Automotive Upholstery Handbook

by Don Taylor

Overview

How to make and install great interiors for any car, truck, RV, van or boat. Complete and detailed step-by-step instructions help you apply the right techniques to your own projects. Sew like an expert--on vinyl, leather, or any fabric. Restore, recover, and build bench and bucket seats. Upholster armrests and door panels. Make and install headliners and carpeting. Install convertible tops, vinyl roofs, sim-con, and landau tops. Create street rod interiors. Build boat and motorcycle seats.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781931128308
Publisher:	California Bill's Automotive Handbooks
Publication date:	01/01/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	220
Sales rank:	719,591
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Author Don Taylor has spent a lifetime as a professional upholsterer. He has owned and operated upholstery and van-conversion shops. Don shares his vast knowledge and manyyears of experience so you can do the job right and get the results you want!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1	Tools of the Trade	1
Chapter 2	Learning to Sew	17
Chapter 3	Making a Stadium Cushion	33
Chapter 4	Making a Bench-seat Cover--Part 1	45
Chapter 5	Making a Bench-seat Cover--Part 2	57
Chapter 6	Advanced Seat Building	69
Chapter 7	Late-Model Seats Including Bucket Seats, Headrests & Center Armrest	83
Chapter 8	Making & Installing a Vinyl Top	99
Chapter 9	Making & Installing a Sim-con Top	111
Chapter 10	Building a Quarter or Landau Top	127
Chapter 11	Installing a Convertible Top	139
Chapter 12	Headliners, Door Panels & Carpets	155
Chapter 13	Building a Boat Seat	169
Chapter 14	Reupholstering a Motorcycle Seat	183
Chapter 15	Making a Truck Tonneau Cover	191
Chapter 16	Van Interiors	199
Chapter 17	Street Rod Interiors--A Guided Tour of the L.A. Roadster Show	215
	Suppliers	225
	Index	227

Editorial Reviews

Blunt humor and engaging style enliven this how-to for automotive upholsterers, called trimmers. Taylor leads off with a discussion of tools of the trade, which include sewing machines, air compressors, spray guns (for glue), and various hand tools. Then he discusses sewing--the trimmer's bedrock skill--and follows with an exercise to make a stadium cushion, which allows the novice to incorporate almost every basic procedure that automotive upholstery requires. Then it's on to the various specialties of the craft: making bench-seat covers; building seats; installing vinyl, landau, and convertible tops; and working with headliners, door panels, and carpets. Finally, there are chapters on marine upholstery, motorcycle seats, and van interiors. A fine guide aimed at the novice seeking a trade, but throughout--in his discussion of equipment, for instance--Taylor addresses the hobbyist, too.

John Mort