<VV> RE: Replacing Original Upholstery (kenneth dawson)

J R Read_HML hmlinc@sbcglobal.net
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 11:49:09 -0500


My '65 interior is from C.  The upholstery shop had to take some of the 
stitching out and re-sew in order to get seams and beading to line up 
straight.  But, where else you going to go for the basically correct stuff?

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Elliott" <Corvair@fnader.com>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> RE: Replacing Original Upholstery (kenneth dawson)


> The covers from Clarks are suburb. I have done this myself with a lot of 
> time and effort and the results were good but not great. Others with more 
> patience and
> skill have done it with show condition results. My next one will use the 
> Clarks covers but go to a pro for the installation.
>
> Bill Elliott
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>The seats in my '64 Convertible need to be reupholstered.  I'm thinking of
>>trying to do the job myself with a Clarks kit.  Can anyone who has done 
>>this
>>project offer any advice?  Is it a bad idea?  Do I need special tools?
>>Would appreciate any advice offered.
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