doing suede
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Lead Lap
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doing suede
well. i started with the driver door. its rough around edges, i had a difficult job with the window frame part. anyone have any tips and glue they use and how to get it to fit around the edges nicely. also i have never done any interior work like this ever
Last edited by 1sxyrxy; Oct 6, 2009 at 08:07 PM.
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patience, patience, and more patience...
Make sure the surface you are putting it on is super clean #1.
Also get that 3M glue from Home depot...not the red spray, but the green one...i think its called super 99 or something? Its in the paint isle...works like a champ.
For the door handle Id throw a second layer on top of the first because in about a month or so, your gonna start seeing the stitching imprints...a second layer should work fine. Also dont just use glue on the door handles, use staples too.
Also make sure to stretch the material...if you dont stretch it enough, it looks cheap and starts wrinkling...
Hope this helps..
Make sure the surface you are putting it on is super clean #1.
Also get that 3M glue from Home depot...not the red spray, but the green one...i think its called super 99 or something? Its in the paint isle...works like a champ.
For the door handle Id throw a second layer on top of the first because in about a month or so, your gonna start seeing the stitching imprints...a second layer should work fine. Also dont just use glue on the door handles, use staples too.
Also make sure to stretch the material...if you dont stretch it enough, it looks cheap and starts wrinkling...
Hope this helps..
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Lead Lap
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From: Ronert Park, CA
yeah i have been pulling the crap out of it and i think im using the glue your talking about. i grabbed the one that said it resist heat. i also use this other glue that a guy from work told me to use. he does upholstry all the time.think i may pull the suede off around the window trim and pull it tighter. my problem is with ground around the inner edges, its such a pain and i always mess up.
Last edited by 1sxyrxy; Oct 6, 2009 at 09:39 PM.
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Didn't you say someone from your work does upholstery? He's probably the best person you can talk to for some advice. He can even show you first hand how its done. The best input you can get here is probably just the same as doing a google search and get links with tons of pictures on "How To's?"
Good luck.
Good luck.
I've done a Louis Vuitton Interior, and a Suede Interior, and am in the process of doing my SC also; along with a thorough How-To/DIY write-up w/ Pics..
I dunno if its just the pic or not, but the suede around door frame looks a bit loose, wrinkled, as was said..
Did you do the job upon the door; or did you actually remove that whole plastic frame?
I would suggest you take it off, and do it that way (on a table,) if you didnt.
Pull each end tight, and fold about a 1/4 to a 1/2 inch over the back/inside, and fasten those lil' flaps with glue also..
That way it'll be tight, and flush, as tho it originally came on the door; and your suede will feel nice when you rub your hand across the length of it.
Heres some pillars, etc. that I did ... And yes, 3M Spray Adhesive is great.
Spray in light coats, 'cus you don't need alot; otherwise it will bleed thru the suede,
since you sprayed too much.
You have to trust it..
You'll be able to feel it hold strong, were you to pull up on the material.
I dunno if its just the pic or not, but the suede around door frame looks a bit loose, wrinkled, as was said..
Did you do the job upon the door; or did you actually remove that whole plastic frame?
I would suggest you take it off, and do it that way (on a table,) if you didnt.
Pull each end tight, and fold about a 1/4 to a 1/2 inch over the back/inside, and fasten those lil' flaps with glue also..
That way it'll be tight, and flush, as tho it originally came on the door; and your suede will feel nice when you rub your hand across the length of it.
Heres some pillars, etc. that I did ... And yes, 3M Spray Adhesive is great.
Spray in light coats, 'cus you don't need alot; otherwise it will bleed thru the suede,
since you sprayed too much.
You have to trust it..
You'll be able to feel it hold strong, were you to pull up on the material.
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Lead Lap
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yes. i actually removed the trim and did it off the car. i think im going to pull it back off and pull it tighter and glue it better. on my next day off im gonna do the other side, hopefully it will go better
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looks nice man your one step ahead of me was gonna do black suede but since you did i'll go another direction . kinda been fightning with my paint atm gonna have to repaint my top again i rushed it to much and screwed up. it's not even close to my standards
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