zeroskillz Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) So I'm not a fan of the thought of wearing rubber sleeves, so I bought some shiny fabric to make some more breathable gaskets. Do these pics below look like it will pass muster? Essentially it's just shiny fabric over the headliner material a lot of people use for neck gaskets. Also, the CRL says the shoulder, elbow and knee gaskets "shall be rubber or a shiny black material with ridges", but the neckseal doesn't specify shiny or not: NecksealFor 501st approval:Black with horizontal ribs, fitted to the wearer, and extending from the base of the neck to conceal the entire neck. No hair or skin should be visible around the neck area. Should the neckseal be of the same material? Or will the one I have for my classic TK suffice? Thanks in advance! -Ted (oh, and let me add that searching up 'rubber fabric' on google may take you to some...erm..."special" places) Edited October 27, 2015 by zeroskillz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camprandall Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Those look great! I can't say whether they pass, but they look to me like about as good as you can get for a fabric solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Agreed. The goal was for fabric that looks like gaskets to be OK for basic, and only require rubber/latex for EI/Centurion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjarmoryinc Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 What material is this? I'd love more mobility around my shoulder joints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeroskillz Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) What material is this? I'd love more mobility around my shoulder joints. It might be "lame". I'll see if I can verify. They have it at both my local JoAnn Fabrics and Hobby Lobby. It's thin and stretchy. I spray mounted it to the headliner material available from JoAnn's (mounted to the foamy side) that poeple use for the neck seals. Then a lot of sewing lines into it. A lot of sewing lol. There is a seller on the boards here selling cloth versions (and rubber), in case you don't want to make them yourself: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/31019-imperial-gaskets-more-upgrades/ Here's a pic of some of my progress: Here's mounting the headliner foam shape to the shiny cloth: I spray mounted it to keep the fabric from bunching up as I sewed the lines into it. (Cut out foam shape to pattern, tape fabric down to counter so it won't move, hit foamy side of arm shape with spray glue--light cote, drop onto fabric, flip it all over and smooth out the fabric). Also, mounting the shiny cloth to the foamy side means it moves easily through my sewing machine. My machine really does not like feeding the foam by itself. Edited November 16, 2015 by zeroskillz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK4205 Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 It might be "lame". I'll see if I can verify. They have it at both my local JoAnn Fabrics and Hobby Lobby. It's thin and stretchy. I spray mounted it to the headliner material available from JoAnn's (mounted to the foamy side) that poeple use for the neck seals. Then a lot of sewing lines into it. A lot of sewing lol. There is a seller on the boards here selling cloth versions (and rubber), in case you don't want to make them yourself: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/31019-imperial-gaskets-more-upgrades/ Here's a pic of some of my progress: Here's mounting the headliner foam shape to the shiny cloth: I spray mounted it to keep the fabric from bunching up as I sewed the lines into it. (Cut out foam shape to pattern, tape fabric down to counter so it won't move, hit foamy side of arm shape with spray glue--light cote, drop onto fabric, flip it all over and smooth out the fabric). Also, mounting the shiny cloth to the foamy side means it moves easily through my sewing machine. My machine really does not like feeding the foam by itself. My wife would like to give you a job 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-Sonic[TK] Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Has been confirmed that the material is Lame. <br> Since it is tough to find that here in NV. We are using vinyl with foam backing. Gets the job done in time for the premier, since other gasket makers are on back order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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