cliffy Posted October 24, 2021 Report Posted October 24, 2021 It also helps to have aircraft jacks and jack the airplane up just enough to make it level, Saves a lot of back ache. You're not always falling into the back of the bag pit that way. 2 Quote
cirrostratus Posted November 24, 2021 Author Report Posted November 24, 2021 How many square feet of material should I budget for new seats and interior? Trying to get ultraleather quotes but have no clue how much I would need. TIA!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
LOCOLJ Posted November 24, 2021 Report Posted November 24, 2021 2 hours ago, cirrostratus said: How many square feet of material should I budget for new seats and interior? Trying to get ultraleather quotes but have no clue how much I would need. TIA! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Depends, I used about 5 yards of material to do my interior. However, I sewed the seats myself, and had to redo a couple of covers to get them right. You will also need foam depending on what shape the seats are in. When reupholstering older seats I will add 1/4" foam layer with muslin to the cover to allow the seat to tighten up against the old tired foam if not replacing the old stuff completely. 1 Quote
M20F-1968 Posted November 27, 2021 Report Posted November 27, 2021 FYI: I have an old Singer sewing machine that I was given when I was a kid. I used it to make Johnson Bar boots. It is straight stitch only. It is one of two models Singer made with a "potted" motor. That means, the motor is mounted directly on the Sewing machine. Model 15-91 (the one I have) was knick-named the "Farmer's Wife's Machine" It has the bobbin the a vertical position. The other has a bobbin in the horizontal position. Both are similar. The second one was used by Rolls Royce to sew their leather seats. My machine worked well for the job I did. You need good leather needles. Thinking about making some sheep skin seat covers when I have time. John Breda 1 Quote
cirrostratus Posted December 1, 2021 Author Report Posted December 1, 2021 Depends, I used about 5 yards of material to do my interior. However, I sewed the seats myself, and had to redo a couple of covers to get them right. You will also need foam depending on what shape the seats are in. When reupholstering older seats I will add 1/4" foam layer with muslin to the cover to allow the seat to tighten up against the old tired foam if not replacing the old stuff completely.Was that 5yds for both seats and headliner or just seats?Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
LOCOLJ Posted December 6, 2021 Report Posted December 6, 2021 On 11/30/2021 at 8:09 PM, cirrostratus said: Was that 5yds for both seats and headliner or just seats? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk It was just the seats, and armrests. It may be enough for side panels if you don't have to redo anything. 1 Quote
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