Automotive Upholstery & Interior Restoration


Book Description

After disassembling and gutting your car, it is easy to feel that you're in way over your head when it comes to the upholstery. This is why so many do-it-yourself restorers outsource the work, at considerable expense, to an experienced upholstery shop. Taking the time to acquire the skills for upholstery restoration may feel like a daunting task, but what if an experienced upholsterer presented every skill you needed to restore upholstery yourself? Starting with a list of necessary tools, author Fred Mattson guides you through all the required tasks, including seat restoration; door panel removal, patterning, assembly, and installation; headliner removal and installation; carpet cutting; and even convertible top restoration. The easy-to-follow step-by-step presentation allows for a thorough understanding of all the processes. Every photo in this book provides a hands-on approach that shows you how to repair and restore a car’s interior to concours, show-quality specifications. Other restoration books may show you beautifully restored interiors, but they don't show you how to produce them. This book helps you develop the skills needed with instruction from a professional upholsterer, saving you thousands of dollars over outsourcing the restoration. If you are interested in saving money, doing a complete restoration yourself, or simply want to know how it's done, this book is a handy addition to your automotive library.




Auto Upholstery & Interiors


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This user-friendly guide gives you the knowledge to keep your interior looking like new. You’ll learn how to get professional results from kits you can install in your own garage. Automotive upholstery is easy if you know the secrets of how to do professional quality work at home. There is no need to sew or buy an expensive industrial sewing machine because skilled technicians do the sewing for you. Upholstery kits and do-it-yourself products are available for a wide variety of cars and trucks. By doing the installation work yourself, you save money and have the satisfaction of learning a new skill. Detailed sections include: · Painting Interior Parts · Headliner Replacement · Carpet Kits · Door Panels · Dashboard Restoration · Seat Kit Installation · Kick Panels · Trunk Detailing · Steering Wheel Repairs and Swaps · Custom Seat Installation · Using Dyes · Simple Upholstery Repairs · Cleaning and Detailing Tips




How to Restore and Customize Auto Upholstery & Interiors


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This book provides detailed coverage of upholstery and interior options, including the variety of materials, projected costs, tools used, and more.




How to Master Automotive Upholstery


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Yearning for a car interior that reflects your passion? How to Master Automotive Upholstery ignites your journey to automotive upholstery greatness! This comprehensive DIY guide empowers you to transform your car's interior, from classic car restoration and hot rod customization to refreshing the look of your daily driver. More Than Just Seats: Reimagine Your Interior! This book unveils: Expert Restoration Techniques: Master the art of restoring classic car upholstery to its former glory, preserving automotive history with professional-grade techniques. Custom Upholstery from Scratch: Unleash your creativity with custom upholstery projects, designing and crafting unique seating, door panels, and headliners that reflect your personal style. Detailed Vinyl & Leather Care: Learn the secrets to cleaning, conditioning, and protecting vinyl and leather upholstery, ensuring a luxurious feel for years to come. Pro Detailing Tips & Tricks: Discover professional detailing methods and techniques to bring your car's interior back to a showroom shine. Essential Tools & Materials: Identify the essential tools and materials you'll need to tackle any upholstery project with confidence. How to Master Automotive Upholstery goes beyond basic instructions. You'll gain: Understanding Upholstery Materials: Demystify the different types of upholstery materials, selecting the perfect option for your project based on durability, aesthetics, and budget. Step-by-Step Repair Guides: Follow clear instructions with helpful illustrations for common upholstery repairs, from rips and tears to seam separation. Pattern Making & Sewing Techniques: Learn essential pattern making and sewing skills, even if you're a complete beginner. Disassembly & Reassembly Essentials: Master the process of safely disassembling and reassembling your car's interior components. Troubleshooting Like a Pro: Diagnose and address common upholstery problems with confidence, ensuring a flawless and long-lasting finish. This book is more than just a guide, it's an investment! Discover: The Satisfaction of DIY: Experience the pride of transforming your car's interior yourself, saving money on professional services and fostering a sense of accomplishment. A Show-Stopping Ride: Turn heads wherever you go with a stunning and personalized car interior, reflecting your unique style and automotive passion. Increased Vehicle Value: Enhance the value of your car with a beautifully restored or custom-upholstered interior. Empowering Knowledge & Skills: Gain valuable DIY skills in automotive upholstery, empowering you to tackle future projects with confidence and transform any car into your dream ride. Don't settle for a lackluster interior! Order your copy of How to Master Automotive Upholstery today and unlock the secrets to restoring, customizing, and detailing your car's interior like a pro. Breathe new life into your vehicle and experience the joy of creating a truly unique and show-stopping ride!




