’Pala games
Jul 16, 2018
4 minutes
Words: Jonny Smith
Photography:
Simon Browse
Kettle’s on
Back in the June issue you read how Simon Browse managed to expertly fit the Impala’s deep red headlining without the help of a grown-up. There was just one final job left on the roof fabric before ticking that job off the Beauty Pala to-do list.
Simon isn’t a professional trimmer, so he doesn’t have a special steamer for the headlining final shrink conditioning. Instead he kept a kettle of water continually boiling inside the car, so as to create enough steam all over the headliner. This was followed by a wipe with a cold microfibre cloth. Lastly Simon trimmed the excess material in window apertures before sitting down for a well earned pint of sugary tea.
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