@Revv Up what do you use for contact cement up there? @John I hooked up with George N Jackson as a supplier, they have their own brand of glues which includes a landeau glue for headliners and trimmer work in both an aerosol or by the pail. So far I have only used the aerosol and it was impressive ...

@Revv Up The Juki Dnu 1541 is a great machine. In my area they retail for $1700. I rarely see them for sale used and when I do they are still over $1000. Where are you seeing them for $500? Ill buy one today for that price! @John I did misspeak, I bought my Yakumo 280L for $500 which is, was, or so...

Yesterday I spoiled myself with a new Juki 1541 because my old one had treated me so well, I see real decent used ones going between $500 and $700 all the time.

If you guys havent had a chance to experience Kai shears i would absolutely recommend them. I dont even touch my other scissors anymore and have 6 pair of Kais now. They are a bit more than wiss but worth every penny. 10" and 12" are my go to They sure get great reviews, I’m wondering if ...

Look for those niche markets, it’s surprising what’s out there. If you can supplement with things like restaurant seating or medical reupholster it can turn you from part time to full time. I live in a very small town that’s pretty isolated but niche markets make up the most of my business. Look har...

Nice, sounds like a good gig. Hopefully all the chairs are the same and you can make templates to speed things up.

I do some of this “medical grade” type work and know how expensive those fabrics are. Congrats.

Looks great, I had no idea alligator hide was so expensive.

@BigRig Let me play devils advocate with my very limited experience... I would think if you glue it then steam it you may break the glue bond anyways so why bother with that step. Or if the leather stays bonded to the foam .....then you would need to stretch both the leather and the foam to make it...

@LeatherJohnny thanks, I got lucky and had a scrap that matched the color and texture pretty good. I don’t think a French seam would have been terribly difficult, why not try making a practice one from vinyl and see how it works for you.

Beautiful work!

I just did some work on a Triumph TR6 and one of the headrests had a wear hole in it so I took it apart and replaced that side panel. It was a relitively easy job and remaking the whole thing would not have been too difficult. Jump right in. https://i.imgur.com/QLRzG67.jpg https://i.imgur.com/YLpRxl...

There’s allways a bottle of isopropal alcohol close to my work bench, it’s great for getting rid of almost any marks on material and dissolves most glue and tape residue and alcohol based marker marks, another bonus is it evaporates fast. Might be worth a try.

I was watching a sailrite video and the narrator said “hear that ticking noise, it means your needle is damaged and needs changing”) sure enough you could hear it.

Nice work!

That looks awesome, liking the color scheme and the metered corners.

If I’m reading this right, I’d mark the exact size of the square cutout on the backside of the leather (assume my red lines are the same size of your cutout) from there mark from corner to corner MINUS the thickness of what you are wrapping around. If there is more shape or it’s not playing nice jus...

Looks great, always nice to have the customer realize there’s more to it than vinyl and a staple gun.

Another consideration is old foam, the edges roll and it’s packed down in the hardest used areas. I find the only way to produce factory like results is to start with new foam, a sturdy backing to fasten to and a snug vinyl cover. Unfortunately it’s not in a lot of our customers budget (financial an...

I admire your ambition, you bit off a big piece with this project, nice work.

@Revv Up , Crap man. You guys need an auto store like PA that is in Kamloops. Seats like that are miserable to do. I would go tell them to buy a new one from PA. Seat is from a Zoom Boom and the mounting looks pretty propritery. I think they have about 6 more in the same condition they want to circ...