upholstry

[A4effort]

Anyone here on the forums have any upholstry experienc, I have minimal, but looking for some experienced hands

[JETTAone420]

justin does!
his sn on here is jwillmk4

[jwill'sMK4]

^^^ ted u always misspell my SN its jwill'sMK4

anyway yea i have some experience what can i help u with

[Rhynolite]

In all seriousness, ask your mom/girlfriend/wife/female friend. They tend to have a bit of experience sewing things or dealing with anything fabric related. I know if I rewrap anything in my car, my mom's gonna be the first call I make for help. :)

[jwill'sMK4]

dude i can sew and the whole shebang and i can tell u working with a industrial machine is different from working with the machines that most women r use to also most cant apply that experience to working on cars b'cuz theres alot more to account for then jus simply sewing together a patern of some sort

[A4effort]

I want to do some foam shaping on the trunk lid and fit a pattern for it. I built a fibergass speaker enclosure and want to cover the whole trunk in cherry suede clothe, with 1/4" foam under it to give it a plush soft feel. I want to use black stitching.
http://www.a4mods.com/pics/subbox/sub1.jpg

and build full size spare into the trunk. similar to 2tonedA4,
http://www.pbase.com/dirawan/image/93951201.jpg
I am an artist and am no stranger to cars, my dad owns a custom and car restoration business, i have done some interior work, a lot of fiberglass trunk installations. But this time i want a more plush appearance.

I am really just looking for a point in the right direction, or a few tips or tricks, as how to attack building a pattern, what kind of stitching, Maybe a helping hand, anything you can help with. I have money but it not in abundance right now.

shaping foam? do you use a hot knife?

what would a shop charge to do this work?

[jwill'sMK4]

shaping foam is easy jus draw the pattern u want and cut it out

u should prolly use some thin cardboard to make a templete

i dont use a hot knife i actually use a $15 turkey cutter from wal-mart lol works jus as good as the foam saw i should be using and it doesnt cost $400 either

i have no idea wut a shop would charge cuz i've never worked for one but im sure it would be expensive since u want pretty custom setup

it really shouldnt be that hard to do yourself tho

[Rhynolite]

dude i can sew and the whole shebang and i can tell u working with a industrial machine is different from working with the machines that most women r use to also most cant apply that experience to working on cars b'cuz theres alot more to account for then jus simply sewing together a patern of some sort

I can sew too. But how many guys do you know that can reupholster a sofa? Or even understand the basic concepts? Not too many..

I think that asking someone who has reupholstering experience is a very good idea. I also think that a lot of the time, these experienced people will be female . There will always be exceptions both ways though.

[A4effort]

sweet, I wish my dad lived on the west coast cuz he always knows, I will prolly be calling him.. I eventually want to get my center console covered in suede cloth. that seams like it would be hard, seams i made a funny

my girl reupholstered our couch. she alwasy makes our halloween costumes
we made space suits, a werewolf outfit with a fur helkmut that fit my head, so i think she will be an asset to completing this task

in miami i know an ancient german dude that is a freaking upholstry genius, my dad uses him exclusivly

[jwill'sMK4]

I can sew too. But how many guys do you know that can reupholster a sofa? Or even understand the basic concepts? Not too many..

I think that asking someone who has reupholstering experience is a very good idea. I also think that a lot of the time, these experienced people will be female . There will always be exceptions both ways though.

that may be true but furniture upholstery is easier then auto upholstery. i have upholstery experience and i'll tell u most auto upholsters are male i can think off 10 guys of the top of my head that could tackle a seat reupholstery job

As my good friend Dave Rodgers says "Real Men Sew"

[jwill'sMK4]

sweet, I wish my dad lived on the west coast cuz he always knows, I will prolly be calling him.. I eventually want to get my center console covered in suede cloth. that seams like it would be hard, seams i made a funny

my girl reupholstered our couch. she alwasy makes our halloween costumes
we made space suits, a werewolf outfit with a fur helkmut that fit my head, so i think she will be an asset to completing this task

in miami i know an ancient german dude that is a freaking upholstry genius, my dad uses him exclusivly

i wish he lived on the west coast to so i could ask him for a job lol

[A4effort]

i am not trying to f with the seatz i leave that to the pros. I figure i will have minimal stitching
maybe i will just get a couch put in there since couches are so much easier then cars

[Rhynolite]

most auto upholsters are male i can think off 10 guys of the top of my head that could tackle a seat reupholstery job

Well yeah, you're in the business so I'm sure you know people. I think most people don't care enough about their seats to learn how to take them apart and sew them back up. Plus it involves cars, so there goes like 90% of women's interest in it. :p

As my good friend Dave Rodgers says "Real Men Sew"

Q F T :tup2:

[A4effort]

my dad rebuilt george barris's aztec from a frame. the original bodyworkwas done in lead and the car caught fire, so from photos of the original he rebuilt it for barry mazza.
http://images26.fotki.com/v895/photos/2/223020/5103037/Aztec3-vi.jpg\
http://images26.fotki.com/v895/photos/2/223020/5103037/AztecCaliforniaTrip02-vi.jpg

[jwill'sMK4]

i am not trying to f with the seatz i leave that to the pros. I figure i will have minimal stitching
maybe i will just get a couch put in there since couches are so much easier then cars

hahaa i think fitting a couch in a car might be the hardiest part but yea most of the job should involve glue maybe 5-10% will involve thread

[A4effort]

I shall be posting progress and problems and questions and all that

[jwill'sMK4]

sounds good