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  • 1939 BMW Fabric Search- Help!
    http://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/189/bmw-fabric-1986-1988
  • 1953 jaguar convertible
    BAS will be the best guys to speak to
  • Where to buy original foam replacement for truck?
    ↪Steve Ingram
    wow that's useful
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  • Replacing steering wheel foam?
    hopefully you get an answer as I'm in the same boat
  • Kids Battery Operated Car's Upholstery!
    I guess a few of you know of homer the dog ?? he is the luckiest dog in the world !!!!!!!! I met him at the hot rod reunion last year in California and have followed his owner on instagram ever since .
    check out homers strollers here henrys upholstery
  • I’d love to see everyone’s custom door armrests
    click here arm rest pair I did recently
  • Different options for steamers.
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Professional-clothes-garment-steamer/292552191110?hash=item441d782c86:g:KkQAAOSwlMRa7eZa
  • Top stitching
    for sure .............. make it easier and give a straighter stitch , when I used to do it without I could get it more or less spot on but if it was a long straight line I could see a slight imperfection even though the customer couldn't but with a guide they are perfect
  • Top stitching
    left and right hand
  • Show off your latest custom upholstery work.
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  • covering steering wheel air bags
    Yes the side bolster with air bag needs to be re stitched with a thinner airbag thread
  • who does flat bottom steering wheels
    as it is ive used this in the end veck very very strong and cures in 10 minutes !!!!!!! amazing stiff and will be ideal for modern plastic door panels .
    the flat sections are going to be carbon fibre dipped so wont have padding and the rest will be alcantara
  • BMW fabric 1986 > 1988
    many thanks for that
  • Glue pot
    theser are better ................... been using mine for 20 years bas glue gun
  • Custom foam seat (listing)
    ↪Jack Purdue
    air belt sander sander
  • Wrapping items.
  • Trim fixing /panel clips
    lee you need the 808 auveco clips , that's what I use all the time ..............don't use the xmas tree ones as they only go on nice once
  • Wind lace attachment
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/55-56-57-Chevy-Above-Windshield-Tack-Strip-NEW-1955-1956-1957-Chevrolet/311004754002?epid=1188096574&hash=item486953f052:g:qooAAOSwFL9TuAbk&vxp=mtr
  • Wind lace attachment
    https://www.classicindustries.com/product/153039.html
  • Seat frames/springs
    I did a 1950 chevy that had the body channeled over the chassis so much that the seat sat way to high so the only way I could do it was by making plywood base with elastic webbing over holes then soft foam so it still looked fat but the driver and passenger would sink down low when sat in .
    I even had to make a loop over the tunnel and fit rose joints to hinge back rest as the original hockey sticks had to be cut off
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    I did a 1950 chevy that had the body channeled over the chassis so much that the seat sat way to high so the only way I could do it was by making plywood base with elastic webbing over holes then soft foam so it still looked fat but the driver and passenger would sink down low when sat in .
    I even had to make a loop over the tunnel and fit rose joints to hinge back rest as the original hockey sticks had to be cut off
  • Top stitching feet?
    check this out ........... 3 sizes left and right https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/S585R-1-8-3-16-1-4-3set-S585L-1-8-3-16-1-4-3-sets-S32-3-16-1-4-5-16-3-8-4-set/272815314608?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
  • Vintage/classic Vs Modern
    my main work is aimed at the hot rod , custom drag racing and American car world , and even though I'm in the the uk I cant cope with demand .... id say that I don't make the money I would like to but I enjoy it the most where as the car trade and private general seat repairs is where I make more money !!!!!!!!
    its so much more difficult to price up the custom stuff as a lot of it is make it up as I go along because I'm always trying something different so end up doing extra work for free.
    I look up to gabe lopez and the guys at bill dunn for inspiration and one thing that has stuck in my head when I had a chat with the drag racing legend don garlits "you are better off living your life being poor but enjoying what you do rather than being rich and not enjoying what you do "
    fred your book has just been mentioned in uk hot rod mag street machine !!!!! here is the pic but read the text dre4zxs57mk9l6i9.jpg
  • Request - tuck and roll
  • Request - tuck and roll
    follow this guys youtube page ...................lots of tips and tricks
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