Headlining

[RobinH]

Hi - I am refurbishing a Mirror Offshore - small grp motorsailer of the early seventies - has anyone any suggestions as to material to use for headlining. The original has been ripped out, the grp painted with emulsion which flakes off dead easy. The cabin roof is small, with compound curves in it, the material would ideally need to stretch a lot. I have looked at "leathercloth" but don't think it elastic enough to cover wtihout a lot of cutting and "darts". Any suggestions (barring rude ones!) welcomed.

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[Vara]

Had a similar problem on a Shipman,scraped off emulsion (surprisingly difficult considering half of it fell off on its own),roughed up the surface to give key and repainted in kitchen gloss from B&Q.Result looked good and was washable.
Did not line with fabric or similar as forepeak was very rarely used for sleeping and therefore condensation and insulation not a consideration.

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[Peterduck]

"Leathercloth", or fabric-backed PVC, can be moulded around some surprisingly sharp curves by the application of the little warmth. Try a lady's hair dryer first, and if that is not warm enough, go for a heat gun on a low setting, Start well away from the fabric, and slowly bring the gun closer until the fabric softens. It is very much a "Softly-softly" operation.
Peter.

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[poter]

Ask these guys, they may be able to help.

Point North fabrics.

tele: 01407760195
look here for some details: www.pointnorth.co.uk
or enquries@pointnorth.co.uk


poter.



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[Evadne]

The bog-standard foam-backed vinyl is actually quite stretchy but difficult to stick to the deckhead. We made up some ply panels, screwed up into the deck, and covered them. The "walls" are no problem. Other suggestions I've seen are cheap nylon carpet or carpet tiles.

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[sajuk]

hi,

Re: http://www.fabricuk.com

check out fabricuk.com this site is a must for all fabric users, its a UK based site, and have a very big collection of fabrics to choose from, they aslo offer free samples a times, i got some..

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