Recent content by gerahead

Yeah, I can see where that would be a problem!

Hello Danny! Jeez, I'm worried I may not live to see the end of the project! Thanks for the tip. I have been using satin finish rattle can enamel so far.

Time to get caught up with progress on the project. Over the winter I have been working on installing the new seat covers. For the most part, it has gone pretty well. I took many pix of the original covers and how they were installed before I started tearing the old covers off to help with the...

I am in the process of recovering the seats in my 71 Dart project and I have a question about recovering the split bench front seat. I am using a cover set from Legendary Interiors and I have seen their YouTube vids on the process. The original seat covers used a plastic cover that fit over the...

mpgmike, I did not take any before/after shots. I thought about it, but didn't think anyone would be interested. I guess that's what I get for thinking! In the absence of that, I thought that I would try to recreate what I had to deal with. I clamped the foam between a couple of rulers along the...

While I want to do the right thing on my project with respect to part replacement/refurbishment, at the same time, I want to be conscious of where and how I spend. In that light, I thought the cost of the upholstery installation kits were insanely expensive. So instead of spending almost $600...

Nice projects!

Congratulations Danny! Outstanding!

The pace has slowed since the weather has been shifting. I have been stripping down the seat frames to clean them up so I can bring them inside to work on the upholstery over the winter. I am amazed by how much corrosion has taken place on parts that (in theory) have been sheltered from the...

Nice looking car, Earl!

I have been stripping down my seats so that I can work on them inside this winter. #1. The fiber board panels that are under the seat cover, covering the large opening in the back of the front sides have some mold on them. I would like to replace these with new material and use the old ones as...

My delay is largely due to the changing weather here (high temp by Sunday predicted to be barely above freezing). It has been unseasonably warm here this Fall, waiting for me to finish, no doubt! LOL! If not for that, I would be doing it sooner than this for sure. I don't enjoy the extra work...

mopowers, thanks for stopping in! I was naturally concerned about dust and dirt. I did everything that I could possibly think of to mitigate the impact. As you are probably well aware, this project has been in the body work phase for a long time. That means that there has been a lot of dust that...

After stepping away for a couple of days, yesterday I looked over the exterior with a bright light, decided I got good coverage and pulled all the masking materials off the car. I grossly over-masked the car to make sure that I didn't end up with any "gold dust" where I didn't want it. I was...

Thanks skep! Where in Minnesoooota are you located?