Do it ur-self Bodykit??

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by lkailburn

yah.. i think i might just stick to how they are sewn together from the factory. i doubt i would be able to keep a straight enough stitch line to do those other stitches which would be visible.

any who.. i just ran into something that pissed me off beyond belief!!!!! i was tracing out a peice of the cloth on the vinyl. i was doing it on my dinning room table so i decided to cover the table with some newspaper just so i don't get stuff on the vinyl.. so i get a perfect trace of the stock peice, pull it off and was gonna cut the vinyl, when i flipped it over, and saw that some of the ink from the newspaper bled onto the vinyl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it doesn't come out either.. i'm ticked off beyond belief because this is supposed to be the marine grade vinyl.. the vinyl that is stain resistant, uv protected etc etc.. and its like if it already stained.. what the hell is the point of putting it in my car!! i don't know what to do now..

any ideas james?

thanks,
Luke

Hmm...there are a few ideas...get ahold of a product from auto magic called special cleaner concentrate. Dilute it some, maybe 8:1...stronger than the bottle says...spray it on the spot and scrub with a stiff brush or toothbrush...then scrub with your figures behind a towel and wipe it off...if this doesn't lighten it...there is one last trick, though I don't know if it will lift the fabirc dye or not...Laquer thinner...it's an old detailers trick. Wet a cloth with laquer thinner and rub/wipe the stained part...it should lighten it and/or remove it. If that doesn't work...I don't know. Usually, after the special, if laqcuer doesn't work, it's not going to bugde. Was this on the visable size of the fabric or the back side it stained?

Try tracing it with the visable size up...use chalk to trace it, as it will come off with a little spray and wipe easy if you need once it's all cut out. This way, you can remove the lines when you need, but they are there when you need em, plus you won't run the bleeding risk on the visable side. Also, the relief cuts, the little v-shaped cut marks in the stock peices...mark those as well. Make sure they stay marked, or cut the small v's into the pattern you made. When you sew the cover, you'll use those to line the peices up properly, helping make sure everything lines up correct when you sew. Also, sew some test peices before you tackle the actual seat cover...trust me, lol.

[lkailburn]

i will deffinitly sew some test peices before i attempt the seats. another project is making a 2 tone shift boot to match the seats(using the same vinyl). i've already traced out the 4 peices of the boot and have cut out the 2 in the vinyl i have. i still need to pick up my charcoal vinyl.

anywho, i'll try what you mention on removing the stain. the stain is on the visible side of the vinyl. the way i had it was visible side down on the newspaper, and i was using a regular pen to trace out the stock peice onto the back. the pen did not bleed through.. it was the ink from the paper. but from now on i will just use a pencil on the back side. i've got the v's traced into the pattern already. but thanks for checkin to make sure i had em

shit maybe we should move all this to an interior post.. seeing as tho this is the diy bodykit thread hahah. can we get an admin to do that

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by lkailburn

i will deffinitly sew some test peices before i attempt the seats. another project is making a 2 tone shift boot to match the seats(using the same vinyl). i've already traced out the 4 peices of the boot and have cut out the 2 in the vinyl i have. i still need to pick up my charcoal vinyl.

anywho, i'll try what you mention on removing the stain. the stain is on the visible side of the vinyl. the way i had it was visible side down on the newspaper, and i was using a regular pen to trace out the stock peice onto the back. the pen did not bleed through.. it was the ink from the paper. but from now on i will just use a pencil on the back side. i've got the v's traced into the pattern already. but thanks for checkin to make sure i had em

shit maybe we should move all this to an interior post.. seeing as tho this is the diy bodykit thread hahah. can we get an admin to do that

Hmm...I don't know...you can pm silverY2Kcivic and ask....he's pretty cool.

Also, a shift boot can be diceptivly hard to sew...especailly the last seam when it's all going toghter...you have to sew the seam without sewing through to any other part of the boot...I cheat....I made the pattern, got the material and thread and asked my mom sew mine, in black cf vinly with a burgandy double stich stitch line...lol. She's a seamstress, so she knows her stuff...turned out real nice too...much nicer than my first attempt would have been I bet. That's the only thing I've done that ne though, I'm trying to sew everything esle myself.

[lkailburn]

i bet that boot looks pretty good. how are the upholstry shop "classes" going?

