Does anyone know how the inside face of the hard tops of original cars (street cars not racers) were finished off.
In my ignorance when I lined mine all those years ago I followed the style and method used on my Daimler SP250, that being a cream aertex style perforated cloth backed plastic glued to a foam sheet glued to the GRP. The fiddley bits comprised the perforated sheet glued to cardboard/hardboard panels glued to the GRP.
It's all looking a bit tatty now with some of the lining de-bonding from the foam. Time methinks to start again.
Any ideas would be appreciated
Frank Allen
Hard top lining
Re: Hard top lining
There is a picture of an original white grp bubbletop-style hardtop on 240 DPE, which I think is a Bristol-powered Ace on p.59 of AC Heritage by Taylor & Burn. Its difficult to see inner detail, but I'd hazard a guess thats its just plain GRP.
I have just started adapting a bubbletop for the Crendon. Assuming the GRP surgery goes OK then my plan for the interior involves making an inner skin from gelcoating the top and a single layer of medium strand grp, which will keep it flexible for trimming pior to fixing inside the outer skin. Alternatively there is a place in Bicester that does 'flocking' i think its rather like Action man realistic hair in the 70s. Choice of colours and I think it costs a few hundred quid for a hard top.
I have just started adapting a bubbletop for the Crendon. Assuming the GRP surgery goes OK then my plan for the interior involves making an inner skin from gelcoating the top and a single layer of medium strand grp, which will keep it flexible for trimming pior to fixing inside the outer skin. Alternatively there is a place in Bicester that does 'flocking' i think its rather like Action man realistic hair in the 70s. Choice of colours and I think it costs a few hundred quid for a hard top.
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Re: Hard top lining
The boot in Aces & Greyhounds was flocked, so that would be nice and ‘period’, but maybe a layer of sound deadening & a cloth lining (alcantara-like even) would be pleasant?
Have you seen Stuart’s?
Have you seen Stuart’s?
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Re: Hard top lining
No, I have not seen Stuart's lining, what does it comprise?
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Re: Hard top lining
Smoothed out and painted matt black
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Re: Hard top lining
Thanks Stuart.
Ordered all the materials to reline it again in the same style as before - I shall take my time this time and do a proper job.
Thanks all for your assistance.
Frank
Ordered all the materials to reline it again in the same style as before - I shall take my time this time and do a proper job.
Thanks all for your assistance.
Frank