Muscle Car Interior Restoration Guide


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This book provides expert insight into the tools, materials, techniques and procedures for professionally completing a muscle car restoration. It covers instrument panel and dashboard restoration, electrical system restoration, steering wheel, steering column and pedal restoration, firewall pad. And you afford insight and expert guidance for restoring carpet, headliners, doors, door panels, glass restoration or replacement, convertible top restoration, and upholstery replacement vinyl and leather seat repair. While many books have provided a chapter or section on muscle car interior restoration, no other book has been entirely dedicated to the process of restoring the interior.




How to Install Automotive Interior Kits


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Frustrations from installing an aftermarket kit interior are now over with this easy-to-follow, illustrated, step-by-step book that shows you how to achieve professional results. We have all heard that premade seat covers and interior pieces are junk, but this is not true. The majority of problems encountered is due to installer error. All old cars have fitment issues, and knowing how to overcome them will get you the desired results. This first-of-its-kind book walks you through how to properly install kits, including seat upholstery, door panels, carpet, and headliners. Tips are provided on ordering products and how to deal with a product that is defective. Installation tools, supplies and why you need them are all fully illustrated through color photos and easy-to-follow steps that will make your project look professionally done. Saving money and getting the satisfaction of doing a project yourself is what this book is all about. Learn tricks from a professional who has more than 46 years of installation experience and knows firsthand how to make a difficult project look great. It just takes a little guidance and patience to achieve that perfect fit.




Automotive Upholstery Handbook


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In this revised edition, learn to make and install complete interiors in your car, truck or van. The author teaches you how to sew like an expert, and avoid costly mistakes. Learn to recover and build bench bucket seats, make headliners and carpets, plus how to build boat seats from scratch. Materials are described with specific recommendations for vinyl, cloth, velvet, leather, Nimbus, panel board, etc. Indispensable for anyone interested in upholstery.




Convertible Top Restoration and Installation


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There’s an old saying we've all heard before that goes "When the top goes down the price goes up." Of all the projects involved with the restoration of your collector car, few seem as challenging or confusing as addressing the convertible top. Due to aging and neglect, the hardware and fabric covering have led to some "not-so-nice conditions," making it difficult to find information addressing your specific model. Fred Mattson, author of Automotive Upholstery and Interior Restoration, delivers this compilation on restoring and repairing convertible tops. Step-by-step photo sequencing walks you through convertible top applications for Corvettes, Ford retractable tops, scissors tops, manual tops, and power tops. Fred also addresses the weather seals, well liners, hydraulic/electrical systems, adjustments, materials, and pads. No other book ever produced on convertible tops goes into this much depth of coverage. With this book you will be guided through the convertible top repair/restoration process in an easy-to-read how-to format, so there should be no reason to fear taking your drop top out with the threat of rain. Convertible Top Restoration and Installation will be the one tool that will show you how important a well-sorted top restoration is, not only for practical reasons, such as staying dry, but for cosmetic reasons as well.




Custom Auto Interiors


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Expert trimmers Don Taylor and Ron Mangus share two lifetimes of auto upholstery experience and secrets in this fantastic book. More than 800 color photographs capture every detail you'll need to create your own exciting and award-winning custom interiors. Precise step-by-step instructions show you how to turn out completely professional custom interiors. This is an advanced-level book.




Automotive Custom Interiors


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Images of and inspiration for every kind of custom interior-luxurious, high-tech, race-inspired minimalism, retro hot rod styling, suede, tuck 'n' roll, inlaid wood, engine-turned metal.