MISTAKES TO LEARN FROM - Upholstery Vinyl Amp Rack Beauty Panel

A custom automotive interior or panel is often finished with upholstery vinyl, in this video I show the process of how it's done. Always consider the material you are using and how stretchy it is!
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[@CarAudioFabrication]

Hey early notification squad! Thanks for hitting the subscribe button and turning on the “bell” notification so that you are the first to know about the new videos.. I appreciate you. Catch up on the full build video by video here: goo.gl/8gzewh Thanks for watching!

[@MrSpanky473]

CarAudioFabrication Just wanted you to know..you did a hell of a job polishing Meads Tahoe...looks good.

[@krystaldelacruz2010]

CarAudioFabrication were I can get 4 way stretch vinyl?

[@patricklowe677]

there is a link in the comments for the vinyl

[@RockfordF150Bass]

CarAudioFabrication I have a question i have sent multiple e-mails to you wanting to purchase a box design and gave all the info that is needed, and so far i haven't received any kind of response from you !!! please if your not interested in selling any of your product's just let me know and i will move on!!! I know you do some of the best work (box design's) and would be honored to be able to have one , Thank you

[@Anonymous-cu8eu]

I love that Mark shows every detailed step of the process, even if it’s a mistake or a challenge. Very valuable info…

[@CarAudioFabrication]

Any time you make something custom and “one off” there will be road blocks and challenges! Think it’s important you guys understand this stuff isn’t always simple!

[@cristovaoabreu1265]

yup do it! it would look really cool with the silver trim piece. however i love the way the vinyl grain you use in the perimeter look. it matches the vehicle so well. i would use it on the inside if you can.

[@neilcruz7405]

Excellent idea for the silver or aluminum trim, nice contrast and about the first question, the one about "project working music" ; nothing beats 80's music; Pop, Rock, Dance (mixes or regular play) and even Heavy Metal 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@kohgoes]

LOVE your channel! It's the best how to on KZbin IMO, and I watch a LOT. That being said, can I please send you a magnetic ratcheting screwdriver and magnetic tray as a thank you? It kills me to watch efficient master fabricators using slow old screwdrivers. Thanks again!

[@garypoole404]

Looks good so far Mark.I have to agree with u painting a trim ring as close to that silver color as u can get it,would definately make the amp rack pop and as u also mentioned help to hide the transition.

[@jasonshaw56]

Mark, I love what you doing on the Jeep. Thanks for the walk through. As far as what to do with the transition. You already have a whole bunch going on there with the two different textures of vinyl the metal mesh and the acrylic. I fear that adding a painted trim piece would create a much busier look than what you're going for.I feel the better alternative would be to go ahead and pull the vinyl on the outer part you already have done and wrap the whole thing with the four way stretch vinyl.

[@danielcotayo4357]

I'm redoing my car's headliner and the off shelf spray stuff did not work as I was expecting. So I ordered what you are using from Amazon

[@MilitiaMan22]

like many others have said go with a different material or color to give it some contrast... also there are some very thin trim strips you can get for woodworking that would make a good trim painted silver

[@W333dm4n]

This channel deserves way more subs! This content is worth charging money for =) I made custom fiberglass doors to fit some 8inch speakers and tweeters but I was too afraid of wrapping them, so I sprayed them with raptor, my next set will be perfect and Ill wrap it with wellwood adhesive =) oh well at least it's functional

[@randaldunn1642]

Muse is my favorite!! Keep up the good work man!! I really enjoy your videos!! Although I'm going broke watching them lol! I buy everything! And yes... the OLFA knife..

[@belldavidm]

Hell yes!! Silver trim ring with some allen head bolts to match the doors!!!!! I think that would look even better than the all black you had.

[@tabaccopuro]

Awesome work. I've seen all 3 related videos. Incredible talent!

[@davidlynch5235]

I like listening to the same stuff you do or "Hugo (rock)" on Pandora. Plays some pretty good jams

[@SwordLords1234]

I really like the part of the video where you did not have a fully refined and edited tutorial. Just hearing your thought process and doing a more... fabricate with mark instead of a fabrication by mark was a nice change.

[@vgullotta]

Silver definitely, give it the two tone, it will look awesome!

[@endall39]

if you can strip back the adhesive, I'd consider a different treatment on that area (flockiing, SEM spray texture and automotive paint, flat or satin automotive paint, etc.) I think it's going to be very hard to get a good hidden seam where the vinyl transitions between pieces and I think a different black vinyl may not look very good right next to vinyl you've done. I might also consider going with a contrasting color. This hiccup is really an opportunity to add more interest to this very cool install. Thanks for sharing the bad with the good. Any custom project can go a little sideways. It's how you roll with it that makes a great installer!

[@jeffweaver7924]

I go with a brushed aluminum trim ring.

