Sun visors.

[TedAllen]

Anyone out there got a cure for curly sun visors ?
I've had the driver's one on a flat surface in the workshop for a couple of months with some heavy boxes of bolts on it.
It came out flat. I put it on the car in view of the recent sun and it gently curled up again !
The passenger one's in the press at the moment.

Is replacement with some modern material the answer ?
Or, maybe, a length of 3 X 2 screwed on the back !

Ted

[David Morris]

Hi Ted,

You didn't mention what type of sun visors you have? I have seen the fibreboard ones and also some, which I am assured were Jowett factory fitted, which are tinted plastic, with a light blue coiour.

I have not experienced 'curling' with the plastic ones, which we have on our car, but would imagine that the fibreboard ones might curl if one side is slightly damp and the other side is dry? The heat of the sun dries out one side and, like a bi-metalic strip, the result is a curl? Perhaps taking them off and giving them a good drying in a very low oven might help?

The advantage of the plastic ones is that, with the visor in the 'down' position, you can still see through it. The Javelin windscren is not that large to start with and having a large fibreboard visor down reduces visibility quite a lot. In fact. letterbox comes to mind!

Personally, I would hunt around for some tinted perspex or similar and make up your own replacements. I could send a photo of ours if needed?

All the best,

David

[TedAllen]

Hi David.
Mine are the fibre ones and have been dry for many years.
I've had some green plastic ones fitted in the Javelin mountings so may go back to those.
I recall some or all Rover P4s having nice ' see throughs ' in green.
You can buy plastic ones which are supposed to fit on your existing ones with elastics but they don't stay where you want them.
Those are the ones I used, without the elastic.

I believe you can buy the ' flock '....possibly in aerosol form. Maybe MDF then ' flocked '.

Ted

[Chris Spencer]

Ted - 3mm MDF should do the job - Frost restoration products stock the aerosol flock in several colour ways - www.Frost.co.uk

Regards Chris

[chapman]

I made mine from old plastic number plates , the material (which is the headlining material) is hard to stick back but with a bit of patience can be done . You can also earn half a brownie point by gluing a mirror on the wife's side when the visor is in the down position (hat lipstick makeup etc)

[Jack]

You can buy a number of flock sticky back plastics from Wilkinsons if you have a local store. They have a rack with all kinds of colours and patterns, and about £1 a roll. It is very sticky stuff when applied to a clean flat surface, my kitchen worktop has got some on it (long story) and even with 12 months of use hasn't peeled or really changed at all.

Jack.

[David Morris]

Hi there,

Hey, there's some really good ideas coming forward for you Ted! However, I think perhaps that flock on the kitchen worktop is going a bit too far!! I think I'll give that a miss!

David

[TedAllen]

Thanks, guys.
I thought about the MDF, sprayed with flock. I've been away since Friday so not caught up 'til now.
Passenger side has a mirror...but it's still curled up.

Ted