I think just the faces (red) are original. Rest looks too new. The headliner looks like it's been there for 50 years and is real nice. Burnt under the back window though. Hence the need for a piece of material.
Has the newest rubber floor mats you'll ever see. Low mileage car.

Post by **hertz** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:36 pm

I had a couch in that fabric years ago, that my mom had recovered. It was a red vinyl though. Pretty sure she used warwick fabrics but could be wrong. Might be worth trying an old school apholsterererer

IN2VWS · Post by **IN2VWS** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:44 pm

The material looks familiar, I have seen it before....somewhere, but I don't know where.

brad@busnbug · Post by **brad@busnbug** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:19 pm

It's a Kiwi car. Must hit the NZ forum and see what they reckon.

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:39 pm

Choice bro..ayy

nectar_f · Post by **nectar_f** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:56 pm

hertz wrote:I had a couch in that fabric years ago, that my mom had recovered. It was a red vinyl though. Pretty sure she used warwick fabrics but could be wrong. Might be worth trying an old school apholsterererer

warwick fabrics are not uv safe....not for car use anyway. the rep i used to deal with from warwick advised me this....they have fanrics that are very similar to a lot of automotive fabrics, as its a "style of the times" thing....

DreamWeaver · Post by **DreamWeaver** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:02 pm

Ah, a noble quest, all the best Brad

panelbeatersam · Post by **panelbeatersam** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:48 am

justa question, is that the beige 60 sumthing beetle nz import that was restored by dandy volks? the owner is a swiss or german guy?

brad@busnbug · Post by **brad@busnbug** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:11 pm

panelbeatersam · Post by **panelbeatersam** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:59 pm

then that would be the beetle i restored at max's. It was sandblasted outside, hand stripped inside. Headlining masked up. I did all the rust repairs and primed up. Max sprayed it, and after that we rubbed it with three thousand grit and polished. I cant take credit for the paint job, i only did the prep for it. We sandblasted because after i took the old paint off by hand, we found rust in tiny little divots that we could not sand out, so it was blasted. Funny thing about that car, the doors were perfect when i stripped them by hand, no rust or dents. After they were blasted they were warped as hell. Had to straighten the doors heaps.