[@77Mowers]

Jeff Weaver I agree with the brushed aluminum. It would look insanely good.

[@danielcotayo4357]

thx for your very good quality instructional videos

[@charlesdsouthwick9638]

I would go for the trim ring as a transitional piece, I like the suede suggestions but what about adding a ring to the inside of the drops that would accentuate the depth and lighting?

[@mrupholsteryman]

I come from an audio and auto upholstery background.... (now I am an x ray tech...but I still do some things from time to time. What I would say is that if your 4 way stretch material is that stretchy.....it may be the first thing to pull away from the corners where your (now new line is)...that being said...if you wanted to add some trim over the material to keep the new stuff down....that would be helpful and it would help set the car off. Years ago we had a car come in the shop that I made a pattern from what was there....it was a fancy LeBaron Chrysler....with the 2 seater only and stitched leather dash with deep inserts for the defroster for the windshield... you may be seeing where I'm going with this. With deep contoured panels...sometimes it isn't such a bad thing to run it under a seeing machine and actually have the material comfortable where it will be instead of having to heat it and stretch it and hope that with the time that folks keep their cars....that it stays. Sometimes even the best glues can still not be perfect when the cars are not garage kept or someone leave a window down or what have ya'. I love your channel and your ability to show how ya' do things. Keep up the good work! If ya' don't have a sewing machine....I'm sorry for a suggestion that would be a bit undoable at present moment.

[@TxStang]

taping around the glue can top.... awesome idea !

[@skonyc3164]

I would do an exact copy of the inner door trim grab handle piece. use the same style Allen head screws to bolt it down and space out the bolts in a way that you bypass the skinny parts of the mdf.

[@DillysADV]

I would say the trim ring would work or I would do something more complementary but with more contrast so that it looks more intentional.. the 2 different textures right next to each other would look more like a mix up.

[@b1pig]

If I had to change the vinyl to a different type, I'd go with another color. The interior of many cars have more than one color on the interior. My '07 Wrangler is black and medium gray. If there was a secondary color in there, I'd definitely consider trying to match it. The silver trim sounds like a good idea no matter what you end up with.

[@rokstar21375]

the silver trim would look sweet it would definitely pop and really set off the whole thing.

[@Jm4c93]

I think that you should definitely go with a trim ring. I would love To see it made of steel, so you could install it with some magnets and cover the edge of the insert material as well. My choice would be to get the trim powder coated body color, and have the insert material the same as the accent colors up front. I guess you could make the trim ring gloss black and go with a grey or black suede as well. I've gotta admit that lately I've been blaring obnoxious Y2K Krunk Rap. Feeling nostalgic of my school years I guess lol Whatever you do will be awesome Mark!

[@chevcam92]

I listen to the old school hip-hop 88-2000 the metal trim look is great thinking

[@paulmryglod4802]

I just had this problem! I trim ringed it, because my super careful cut wasn't perfect.

[@kyleathearn1908]

I like to listen to Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, Stick Figure, and Rebelution. It keeps my mind relaxed while working.

[@zeroiez]

Using a heat gun will also help a little bit with some laying of fabrics and when I listen to music with my builds is almost any music on shuffle so I get to hear a lot of different music.

[@randydandy7507]

Hey bro , I do upholstery full time , since you’re not big on the upholstery I don’t see a need for the weld wood , pick up a bottle of 202 marine k grip , dries faster , less flammable , all around last longer and way more user friendly no mask or anything required . Nobody seems to know about this glue and they end up using weld wood which works good but it goes like water

[@stuartwood2677]

Do you notice a difference in the ability to stretch the vinyl around complex shapes when brushing vs spraying contact adhesive? In my experience, brushing makes a much thicker application and is more difficult to stretch the upholstery material.

[@KeithEtheredge87]

Hey Mark - at the ~8 min mark when you pulled up the vinyl, did you have to clean off the previous contact adhesive before applying the 4 way stretch vinyl? I just ran into a similar issue on a project, and I am not sure if I can "re-activate" the contact adhesive that's left on my MDF by applying more adhesive on top of the old stuff? Thanks for all the great videos and inspirations!

[@robfleischhauer6961]

Music: Good old Rock and Roll, Martin Garrix, Hardwell, Soul Music, depends on what sort of project i am working on. Tip: Have you ever tried wrinkle paint? This gives a very nice rough structure to panels. Good explanations, gonna build some panels in my '56 chevy so looking at every process here.

[@overtron9969]

I think the matching silver accents would look great and keep the factory theme too.

[@johnblanton3176]

You asked what we like to listen to while fabricating. If you're unfamiliar with him, check out Nigel Stanford. He's got some great electronic-chillstep albums. I feel like I'm in a KZbin tutorial when I jam him in the shop. I really enjoy your videos and highly admire your work, dude. Thankyou for sharing your passion and talents with us.

