My Automotive upholstery

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Re: My Automotive upholstery

#11 Post by Karisma » Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:56 pm

I can't do a video but these photos show the process of a seat coming together.

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Re: My Automotive upholstery

#12 Post by Karisma » Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:09 am

Nearly there.....

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Re: My Automotive upholstery

#13 Post by Arcnewal » Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:05 am

Karisma, you do some fantastic work! I'm impressed.

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Re: My Automotive upholstery

#14 Post by zipgun » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:38 pm

Thats a T4 seat, i sit on one every day :thumbs:

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Re: My Automotive upholstery

#15 Post by Karisma » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:32 pm

Correctimundo!

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Re: My Automotive upholstery

#16 Post by rich. » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:52 pm

is it sad we notice things like that :D

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Re: My Automotive upholstery

#17 Post by eddypeck » Tue Jun 30, 2015 9:16 am

Reviving an old post, as I was looking for info on steering wheel restoration.

Your work is inspirational.

What would it cost for you to re-trim a steering wheel. I've been looking to restore my old leather but that quality and finish has made me wonder if I wouldn't just be a lot happier with the leather replaced.
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Re: My Automotive upholstery

#18 Post by rich. » Tue Jun 30, 2015 6:27 pm

have you tried sending a message to the chap?

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Re: My Automotive upholstery

#19 Post by History » Tue Jun 30, 2015 9:51 pm

Patience, skill and sharp needles. I use Millward needles from the sowing shop. I do the odd bit of car trim. Not at this level though.

If one can use a sowing machine then there's money to be made doing curtains for campers and caravans. Easy to do. Tip here is to use quality threads not junk from pound shops. Domestic sowing machines struggle with car trim.

Loads on the internet about sowing.

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Re: My Automotive upholstery

#20 Post by Karisma » Tue Jun 30, 2015 10:26 pm

Hi all. Things have moved on since I was last on here. I have set up my business called inspire automotive so it's all go from here! Below are photos of recent work

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