Custom Automotive Upholstery Making Patterns and Sanding Foam

[@Bigskyguy56]

Spanky, I have always had a desire to learn upholstery work (for cars). I have a good teacher in watching you do the seat covers. Thanks for sharing your knowledge & expertise. Rick

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Thanks buddy

[@lawrenceirvine8759]

Thanks man.Great info. I am starting on my custom interior for my 73 Vdub.

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Let me know if you have anymore questions.

[@Kevscancave]

Very impressive to see all your tedious work put into upholstery. Thanks for the explanations of it! 👍😎👍

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Thanks for watching.

[@HogshooterHotrods]

Just found your channel, I also did a video at the gathering at the roc and wanted to see what else was out there. Love the upholstery videos, you have a great looking channel!!

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Thanks for watching and maybe we can meet soon and do a video together. I’ll go check out your channel and subscribe as well. Thanks again for your comments and support

[@papergatorzfedducca7998]

THANK YOU!!! I’ve been waiting for this video!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Thanks for watching buddy

[@MyWoodnut]

How thick is the vinyl you use for making the patterns. Thanks for the great tips in the video.

[@YanielNunez]

Super

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Thanks for watching lot more to come

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks for these videos, my dad and i are starting the upholstery on his 32 roadster next week. Youve helped me a ton. My buddy that was teaching me upholstery past away earlier this year and I had a ton of unanswered questions and your channel really helped out, if you want to check out dads 32 its on a playlist on my ACDesignsGarage youtube channel under dads32. Thanks again God Bless!!!!!

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Thanks for watching,make sure you watch the one I did on my 32 ford upholstery. Please keep watching

[@ACDesignsGarage]

@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms thanks ill definitely check it out!!!!

[@valtergaspar1889]

Very good🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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[@jdimeo1966]

Very nice method for making patterns. I plan to use it. :-) Thanks for letting us know in the video that you buy the clear vinyl at Wally World. Is there a particular thickness or is all the clear vinyl the same at that store?

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Thanks for watching. I try and use something close to the material I’m using to cover the seat. That way it will lay down the same. The thicker it is the harder it is to use as a pattern.

[@papergatorzfedducca7998]

Will you make a video on how to add the rods etc?

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Yes that’s the next step.

[@gregf5730]

At 7:50 you made a precise patterns with no sewing allowance. At 13:38ish you had witness marks and panel designators. Did you devise this method or did you take a course, a video reference, or a book?

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

I will add a sew allowance to the pattern when I transfer it to the fabric/leather. It’s not easy to do a good fitting pattern if it has the allowance added first. After adding the allowance you transfer the witness marks I use 1/2 sew allowance so I can do French seems. No classes or books. Just picked it up by doing each job. Always learning. You guessed correctly and you are the first. I have a large shirt order coming in soon. Please send your size and mailing address. Thanks for watching and your support and questions

[@gregf5730]

@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms I like the upholstery videos and the rest of them. I always learn something. You seem to have a good method for making patterns, 🙂

[@samueljohnson4017]

paris!

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[@mattodonnell2639]

What grit sandpaper works best?

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

A 60 grit roloc disk is what I use on a air tool but it come off fast. You can use a 80 by hand for detail work.

[@mattodonnell2639]

@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms Very nice work sir, very nice indeed -- thank you very much!!

[@watchparker]

Looks like Paris, TN to me

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Yes Sir it is. Someone beat you to it. But I’m putting your name in the hat with others to draw for a few more free T-shirts drawing soon. Thanks for watching

[@johnz3049]

Where do you order your foam from?

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Bowen foam and

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Bowen foam and fabrics Huston Tx. And Albright Supply in Corinth Mississippi. Both ship

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