hood lining problem

[lewdon]

Hi everyone, I need some advice please (yet again).
The pram hood on my S2 has lost its lining. There are scraps of beige material round the edges, and the inside of the black outer hood material has patches of what look like emulsion paint (I assume this is a glue).

The hood is waterproof and looks ok from the outside, so I am reluctant to spend a lot of money on a new hood at this stage.
Has anyone had a similar problem, is it possible to stick in a new lining (ideally without removing the hood), can the glue (and remaining tatters of lining) be removed to leave just the black outer material, or could the inside of the hood be painted with something to cover the remains of the glue and leave it all one colour.
Any suggestions will be very greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Don
PS. PH search for HOOD LINING gave 126 results, 28 when filtered for TVR, and 8 when filtered for S Series “only”, but unfortunately they didn’t help with my question.

[Marc C]

In my experience (I work in the blind and curtain trade) of laminated fabric layers, which I assume this is – my car has a single layer of fabric so I can’t check… is that when the layer blows, cracks or flakes it’s stuffed as the bonding agent is breaking down

I did once hear a story of a firm who repaired a damaged area of a very large, very expensive blackout flame retardant curtain by sanding the area down and filling/skimming the patch with a silicone paste with a colour dye added, trying to do that on an entire hood, in-situ I think would be a messy nightmare

Painting normally just cracks and flakes, If we do ‘sign written’ curtains/blinds the company we send the fabric to uses a dye/ink which I think might be a better idea, try and sand off as much as the lining as poss then dye the fabric black and proof it inside and out

This does run the risk (big) of turning out awful, and there is always the possibility of reaction between the proofing chemicals and the dye

[lewdon]

Thanks Marc C. Sounds as though it may be difficult to fix.
I have seen flexible fabric paint advertised on ebay, do you know whether this will crack and flake?
I wonder if I sand the glue and overpaint with a cream coloured fabric paint it might look better than it does now.
(I know many people will say I should keep the hood down but it makes a useful "kennel" to stop the dog jumping out from behind the seats)

[Marc C]

I've no experience with flexible paint but my gut reaction is that it won't wotk, but you never know

If it was me I would errr, humm maybe go to a t-shirt transfer printing shop and get a off cut of the transfer film, the iron on stuff and have an experiment with it

If it looks ok, then it would probably be a nigthmare rub down the all the loose flaking coating nice and smooth then iron on transfer sheet in-situ but it might work, bet it would take hours and hours of work mind

On second thoughts I'd just leave it

[v8s4me]

I'm afraid this isn't a lining as such. It is the reverse side of a laminated hood fabric. It looks like Twillfast and what you can see flaking off is the "dobby lining", that's the name given to that pattern. See here for an example.

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/p-1061-twillfast-hoo...

Your only option, apart from painting, is replacement.

[greymrj]

I am afraid I reluctantly have to confirm that advice. Mine looked exactly the same as yours and I went to two different trimmers for advice. It is indeed a bonded material and once it gets like that I am afraid it is pretty well shot. I painted a fabric tape sealant (from my friendly camping shop) onto the worst bits but it looked a right mess soon after. I had to bite the bullet and book in for a new hood. When we came to take the old hood off it started to come away at the sides and rear. It was obviously rotten in places and close to the point where it could have ripped open.

[lewdon]

Thank you Gentlemen, invaluable information as usual. It looks as though I should just leave it alone until I can justify a new hood. I have lived with it for 4 years so I suppose I can continue to do so. (If I give in to temptation and have a dab around with some fabric paint when I am bored during the winter I will post how I get on)
thanks and best regards
Don