Peter Hebert
Ultrasuede is a modified polyurethane-based fiber
system for clothing. A similar product has been developed specially
formulated for automobiles, both for upholstery (cloth backed for toughness)
and for panels such as glare shields where no fabric backing is
necessary. It has much better UV resistance, toughness, and clean ability
than Ultrasuede. You use spray adhesive to put it on.
The automotive stuff is called Alcantara, produced in
Italy for the upscale cars
in Europe, and available in small quantities from a fabric shop in Florida.
I can not find the name of the shop but it was my
source for upholstery, headliners, side panels, and black for the glare shield
on my Lancair IV. The black is very flat black, virtually no light
reflected. Works great for the glare shield.
The corporate web site (in English) is
http://www.alcantara.com/en_US/
I suggest you contact them to find the name of the
retailer in Florida
who was the only outlet I could find selling small quantities.
Their old web site provided this information, but not the new one.
Fred Moreno