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> Sun Visors, How to restore
Dario
post Feb 9 2019, 04:01 PM
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Does anyone know what is the material inside the sun visor.
There is the vinyl skin, metal frame and ?????
Was it a foam or sand?
Does anyone know who can restore them, mine look find but sound like they are full of sand!Attached Image
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mepstein
post Feb 9 2019, 04:24 PM
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its ~1/2 sheet foam. After 40-50 years it starts to crumble. The challenge in "restoring" them is the seams were heat seemed, not sewn. There is a company that does reproductions that are good and a couple people who restore the cores to like new.
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