An article on how to choose a finish for car interior decoration, pros and cons of finishing materials, nuances of work.
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When choosing a car, its interior decoration is of great importance. Between the salons, finished with natural leather and cloth, big difference, and not only in price. But it all depends on the budget of the buyer, although each car owner always seeks to comfort and comfort. The dream remains the creation of a special interior in the cabin of his car. Such dreams come true, because over time, the interior decoration is wearing, and the time occurs when the interior is simply needed.
Re-equipment and repair machines are put on a wide leg, and you will find a company without any problems, which from the old salon of your car for a certain time and money will make the "doll". The new insanity of the cabin will allow you to see it attractive and elegant.
Recently, the car's salon began to decorate airbrushing. Author's unusual drawing on the speed switch knob or on the instrument panel, the car's interior is original. It should always be remembered that in the car car you are at a fairly long, and the salon converted to your desire will be much more interesting than the one that the manufacturer offers.
It should be noted that another important element of the cabin update is lighting. You will be offered diode or neon backlights to your taste. Do not refuse - they will still decorate the cabin of your car.
It should also be mentioned that the cost of the interior trim always depends not only on the material you choose, but also from the car model and from the selected services.
Today there are many firms that will qualitatively cope with the trim of the cabin of your car. You need to decide on the interior of the cabin and the material for the update, and after a while you will get your car with a completely new interior. The assortment of finishing materials is quite extensive:
- Leather;
- Artificial suede;
- Carbon;
- Vinyl;
- Upholstery fabrics;
- Carpet, or carpet;
- Natural wood, as well as imitation under natural skin and wood;
- Flocking.
Advantages and disadvantages of each material
Hauling salon genuine leather
Prestigious and expensive cars of solid producers are produced with salons, trimmed with genuine leather. Only rich and respectable people can afford such a car interior (the cost of finishing 1 sq. M - from 2-2.5 thousand rubles). Leather interior creates an atmosphere of comfort and comfort. For decoration, special car leather is used. This is expensive pleasure, but if you decide to save, using another similar material, then after six months it will not look quite decent.
Artificial Suede or Alcantara
This finishing material is an excellent alternative to natural skin. It looks pretty presentable, pleasant to the touch, not sliding. Very practical, easily cleaned by various detergents. The material is significantly cheaper than genuine leather (the cost of finishing 1 sq. M. M of the salon of artificial suede - from 400 rubles, Alcantara - from 600 rubles), acceptable and popular among many car owners.
Trim
With elements of finishing under the tree looks solid and very presentable. Often use elements of finishing under the tree. Usually the dashboard, door racks and handles, steering wheel and other details are decorated. The decoration of the cabin under the tree is not very expensive and not complicated. For these works, a special film is used that imitates any wooden surface. When using such technologies, quality depends on the film itself.
To separate the interior under the tree, it is necessary to remove all the details, apply a film on them, dried and coat with varnish. You can apply carbon coating, as well as a film. It is better in quality, applied with the help of an industrial hair dryer, subject to the technology of applying carbon film. It is a very durable material with a large color scheme. Carbon carbon salon finish is very popular in our time. It allows you to hide the scuffs and cracks of some details and gives a more attractive and expensive look. The negative points of the film - its high cost (from 300 rubles per 1 sq. M) and the inability to simulate the real texture of the tree.
Finishing natural wood
This is one of the most complex types of car interior details. Frequently used ornamental wooden lining - they are attached to the details of special clips. It is very difficult to cover the thin layer of wood. Individual parts are specialists use a thin veneer of natural valuable wood. With such a finish, each detail is removed. This is a rather long process. Glit veneer on each item is not so easy - first it must be treated with the sandpaper until the rough surface is obtained, then degrease. Apply a layer of special primer. The primer will dry and forms that layer on which glue will be held, which is used for gluing veneer. This is a special glue for a wooden veneer made on the basis of PVA glue. The first layer is applied to the prepared pattern from the veneer for a specific part and is completely dried. Then to apply the second layer and is also dried.
