DIY: How to Upholster Headliner & Pillars in Black Ultra-Suede w/Pictures
01-06-11, 10:53 AM
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To anyone who's done this:
Do you really need 6 yards? I'm about to do my tan to black swap, and was thinking about do the headliner thing in Alcantara. That stuff is $$$, like $100 a yard. Don't know if I want to drop that much coin, versus just doing an ultrasuede.
Now if I could get by on significantly less yardage, then I might just pull the trigger. I <3 Alcantara!!!
Regardless the material, I'll almost certainly pay an upholstery shop to do the visors, and grab handles.
Do you really need 6 yards? I'm about to do my tan to black swap, and was thinking about do the headliner thing in Alcantara. That stuff is $$$, like $100 a yard. Don't know if I want to drop that much coin, versus just doing an ultrasuede.
Now if I could get by on significantly less yardage, then I might just pull the trigger. I <3 Alcantara!!!
Regardless the material, I'll almost certainly pay an upholstery shop to do the visors, and grab handles.
02-16-11, 08:47 AM
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anyone EVER done more than just the headliner and the interior? and i mean like you did it, not some shop did it. i actually just started doing my suede interior today,i ended up starting in the trunk first BUT i'm having a hard time with the panels that are curved over the fender hump.anyone know how to get that middle done without a crease?i spent a hour on the panel and then removed the suede as i couldnt get the crease out no matter how i did it. i think gonna get a buddy who does interior to do it for me for me if i cant get it done
02-16-11, 09:29 AM
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if you wanna ship it this place has a good selection
http://www.hancocks-paducah.com
that one piece i did have done is the bottom of this piece, i took it completely apart to suede it and them im gonna re-staple it to put it back together
02-16-11, 10:54 PM
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I'm smitten with the alcantara as well...but not with the price tag. You do have to make the small cuts on the edges every now and then to make it smooth out when you stretch it.
02-17-11, 08:39 AM
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well, there is one of the problems. suede DOESN'T stretch at all, there is no stretch in the fabric which is one of the major problems with suede. im thinking of layering it cause my guy told me if i wanted it done, i would have to either have a seem sewn into it (which i was fine with) or layer it and for the 2 side pieces and one other piece he wanted almosted $350 for, i was like NAH im good
02-18-11, 08:41 PM
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well, there is one of the problems. suede DOESN'T stretch at all, there is no stretch in the fabric which is one of the major problems with suede. im thinking of layering it cause my guy told me if i wanted it done, i would have to either have a seem sewn into it (which i was fine with) or layer it and for the 2 side pieces and one other piece he wanted almosted $350 for, i was like NAH im good
LOL Don't blame ya one bit. $350 can go towards some other mod instead...
02-19-11, 07:57 AM
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WISH OP would ever come back and post some finished pics of his stuff also
09-29-11, 04:41 PM
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Bumping this thread up, looking into doing this soon, and im not sure what to do about the sunvisors, and as for the sunroof, how do I go about wrapping it, op hasnt come back to share his finished pics
