2012/09/13 13:22:26
spacey
..my wife asked, "how's my guitar tray coming, what ya doin'?" and I said
I have to flock it...she heard, flock it.
She's been lauging about that for days now...I love that she is so easily entertanied.
 
Never flocked anything but all the flocking stuff has arrived so fun time this eve. Hope
it works.
The instructions said...if you have any reservations get a teenager to do it.
I guess it's something they do in arts and crafts. I can see me going around the
neighborhood trying to round up a teenager...arts in crafts in the pen I'm imagining.
 
2012/09/13 13:28:56
Beagle
2012/09/13 18:04:01
bapu
I worked for a high-end Beverly Hills Designer wall covering manufacturer in the 70s (I was a printer).

We produced some coverings that were flocked. After applying the "glue" to the stock (via silk screen), the stock was feed thru a machine that electrostatically charged the flock, as it dropped in on the stock, so it would stand up on end.  The machine would also vibrate the stock to shake off the excess.  Flock would get all over the person at the end of the machine who hung the stock on racks to dry.

At the end of the shift we would say "I'm getting the flock out of here".

True story.
2012/09/13 18:14:41
SongCraft
That's flocking interesting and entertaining story 
2012/09/13 18:21:00
jbow
When a guitar comes along,
You must flock it,  flock it good.



2012/09/13 18:25:33
spacey
I did some searching after seeing a kit offered at a woodworking store and
learned of the "charging" method. It reminded me of powder coating without the
hassle of cooking.
Not unlike the powder coating equipment and material the cost for the electrostatic
guns are high....for no more than I'd use them.

What I'm going to use is a pump tube.
I'm waiting on supper right now and decided probably best to wait until after I eat.

Curious to see how it goes though and won't be long now....if supper doesn't knock me out.

2012/09/13 19:44:50
Crg
Hello Shower? lol
2012/09/13 19:45:16
craigb
No sheep in this thread??!  Very disappointed.
(Just sayin')

I'm getting the flock out of here.
2012/09/14 22:28:40
spacey
Well it's flocked now. Nothing to it and I like it because I know my wife will love it. 



2012/09/14 23:27:02
julibee
I had no idea you could do that sort of thing at home... That is amazing, and it looks beautiful, Space. 

I have a sneaking suspi cion that we have just pinpointed the time of the addling of Bapu's brain.  He must have inhaled it and now thinks in velvet. ;)
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