[@rhkips]

Not sure if it'll be of any help, but there's a trick with wrapping vinyls like the ones used to wrap entire cars that may carry over to these thicker materials: Rather than applying your flat areas and stretching/heat-stretching to conform to various contours, start in the most difficult contour(s) and work your way out. That way there's an abundance of material in the complicated area, and you can heat-shrink the corners and edges where it transitions into the flat spots. It's sort of completely backwards from what we get taught, but I've had a lot of success with it, especially when wrapping small, oddly-shaped interior trim pieces. :]

[@Moneys169]

I would make a trim ring like you mention. And go wth same silver. Or even brushed aluminum for that trim ring. Silver will prob tie together the best..

[@christophernichols7182]

Psyclon9 for tunes.... Thanks for all ț great vids! 🤘

[@WickedMoto]

I think it would be amazing to have that silver trim ring. However, I'm just curious how it's going to turn out in the places that it is thin. Either way you go it'll look amazing because if it's still all black with no silver trim ring, it still matches the back of the car being all black.

[@liveyourbestlife3785]

For some electronic I would suggest Gramatik or GRiZ. Funky electric polka

[@Troy_Audi0]

100% do the color matched trim, the inside could be done in the 4-way or maybe the same as the seat insert? looks way rad keep it up.

[@0SimpleSam]

+1 For the Silver trim ring! As for songs, I have a playlist I update daily on my spundcloud: 0Simplesam. it's not skrillex type stuff but it more of a chill flow type edm with sweet drops. I also have a tropical vibes playlist which I love listening too 😁 Keep up the awesome videos!

[@bendan2505]

thanks for the playlists my dude

[@issacdiamondsndwoodcustoms]

What is the difference in the original weldwood contact cement and the landau top and trim contact adhesive? I'm looking to do vinyl to mdf as you are in this video but can only get my hands on the original weldwood at this moment. Thanks in advance

[@johng5417]

A silver or chrome trim was exactly what I would do. You sure you don't want to make the center a different color? Like a dark grey or something. I think the two darker but different colors with the silver trim would be sick! Great vid.

[@fasfocus00]

Eric Prydz - Generate, DJ Fresh - Gold Dust. For that inside piece, paint the transition chamfer black then on the top do a 1/8" sheet of aluminum either polished or brushed.

[@ashemoski]

Not sure if it's feasible, but what about a brushed aluminum insert (finished the same as the door trim you pointed out) for the entire inner section, then paint your metal mesh parts black?

[@DABUCKETKING88]

Silver vinyl on the inside would look awesome with the black ... it would tie into the vehicle perfect

[@fdfc78]

maybe go with another color vinyl. Is there another color inside the cabin or even the exterior that you could pull from??

[@thetruth7644]

So in other words even you couldn’t get that vinyl to stretch properly😂. Now I feel better about banging my head last night trying to wrap it around my a pillar pods! Thanks.

[@TheBrokenLife]

As far as shop music goes, I don't have an artist recommendation, but a friend of mine recently turned me on to Amazon Prime music streaming and it's just about the greatest thing ever. So, if you have Prime, check it out.

[@gizmoochi]

Hey Mark, why not do the thin trim ring the same colour as the outside of the car? Match it to the paint and bring a little of the outside in?

[@lancewalker5672]

Silver trim would look real good to match the front for sure

[@danielcotayo4357]

yes I.like that trim idea

[@Stevejihad]

I think a trim ring in silver would really help it blend with the OEM look.

[@C_O_N_C_E_P_T]

Have you tried the welwood original contact cement spray? This is all they have locally around me and I plan on doing a vinyl and canvas wrap on my sub box. Should I have any issues with that contact cement?

[@XxGamerxX94]

What vinyl are you using and where can i get it? I need something that is stretchy

[@darklonleyheart]

Question.. I'm trying to upholster a dash in vinyl leather, if I use a heatgun to curve certain areas, how does the welwood glue reacts to heat? it is a really big curve, dont know if you have seen a 1986 corolla dash. please help, thanks!

[@WhitentonMike]

Aluminum trim ring would look really sharp.

[@BeSome1]

Hey I have an issue.. I am wrapping door panels this is the 2nd time I am wrapped these doors using contacts cement and carbon fiber vinyl from vivid. I keep getting air bubbles when exposed to heat in the same location. I have put small holes and Removed the air from under the surface and it keeps coming back. Do you know a solution to this problem. It's only when exposed to direct heat like sunlight

[@X_Studios]

Could you use more aluminum and leather please and thank you 😊

[@paulmryglod4802]

is it hard to bring your kitchen table to the garage every time you need to get work done?

[@BornAgain330]

Quick question brother maybe I’m overthinking it or didn’t hear it in the video put when you applied contact adhesive onto the vinyl/upholstery is it the same adhesive you applied to the board ?? Cause color was different didn’t know if the material caused color to change or it was different adhesive on both ?? Thanks either way God bless

[@kellyvandenbeldt5135]

Will this type of contact adhesive work with a plastic OEM wall from a cargo van? I want to turn one into a "headboard" in a van conversion.

