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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Interior & Trunk => Topic started by: ruppstang on July 09, 2016, 12:23:29 AM

Title: Windlace
Post by: ruppstang on July 09, 2016, 12:23:29 AM

I am restoring a 67 SJ coupe with a blue interior. The original winlace is brown from smoke and sun fade, top in the picture. The center is a good section of the original. The bottom is the poor excuse of a reproduction. This is just going to be a driver grade car but I can not bring my self to put that reproduction junk in.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to restore the originals. I have tried Super Clean with a tooth brush and lacquer thinner with no luck.

Title: Re: Winlace
Post by: Bob Gaines on July 09, 2016, 02:22:00 AM

Quote from: ruppstang on July 09, 2016, 12:23:29 AM

I am restoring a 67 SJ coupe with a blue interior. The original winlace is brown from smoke and sun fade, top in the picture. The center is a good section of the original. The bottom is the poor excuse of a reproduction. This is just going to be a driver grade car but I can not bring my self to put that reproduction junk in.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to restore the originals. I have tried Super Clean with a tooth brush and lacquer thinner with no luck.

Check with Jeff Y. He knows which repro co windlace looks the part. i remember him saying there is a exact one now.

Title: Re: Winlace
Post by: 67gta289 on July 09, 2016, 07:31:03 AM

I've had success painting windlace.

Title: Re: Winlace
Post by: ruppstang on July 09, 2016, 08:29:12 AM

Quote from: Bob Gaines on July 09, 2016, 02:22:00 AM

Check with Jeff Y. He knows which repro co windlace looks the part. i remember him saying there is a exact one now.

Yes there is a correct one but it is currently only available in black and parchment.

Title: Re: Winlace
Post by: ruppstang on July 09, 2016, 08:31:59 AM

Quote from: 67gta289 on July 09, 2016, 07:31:03 AM

I've had success painting windlace.

Painting will be my last resort because it is a driven car.
Thanks Marty

Title: Re: Windlace
Post by: carlite65 on July 09, 2016, 08:40:14 AM

if you use a quality dye such as a SEM product i believe you will have good results. dye is different that paint as it will penetrate. paint will just lay on the surface and look 'painted'.

Title: Re: Windlace
Post by: 67gtasanjose on July 09, 2016, 08:58:19 AM

Quote from: carlite65 on July 09, 2016, 08:40:14 AM

if you use a quality dye such as a SEM product i believe you will have good results. dye is different that paint as it will penetrate. paint will just lay on the surface and look 'painted'.

+1...Prep & product are the key. Per our conversation a few days ago about this, even if you cannot get the "right color", if you get the right-looking windlace in the wrong color and dye it, it wild yield you a quality job that will hold up very well.

Title: Re: Windlace
Post by: ruppstang on July 10, 2016, 12:15:29 AM

Thanks for the help guys, looks like it will be dye.