33 Coupe Interior 6        7/10/04

This is one of two leather hides that I bought when I purchased my seats so the color would match. The size is much larger than I imagined and to give you an idea of what I'm talking about, the small black piece in the picture is 2" X 7". Notice that I still have some rolled up which would make this even larger by about three feet. What I'm going to do is try my hand at upholstery but I've never done it before.....so..... if anyone has any ideas, tips or knowledge that they could pass on to me, feel free to do so. I figured that I should start with a small piece and the one that you see below was the smallest I had so let's get started.
 

 

 

When I bought the body, I also bought what Redneck calls an upholstery package which consisted of a bunch of flat fiberglass panels that cover the doors, headliner, two large pieces behind the seats, two small ones above the doors and the A-pillars. The A-pillar pieces are the ones that I'm going to start with. The panels have small metal clips that fit into holes in the body to keep them from coming loose. These clips are 1/16" thick which means that I will have to build-up at least that much so when the leather covers it, the clips won't show through. I used cardboard for my layer of material that is the same thickness as the clips. I then made some clearance holes in the cardboard which now brings the clips and top surface of the cardboard to the same level. I then used another layer of cardboard on top of this one so the holes and clips wouldn't show. To keep the cardboard from going anywhere, I glued them in place with some 3M Adhesive which comes in an aerosol can. 
 

 

 

Here is a better shot of one of the clips. The part that cross's like an "X" fits into a 1/4" hole in the body. The round part is what you see in the picture above.
 

 

 

I found this piece of the material that was in a corner of the large hide and then marked some lines around my panel about one inch all around it. I experimented with different kinds of corners and after the third one, I think I found out how to do them so they look good.....I think! 
 

 

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