Re: Upholstery Refresh
Posted by 53 Cavalier On 2024/2/6 20:04:05
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I still think Packard intentionally put wire in these two places. All other welting on that seat cover, and the front seat cover, have plastic. 🤔
Sandblasted and painted the back seat frames today. $5 worth of paint on the frame, $50 worth of paint on the floor! 😄
Marty or Marston wrote:
Wire versus plastic - availability and what was generally used is probably the answer. On the home sewing machine - I used my mother's machine on my first car. The material was naugahyde and I did not have piping. The machine did just fine. The down side was with the operator being a teenage male with no sewing experience. But it was a "First Car" a '49 Chevy that cost $89 in 1961.
I still think Packard intentionally put wire in these two places. All other welting on that seat cover, and the front seat cover, have plastic. 🤔
Sandblasted and painted the back seat frames today. $5 worth of paint on the frame, $50 worth of paint on the floor! 😄
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