Then the pattern is imposed on the item and smoothed by a special iron. Such technology gives glue the opportunity to soften and get rid of excess moisture. The result is a strong glue seam. The item should dry completely and only after 12 hours it can be treated with fine-grained abrasive and coat with several layers of colorless varnish. The advantages of this method - durability and aesthetics, disadvantage - too expensive (decoration of the cabin, depending on the brand of the car - from 500 cu).
Salon fabric finish
The cheapest version of the interior decoration (cost is from 200 rubles per 1 sq. M). The most popular materials are used - the upholstery fabric of different quality, which is available to everyone. This is relatively durable material made of synthetic fiber. A variety of fabrics is a large, good option for motorists with a limited budget. However, there are a number of shortcomings: the material quickly fails, it is easy to rush, dirty. For longer saving, additional charges for the purchase of rubber rugs are required. Cleaning upholstery from fabric also requires applications of great effort and buying detergents and stained means.
Carpet
In case of carpet covering the cabin, the so-called carpet is used, which means "carpet" or "carpet coating". The people called the carpet. This material is much stronger and more durable. Due to the density, the material improves the acoustic properties of musical audio systems. She prefers loud music lovers, mostly young motorists. The cost of finishing 1 kV. M Salon Carpet - 300-500 rubles.
Vinyl upholstery
Vinyl is a synthetic resin that is used during the outer finish of the car and when finishing the cabin. The material is extremely durable, moisture-resistant. Very in demand among motorists of all budget levels, has a large color series, not expensive (about 4 rubles per square meter. Cm). For a family car, the salon of which is daily exposed to children's activity and disorder, the vinyl can become an indispensable material. It is stronger than fabric and is an excellent alternative to the skin. Vinyl disadvantages are as follows: at high air temperatures, especially in summer, it becomes soft and sticky; With long-term operation, the parts trimmed with vinyl are covered by cracks.
Imitation under natural skin
The car's interior, decorated with artificial leather imitating natural, looks very elegant, while the cost of the car does not increase. This finish is available today in different colors, very popular, although not too practical.
Artificial finishing leather, which is used in mechanical engineering, is obtained as a result of stretching artificial leather with the help of special units, and then divided into several thin layers. Such material is easy to cover any detail of the car's salon. It is easy to apply a different pattern that simulates a different skin texture. Extremely popular black and brown colors, less often beige. Practically does not have drawbacks, with the exception of a small life. The cost of finishing 1 kV. M Salon machine artificial leather - from 900 rubles.
And finally, the most modern change in the cabin - flocking
What is the flock process? This is the application of small charged fibers (flock) on any prepared surface with special equipment. The process is very similar to the spraying of paint, only small pieces of fabric are sprayed here. With flocking, you can apply a smooth layer on the part of any form. This method today is widely used when updating the car's cabin. To the touch, Flock resembles velvet or suede. Details, they are covered, acquire the original appearance. The average value of the FLOK - from 800 to 1500 rubles per kg.
Flocking has many advantages:
- High fire safety;
- Soundproofing and thermal insulation;
- High wear resistance;
- Wide color gamut;
- Ease of care.
How to separate the car salon
Each owner of the car I want his "iron friend" to be the most powerful, beautiful outside, reliable and most beautiful inside. But not everyone can afford, say, flocking or vinyl. These works must be carried out in a special studio that provide such services. But at home can be much cheaper to make a touch of a salon with high-quality and not too expensive material with your own hands and breathe new life into it. To do this, you will need:
- Knife for cutting finishing material;
- Scissors for cut;
- A set of keys;
- Screwdrivers;
- Glue;
- Noise insulation material;
- Sewing machine.
Then you can proceed to the opening of the material you choose. Hurry in this matter is not needed, so that the finishing material does not have to buy.
First use cardboard. Attach all the old details to him and take on them. If everything is done correctly, you can proceed to the opening of the new material. And then with the help of glue, cover all the details with new patterns. So that the surface does not leave the folds, passivate it with a hairdryer, and so that the seams will not be filmed, carefully take them away. Finish the work is needed by installing fittings and fasteners. Thus, you will update your car's salon with your own hands and save the family budget.
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