[@WhitentonMike]

I've been listening to Halestorm, Evanescence, and Nightwish lately.

[@jaredquick3046]

check out anything strange music to listen to in the shop, also I think you should do the silver trim ring

[@vincebowling1778]

Totally irrelevant to this video, but I have a question about mounting a single DIN head unit in the glove box for my 2015 Buick Regal. So far, no dash options are available so the glove box is my only option so far. My question is...any suggestions?

[@Dbaxter261]

Trim ring for sure .. contrast FTW!

[@SmashedGlass]

I listen to Pandora stations in my shop. Either The Sword, or Trentemoller, or KOAN Sound.

[@NN-xu6jw]

I want to see the handling and the result of the 4 way stretch

[@bgutierrez5646]

Should I purchase[ from a local custom car audio shop($1500)] or build my own($$$, router,bits materials,. I plan on doing my car and maybe 1 or 2 cars in the next winter???)

[@kinglion827]

Good evening. I like your help videos alot, use them many times :) But now i want to use the Weldwood Contact Adhesive you show in this video, but i have big problems getting it to Denmark, is tthere any other place to buy, that you may know ships to Denmark ? I know this is kind of off topic question, but hope its okay. Regards Brian.

[@roylikesitlikethat]

Brian P. Rasmussen Same stuff used by flooring guys who use contact type adhesive. Some are too thick to work with, but you can dilute with laquer thinner.

[@PoppaTInstall]

That metal you used on the Nissan Z. How about making a strip to pop in that groooove.

[@LPModzOfficial]

I really like the idea of using a silver trim ring

[@CarAudioFabrication]

Thanks! I think it will look great

[@allofmeirl]

My Favourite DJ's - Martin Garrix, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Hardwell, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto , David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Oliver Heldens, Skrillex, Afrojack, Avicii, Calvin Harris, Don Diablo, Axwell and Ingrosso, Dash Berlin, The Chainsmokers, AlessoR3hab, DJ SnakeKygo, Nicky Romero, Steve Angello, Deadmau5 and ATB.

[@Max_do_Som]

Hi... Say hello from Brazil !!!

[@Studio_234]

They make a thin flexible chrome and aluminum upholstery gap trim. It has a T shape so the leg can be pushed into the gap. That would be my choice

[@cracklingice]

Sounds good

[@renomacca1967]

heat or steam will stretch the vinyl to help fit the depth of mdf

[@mgthaking]

you should put some gray suede in the middle

[@stu71584]

this

[@MrSpanky473]

The silver trim ring would definitely give it just the right "pop". And also I like listening to South American drum music while mastur...uhh I mean fabricating.

[@adamwatkins76]

nice save! I heart radio, 98.5

[@JoseHernandez-tc1kl]

Yea silver would be a good idea and it will go with the Jeep and it will take the view for people to look it any different.

[@benzcrazy]

What is better than contact cement ? My uncle makes guitar cases and uses that contact cement but after a while it starts peeling off the edges . There has to be a more permanent glue . Do you know of one ?

[@CarAudioFabrication]

Your uncle isn't using landau top and trim adhesive. This stuff is proven and last for a LONG time.

[@BillyRay501]

How to u mold the mesh to the design of the board?

[@seangarrison3515]

If you like electronic music check out "VNV Nation", "Assemblage 23" or "Apoptygma Berzerk". I also like a album by Hednoize. Kind of rare to find now a days.

[@aaronwhoelse6351]

Where can I purchase the mesh used for the openings?

[@davidsanchez3253]

What kind of vinyl fabric do you use? I've seen different ones with different amounts of stretch to it and some with none, does it have a certain name?

[@CarAudioFabrication]

Check out the links in the video description

[@theincredibleediblekrausewich]

Always use 4-ways... and Urethanes vs. vinyls... softer and better stretch

[@juliosandoval8244]

Bump some oldies Mary wells,Brenton woods,or old school gap band,sos band ohh yeaaa

[@joeoil4198]

Where do you purchase your 4-way stretch vinyl?

[@CarAudioFabrication]

Check out the links in the video description

[@mickeycmd]

Go for it!

[@apllDgrapllD]

You should use a different color or material like alcantara!

[@arose60]

Silver ring will be awesome and should look cooler than black on black

[@MrJMagoo]

YEag silver would look good!

[@Rhapsheet]

what abouy cloth material. seems that stuff would soak threw

[@djzette1]

hy, welcher kleber ist das bzw wo zu kaufen?

[@HumbolSkitso]

Silver! The two tone will make ur shape POP, instead of it all black.

[@oliverreiff3247]

Apollo 360° vinyl!👍😉