Re: [T3] NOS upholstery material

[Scott Taylor <scottbtaylor@earthlink.net>]

<x-flowed>Alex at ISP West used to have a stash of NOS VW vinyl that was used on 
some 64-65 Type 3s. When I was talking to him about painting the car he 
kept telling me he had it but wouldn't sell it to me. Eventually, after 
the paint was finished and he could see I was going to do a complete 
restoration, he agreed to let me have enough to do the seats. I know he 
had a roll of red mesh, blue cord, and brown cord, and I think there 
were others too, but this was in 1999 so it may all be gone. You could 
check in with ISP but if there's any left I bet it's a lot more 
expensive than it was back then.

The VW mesh vinyl was an early attempt at breathable vinyl that has 
parallel slits in the vinyl surface that go through to the backing and 
a printed "basketweave" pattern on the surface. It was also used on 
Type 2s for a few years and there is a reproduction version being made 
now with the printed pattern but without the "breathable" part. It has 
a cool 1960s "vintage" look to it.

Scott
62 343, 65 361


On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 10:19  PM, Jason Weigel wrote:

> So whats the scoop on that nos material used in the square? Any more 
> out
> there? Come clean Scott!
>
> jason

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