Re: Vacuum-formed plastic dash parts

[Franklyn Berry <us009296@mindspring.com>]

Huw,

For a vacuum-formed part, the finish is pre-extruded onto the sheet, The
finished side of the sheet [matte, calfskin, haircell] is generally placed
away from the mold.

An injection mold must be machined or spattered [$$$] to provide the finish.

At 09:16 PM 9/11/99 -0400, Huw wrote:
>>  Finish is most likely smooth [not calfskin, like
>> the original] to keep a lid on cost.
>
>we could always glue our own calfskin on ourselves, right?
>

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