WELCOME to the new Upholstery/Interior section

With a suggestion from several members, Brent has been kind enough to start a new sub forum for those that wish to talk/discuss Upholstery. While the title states "Upholstery/Interior", I would think that talk about convertible and vinyl tops would also be included in this section. So, have at it, keep it civil, and enjoy.



Sincerely,


Bill S.

Thanks Bill, I for one will be keeping an eye on this thred.
cheers barnsey.
ps I hope that all of you guys have a great xmas :)
Now whos going to show us how to make door cards and cover them in cloth.
cheers Brett :)

Right on !! our own section !! yeah .... Merry Christmas !!!!
now what the heck do we do !!! ;)

Thank you for adding this section as it will be much easier to find topics on interiors.

Good deal

Thanks again

Richard

Thanks Brent and by the way, thanks as well to Bill S.

Thanks guys, it would be great to link some of the old threads that have been on this subject here. We do have a lot of talented folks with tricks of the trade on here.

I will have to keep my eye's on this section

Thanks Bill and Brent for this section. Should be interesting to see how many good interior guys come in here now and throw up advice. I have always wanted to learn the interior/upholstery trade. Most guys do not like to show you how to do it because it's an art and they all learned on their own. Seems like a hard business to get into. I would like to learn just for personal use.

well this is not a how to, but a thanks to the father & son that did this for me in seven working days. may not be everybodys taste but i wanted something different but used the orginal seats. and the price was 2 garnd Attachment 41133

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Attachment 41137and it was naked when i delivered it to them. they a located in hixson tn. worth the trip for me! picked it up yesterday just in time for a christmas present to me. THANK YOU jonathan :D

Who does their own upholstery?

Man am I glad to see this new topic get its own place. I just bought a upholstrey sewing machine a Rex. Maybe now with this new board I can learn how to use the thing. I am not interested in going into the sewing and trimming business, but it would be very cool to include this aspect of car fab into my own cars. I am sure many feel the same way.

Merry Xmas to all you guys, and may the new year brings us all a better place.

RS

OHMY34---- Man that is just beautiful , I know you are proud of it, Anyone should be!

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Originally Posted by FMXhellraiser

Thanks Bill and Brent for this section. Should be interesting to see how many good interior guys come in here now and throw up advice. I have always wanted to learn the interior/upholstery trade. Most guys do not like to show you how to do it because it's an art and they all learned on their own. Seems like a hard business to get into. I would like to learn just for personal use.

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It is a hard trade to learn and be good at,I have seen guys that have shops that have been in the business for years and still are trying to get it right.It is a test in free form thinking,There is nothing to start with and you have to create the enviroment you are looking at and sitting on.Just like any other aspect of your car the more you do the better you get.I have been in the business 20 years and have been lucky enuf to have been part of every major award given and work with some of the best builders in the country and I am still trying to get better all the time.That is what makes working fun, not just a job.I am a newbie on this site but I will give advice when I can.

OHMY34,looks like they have a few naked alligators around there now...

I went to Wyo Tech in 1988 just to learn to do my own cars. That was something I wanted to do since the 60's I would see mail order classes, and I started one but it didn't work out. Then in 88 I had the resources to go to WYO Tech for three months. I drove a 41 Chevy Coupe 1000 miles out to Laramie, I finished my car drove back home on a Christmas Eve. I had to get back to my regular job, and I ended up having an accident that took me off the job. I still have my industrial Consew machine and I wouldn’t part with it. I finished one car after coming home before my accident a 79 Corvette but I still like seeing guys/gals since there was one girl in our class of 88 do nice work.

Richard

Excellent! I'm just getting into this, so I'm pretty excited to see an actual section about it.

Hi! Planning on updating the interior of my 1934 Ford Tudor, any users out there have pictures of consoles they've done in their rides to give be some ideas? thanks in advance!
Bart in Florida