Custom motorcycle seat - Leather upholstery

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Once again, I want to share some tips I used to reupholster a motorcycle seat in full grain leather. Full grain (not corrected, just ironed) leather means its surface is natural showing the different imperfections it has such as a cattle brand, natural pores, some scars, etc.
In fact this full finished pigmented leather could be classified as automotive leather because it has a transparent sealer (lacquer) on top (2 to 3 coats) to add protection against malignant agents such as UV sun rays, humidity, driver's daily rubbing, etc. A damp cloth could be useful to wipe it off and keep it clean.
This leather was aniline dyed through in black, related to the black pigment on top (5 to 6 coats) to make it more durable. If some scratch over on top, no problem underneath because it has the same color.
Our customer requested the same design and he got the leather material to his own liking. Actually, it was not an easy task to work with leather if we would have not followed the techniques we teach in our basic courses and our door panel course. Much of the process is similar to the vinyl working process though.
The red stitching added the last touch to the design. Fortunately, our customer was really happy when he saw his new seat reupholstered.
I expect that after watching the video you find the different shown tips useful. Besides lots of inspiration to perform your own upholstery projects!
Cesar

[@jeannerowsell68]

Excellent work! Thank you for showing with us your craftsmanship. Your customized work, the details, and your choice of leather (for this redo) will make the seat last forever ( with the customer proper care). I enjoy all your tutorials.❤

[@1979augistine]

Love this man's way of teaching he's absolutely incredible and amazing at showing you what needs to be done in the fewest steps needed

[@Cechaflo]

Thanks so much for appreciating this artcraft!

[@messenger8279]

Thats just perfect. Such a contrast to how it was.

[@KingLoopie1]

Beautiful result, as always! Saving this one for when I do mine! 👍

[@marcelomiranda5467]

Nice work, salut from Chile

[@user-gy2fl9xs9z]

Всем здравствуйте. Отличная работа мастера. Спасибо Вам за поучительный урок. Как всегда, всë отлично показано. Здоровья Вам и вашим близким! Всем добра.

[@GregsGarage]

Great work as always!

[@georgem219]

У нас про таких людей говорят так, золотые руки , думаю, в будущем мне удастся приблизиться к вашему мастерству. Вы меня так увлекли, я даже купил себе швейную машину 😊😊😊буду учиться у вас.👍

[@UCanDoIt2Mike]

Fantastic results! Thank you for sharing!

[@enricopasetti6684]

Another masterpiece is born! My respect, master.

[@naimnaim5691]

Maître merci beaucoup

[@davestewart9146]

The seat looks amazing 👍😁

[@ST-cy6we]

Excellent work!

[@user-vs4hm2kv3d]

Отличная работа

[@user-lg2ro4sc7d]

Смотрю у вас тоже "мастера" есть, за которыми приходится переделывать😁. Хорошо что ещё поролон с синтепон не приклеили к основному поролону)))

[@reginaldoandrade6562]

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[@javierramos2800]

Muy bonito trabajo, si no me equivoquo el asiento es de una keeway superligh 200 saludos desde Perú

[@Cechaflo]

Si llegué a ver la moto y era una moto bajita. Parece que es la que Ud. menciona.

[@sigifredoperez7122]

Buenas un día sin saber le metí calor aún aciento de piel y se encojio se hizo chicharrón 😅 bueno no sabía

[@jlstudios1110]

Exelente trabajo

[@Manuel_Z_Kayaks]

KAYAK HIGH BACK SEAT WOULD BE AWESOME!

[@tavinosereno7213]

Bonito trabajo soy tu seguidor desde México

[@konigvonpreuen8065]

Sigma Pegamentos should give you an affiliate link to their VL 2000 CONTACTO glue that you use in nearly every video 😉

[@Cechaflo]

Sigma's glue is one of the most known glues in Mexico, same as Dap Weldwood in USA... I have also tested other cement contacts trademarks that does the same adherence, just a little expencier... 😅 ✅kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWPblpiwmatridU

[@lorenzoacquaviva3598]

Buona pasqua 😊

[@pracowniapjii]

☀️

[@mrupholsteryman]

I still don't have a double needle machine... 😔 I make due with double passes on each side of the backsewn seam... It does make it look pretty! How long does it take to get used to not having the stitch on the table plane and instead having to work on a pedestal? (Not sure the correct term for that base....😊)

[@Cechaflo]

You would get used to working on a post bed machine immediately. What I consider important is the use of a servo motor to keep a better control of the stitching. I am not happy with the clutch motor this machine has. I would buy a servo motor at any moment.

[@mrupholsteryman]

@@Cechaflo I've thought of that as well... just not gonna replace the motor I have until it goes bad... when that happens...the servo will be the upgrade. 😊

[@vintagechairrestorations]

Amazing work! I have a lot of questions. What size needle and what size thread for the seam. What thread did you use, nylon or polyester considering this will be outside? Where did you get the marker? Who makes the stapler you use? You made the pattern before adding some extra foam to the seat. This worked out well but how do you account for the stretch of leather which is not as much as vinyl? Does a heat gun help when stapling? Thank you very much for this excellent video.

[@Cechaflo]

A 110=18 needle size for the sewing machine to sew the 3 pieces together with a polyester thread 92 size. I bought the marker from a shoemaker's supplier. But, it can be gotten on Amazon, Ebay, etc. www.amazon.in/Holsten-Leather-Silver-Marking-Pens/dp/B0859G9Y62 I used a stapler I bought from a local supplier, here in Mexico. I used two kinds of foam. The first is a 3 mm thick high resilience foam and a 4 mm softer foam on tyop (headliner material). The thickness 7 mm) of the 2 foams did not alter the final fitting process. The leather cover easily fitted like a glove because it was shaped beforehand following a technique I teach in our door panel course. The heat gun is useful in case of some wrinkles to be erased. If you carefully watch you would realize I avoid pulling the leather material. What I do instead is a kind of 'pushing/rubbing' the leather flaps downwards over to the reverse side. Once it is in position I staple it down.

[@vintagechairrestorations]

@@Cechaflo thank you so much. You are a true master.

[@biomechanique6874]

As much as I admire the work you do there are some things in this video that I don't recommend. Cutting webbing is not good at the best of times - cutting it with scissors along the length is crazy. If you really have to do that it should be done with a hot knife. For small jobs I use knife tipped wood burner or soldering iron.

[@Cechaflo]

Thanks for your suggestions! You are right, to cut webbing the best is the use of an edge hot knife. It makes a clean cutting and seals the edge at the same time to avoid fraying. At any moment I would buy one. I had to cut the webbing (45 cm long) I had at hand because the seat belt is not so wide. To weld/seal the edge I used a lighter instead. I used this webbing as a core/reinforcement wrapped over with the sturdy leather my customer provided. Sailrite sells this product: www.sailrite.com/Sailrite-Edge-Hotknife-Package-110-Volt