Bender board for upholstery panels compound curves

[brianrupnow]

Someone out there must have information on this stuff. I have seen articles on it in rod magazines, but can't find them now. The product is a heavy cardboard or fibreboard that is scored partway through in a checkerboard pattern, (about 1/2" squares) on one side only. This makes the stuff quite flexible in 2 dimensions, so it can be formed into a compound curve. I can't remember if you sprayed it with a mist of water before forming into the required shape in your car interior or not. When it had dried and "taken a set" it could be removed from the car and coated with glass and resin, then upholstered. I know I didn't dream this stuff up, but I can not find it with web searches, and my old magazine collection has been lost in a move. Any help would be appreciated.

[Henry Rifle]

http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/...35_0311_urban/

[brianrupnow]

Henry--thanks for the link, but thats not the stuff I am talking about. (actually what he is using looks like Luuan mahogany interior door panels for houses)

[Henry Rifle]

After a second look, I think you're right. Door skins are pretty common for door and kick panel upholstery.

[Don Meyer]

Try fiberglass coatings Inc for balsa wood scored as you described. I think there address is WWW.FGCI.com