Frocking AC car glove box

[belaraphon]

This is an easy project that adds a little more originality to an AC LM glove box.
I have a 1965 with factory air. So it has a big evaporator under the glove box. Therefore, the glove box is different from the standard one. I purchased a replacement two piece glove box made in ABS plastic. It is shiny and has tooling marks so the inside isn't very original looking.

I solved this by buying a cheap frocking kit from ebay. It is very simple to do. First, remove the glove box from the car. Next, clean the inside with a solvent like acetone, brake cleaner or the like to remove wax and grease. Next, spread on the "glue" they give you in the kit. (In my kit it is a flat black paint.) Make the glue thin and smooth with your brush.

Next, blow on the black frocking with the supplied squeeze bottle onto the glue and be generous. Don't touch the frocking flakes with anything. Let it dry for a few hours and dump the extra frocking into a container to empty into your squeeze bottle for reuse. Reinstall your glove box. Now it looks better and should be quieter when contents move around.

[Spectre]

That came out really nice.

[Frank DuVal]

[azdave]

Nice work but did you mean to say "flocking"? I used to make little jewelry boxes and used the same process to line the drawer interior surfaces. Never heard it called frocking but who knows?

Such as...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/402605734623?i ... R8a2na3PYw

[SpiderMan]

When I read the title of your post I thought Frocking was a substitute explicative.
I am a pedal steel guitar owner/player. The undercarriage of the body is "Flocked" typically (I think that is the correct term, l instead of r), to dampen mechanical noise. When your spare key and wrench bounce around in the glove compartment there won't be so much noise.
Nice job.

[66vairguy]

Spiderman -- I have two A/C cars so that was a helpful tip.

One thing --- is the flocking durable? Just wondering if it rubs off onto items in the glove box.

[belaraphon]

Thanks for the compliment. Oh goodness. It is flocking, sorry my typo. I don't know how durable it is since I just performed the flocking. I originally bought it for another project that I will show everyone if it turns out OK. I realized it could also be used on the glove box. Time will tell I guess. The flocking is little nylon particles so if they come off they won't hurt anything. (A frock is a gown or outer garment. Or to ordain a priest). So I guess I coated my glove box in a garment of nylon fibers.