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41 when you heat the pleather will the foam soften also when you are forming it . Did you apply pleather with the flames by hand or use some type of roller . Very good tech thread also I believe this is the biggest hurdle of the car hobby .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

41 when you heat the pleather will the foam soften also when you are forming it . Did you apply pleather with the flames by hand or use some type of roller . Very good tech thread also I believe this is the biggest hurdle of the car hobby .

Bobby,

The heating process is very slight using a common hairdryer, just enough make the material slightly warm and a little more "stretchable". there are some techinigues to applying or laying the fabric on larger panels that help with the conturing. One of which is to have two people "drape" the material on to the form while slightly stretching it. This will use use up some of the excess material that might bunch up in the corners or recesses. I use a common kitchen dough roller. It is a double ended one with a 2" roller about a inch in diamter on one end and a 4'" x 1 1/2" diameter on the other. take it to the belt sander and round the sharp edges first, but don't take it back into house so your wife can see it.