Automotive Upholstery Handbook

by Don Taylor

Overview

This book will show you how to:

Make and install great interiors for any car, truck, van, RV, boat or airplane.

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.

Complete and detailed step-by-step instructions help you apply the right techniques to your own projects. Indispensable for anyone interested in upholstery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781931128001
Publisher:	CarTech
Publication date:	01/10/2011
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Don Taylor grew up in the auto business. He has written extensively on automotive upholstery, engine rebuilding, restoration, and paint and body work. Some of his titles include the Automotive Upholstery Handbook, Custom Auto Interiors, and How to Rebuild Big-Block Mopar Engines. Don lives in Concord, California.

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