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<blockquote data-quote="sewlow" data-source="post: 3099" data-attributes="member: 52"><p>Passenger backrest cover sewn & installed onto the frame. This is the initial fitting. With some finessing & some heat, the cover with fit better. There'll be no more wrinkles.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/59Fordretractinle010_zpsafb9755e.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/59Fordretractinle010_zpsafb9755e.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p> The cushion. Again, the initial fitting.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/59Fordretractinle015_zpsb6aa2720.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/59Fordretractinle015_zpsb6aa2720.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p> The completed seat. Check that inside top corner of the passenger seat & compare it to the previous pic of the initial fit.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/59Fordretractinle016_zps539ecff0.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/59Fordretractinle016_zps539ecff0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>So that's a basic overview of a seat restoration. Most of my projects follow the same basic procedure.</p><p> The following pix are of some of my other projects.</p><p> I don't always take pix of the whole process. Mostly before & after. I get concentrating on a job & don't always remember to take 'em.</p><p></p><p>Dodge truck seat.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Dodgetruckseat001_zpse58ba6ab.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Dodgetruckseat001_zpse58ba6ab.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Dodgetruckseat002_zpseb1b0650.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Dodgetruckseat002_zpseb1b0650.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Dodgetruckseat003_zps4cb494d0.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Dodgetruckseat003_zps4cb494d0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Dodgetruckseat004_zps95934428.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Dodgetruckseat004_zps95934428.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p> The new bottom is not as shiny as the old original backrest due to the fact that the cushion has not been coated in armour-all. (yet! I have no control over what some people do to their seats once they leave my shop!)</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Dodgetruckseat005_zps0437d8a0.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Dodgetruckseat005_zps0437d8a0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p> '57 Retractable. Headliner, seats, carpets, trunk & trunk storage cover.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57Retractable-Dwightsseats366_zps565e416b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57Retractable-Dwightsseats366_zps565e416b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/retractabletrunk295_zps22f62204.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/retractabletrunk295_zps22f62204.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/retractabletrunk300_zps15035081.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/retractabletrunk300_zps15035081.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/retractabletrunk303_zps57c2c426.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/retractabletrunk303_zps57c2c426.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/retractabletrunk297_zps5520a9f2.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/retractabletrunk297_zps5520a9f2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p> Seats for a square body Chevy truck. I learned this stitch from a leather clothing maker.</p><p> My part of this project truck has been put on hold till the dash is installed & all the wiring is completed.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57Retractable-Dwightsseats358_zpsd9963094.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57Retractable-Dwightsseats358_zpsd9963094.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57Retractable-Dwightsseats359_zps37b7facd.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57Retractable-Dwightsseats359_zps37b7facd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p> I do a fair amount of convertible tops. 90% of all the tops are pre-made. For the cost of the raw material, I can buy a complete top already made. I have made them from scratch, though, when a pre-made top is unavailable.</p><p></p><p> '57 T-Bird Top.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Grafitti123_zps7c7c2622.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Grafitti123_zps7c7c2622.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Grafitti126_zpsc4df34e9.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Grafitti126_zpsc4df34e9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57T-Birdtop197_zps2e840f49.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57T-Birdtop197_zps2e840f49.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57T-Birdtop195_zpse0c0df42.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57T-Birdtop195_zpse0c0df42.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57T-Birdtop194_zps2690a1ae.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57T-Birdtop194_zps2690a1ae.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p> The 'Hammer-on' binding not installed yet. That's what covers the staples.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57T-Birdtop193_zpsb959c01f.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57T-Birdtop193_zpsb959c01f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57T-Birdtop192_zps810a0ff1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57T-Birdtop192_zps810a0ff1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>More to come!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sewlow, post: 3099, member: 52"] Passenger backrest cover sewn & installed onto the frame. This is the initial fitting. With some finessing & some heat, the cover with fit better. There'll be no more wrinkles. [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/59Fordretractinle010_zpsafb9755e.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/59Fordretractinle010_zpsafb9755e.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The cushion. Again, the initial fitting. [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/59Fordretractinle015_zpsb6aa2720.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/59Fordretractinle015_zpsb6aa2720.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The completed seat. Check that inside top corner of the passenger seat & compare it to the previous pic of the initial fit. [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/59Fordretractinle016_zps539ecff0.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/59Fordretractinle016_zps539ecff0.jpg[/IMG][/URL] So that's a basic overview of a seat restoration. Most of my projects follow the same basic procedure. The following pix are of some of my other projects. I don't always take pix of the whole process. Mostly before & after. I get concentrating on a job & don't always remember to take 'em. Dodge truck seat. [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Dodgetruckseat001_zpse58ba6ab.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Dodgetruckseat001_zpse58ba6ab.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Dodgetruckseat002_zpseb1b0650.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Dodgetruckseat002_zpseb1b0650.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Dodgetruckseat003_zps4cb494d0.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Dodgetruckseat003_zps4cb494d0.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Dodgetruckseat004_zps95934428.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Dodgetruckseat004_zps95934428.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The new bottom is not as shiny as the old original backrest due to the fact that the cushion has not been coated in armour-all. (yet! I have no control over what some people do to their seats once they leave my shop!) [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Dodgetruckseat005_zps0437d8a0.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Dodgetruckseat005_zps0437d8a0.jpg[/IMG][/URL] '57 Retractable. Headliner, seats, carpets, trunk & trunk storage cover. [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57Retractable-Dwightsseats366_zps565e416b.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57Retractable-Dwightsseats366_zps565e416b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/retractabletrunk295_zps22f62204.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/retractabletrunk295_zps22f62204.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/retractabletrunk300_zps15035081.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/retractabletrunk300_zps15035081.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/retractabletrunk303_zps57c2c426.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/retractabletrunk303_zps57c2c426.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/retractabletrunk297_zps5520a9f2.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/retractabletrunk297_zps5520a9f2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Seats for a square body Chevy truck. I learned this stitch from a leather clothing maker. My part of this project truck has been put on hold till the dash is installed & all the wiring is completed. [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57Retractable-Dwightsseats358_zpsd9963094.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57Retractable-Dwightsseats358_zpsd9963094.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57Retractable-Dwightsseats359_zps37b7facd.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57Retractable-Dwightsseats359_zps37b7facd.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I do a fair amount of convertible tops. 90% of all the tops are pre-made. For the cost of the raw material, I can buy a complete top already made. I have made them from scratch, though, when a pre-made top is unavailable. '57 T-Bird Top. [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Grafitti123_zps7c7c2622.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Grafitti123_zps7c7c2622.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/Grafitti126_zpsc4df34e9.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/Grafitti126_zpsc4df34e9.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57T-Birdtop197_zps2e840f49.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57T-Birdtop197_zps2e840f49.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57T-Birdtop195_zpse0c0df42.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57T-Birdtop195_zpse0c0df42.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57T-Birdtop194_zps2690a1ae.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57T-Birdtop194_zps2690a1ae.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The 'Hammer-on' binding not installed yet. That's what covers the staples. [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57T-Birdtop193_zpsb959c01f.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57T-Birdtop193_zpsb959c01f.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1086.photobucket.com/user/98GMC97CHEVY/media/57T-Birdtop192_zps810a0ff1.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/98GMC97CHEVY/57T-Birdtop192_zps810a0ff1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] More to come! [/QUOTE]
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