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by lkailburn

i bet that boot looks pretty good. how are the upholstry shop "classes" going?

Yeah, the boot looks really nice. I am very pleased with it, it came out prefect.

The "classes" as going okay. I got sick last week, so I havn't been in there in a bit, but all my stuff is still there waiting for me. I got to finish the upper part of the 2 front seats, then redo 1 section or so on the butt cushion parts. They'll look really nice when they're done. It's coming along, abit slowly, lol. What can I say, I am talking my sweat time, lol.

maybe I'll get a pic one of these days of the boot or part of the seat.

[lkailburn]

yah pics would be great. just curious, what car are these seats from that your redoing? i asked around to see if anyone knew if the cloth patterns from my front seats were identicala(driver and passenger).. i was curious because of the bottom cushion. having the seat belt on different sides and stuff. it would obviously be easier to just make 2 copies of the template than pulling apart the 2 sets of cloth that i bought.. but if they are different i suppose i'd have to.

thanks,
Luke

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by lkailburn

yah pics would be great. just curious, what car are these seats from that your redoing? i asked around to see if anyone knew if the cloth patterns from my front seats were identicala(driver and passenger).. i was curious because of the bottom cushion. having the seat belt on different sides and stuff. it would obviously be easier to just make 2 copies of the template than pulling apart the 2 sets of cloth that i bought.. but if they are different i suppose i'd have to.

thanks,
Luke

I'm wrapping seats from a 94 Integra...I got em in perfect condition from someone in town for $100 for the set. They were the seats from his car before he put sparco racing buckets in. I have my stock civic seats in the car while I'm doing this (so ithe car looks like nothing is being done to the interior at the moment, lol). Anyways, you can USE one seat as a template for both seats, although the seats are not Indentical. Usually, they are a reverse of each other (mirror image). You will trace out one the patterns for one seat with the pattern peices facing up (the part tha t shows is up). You trace this way for the seat which the pattern came from (If the pattern is from the passenger seat, you trace the fabric for the passenger seat with the pattern facing up). Then for the other seat, you turn the pattern over (part tha would show facing down) and you trace the fabric for the drivers seat that way. This should give you a pattern for both seats without having to tear both apart (for the front).

[lkailburn]

ahhh james your are a genious.. i thought that might be the answer hahah. now i just need to figure out which seat bottom i currently have all taken apart....

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by lkailburn

ahhh james your are a genious.. i thought that might be the answer hahah. now i just need to figure out which seat bottom i currently have all taken apart....

I am always glad to help If you have any more questions feel free to ask...good luck figuring which seat bottom you have apart...it the one that's not apart still toghter to the point you can look and see, any marking, etc..I am assuming neither is on the coushins anymore....if you have any front seats in the car in one peice still (I think you said this isn't the seat cover from in your car you are tearing apart) you can try and lay the butt peices over the seats and see on which seats it lines up...they may look similer...but a few of the peices are bound to be different, even if slightly.

[lkailburn]

well james.. i'm sad to say.. i'm giving up on the rehupolstering project before it even really began. actually i've taken a complete 180 degree spin on my interior plans. i picked up a complete set of front and rear rsx seats in 100% mint condition. the seats are black on black with almost a microsuede and cloth...very nice material




i can't wait to get these in. all the seats are gonna take some work to get in. but i'll save that for my walkthrough thread instead of sneaking it all into here, the diy bodykit thread.

_luke

[GTR...GTR...GTR]

kickass seats. how much did they cost?

[lkailburn]

hhahah you wouldn't even want to know..

260 for front and rear.. and i've got copies of the paperwork showing the fabric treatment was done..

[eckoman_pdx]

Luke, where did you get front and rear RSX seats for $260? Anyways, my seats are coming along. They'd be done buy now if I rushed, but I 'm in no hurry, lol. They certainly look a heck of a lot better. I'll post some pics of them when I'm done.

[GTR...GTR...GTR]

260 for the front and rears?! Try getting GSR seats front/rear! They go for like 500+ on eBay

[lkailburn]

i saw em for sale in a local based import car forum. went and checked em out, and offered 260.. its a steel for the seats. the fronts alone usually go for 3-350ish for cloth. and i didn't have to pay shipping, he lives like 5 mins from me.

james, get some pictures up here asap bisch! hahh i wanna see

_luke