Sounds like a fun project. I'm dabbling in the car upholstery world myself. Sewing leather is very satisfying.
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 27, 2015, at 7:56 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > True, but at least it will give me a rough idea of the size and shape of the > material. Much better than having to "wing it". > > I was thinking about how easy it might be to add some bumps for finger grips > and such....maybe some small pieces of leather glued inside, or some foam.... > > Dan > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Feb 27, 2015, at 7:51 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: >> >> The pattern made from the old piece with not be very accurate as it will be >> bulged and stretched. It will only give you a general idea >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Feb 27, 2015, at 7:48 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I'm not sure if this is good or bad, but since the steering wheel in >>> question has wood segments, I won't have to cover the whole thing, just >>> three relatively small areas at 9:00, 3:00 and 6:00 o'clock, extending in >>> to the area around the air bag. >>> >>> Again, I plan on using a seam ripper to carefully deconstruct the existing >>> leather so I have a pattern for each piece. Hopefully, that will make the >>> replacement pieces easier to lay out and install. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>> On Feb 26, 2015, at 6:49 PM, G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Glad to help. With a bit of care and effort you can produce a perfect >>>> wheel cover that will be a good as the $300+ job. >>>> >>>> I forgot to mention.. on the hem seam.. use a straight edge [I used a >>>> metal yard stick ] and mark the "fold to" line on the inside surface of >>>> the strip. It will help give you a sharp uniform finish on the final >>>> product. Lead pencil line worked for me. >>>> >>>> From my experience, most Tandy stores are Owner Operated under the >>>> franchise name, so some will have smaller pieces , so do not.. Also.. it >>>> will depend on your choice of leathers.. If you are doing the wheel in >>>> "baby seal" or "extinct condor " chances are you will have to buy the >>>> whole hide.. ;)) >>>> >>>> The "strip to make the hoop" will be about 6" X 50" [adjusted to your >>>> particular wheel] >>>> >>>> If you wish, you can add things like increased hand grip areas by laying >>>> in additional layers of leather or closed cell foam. Again, simple white >>>> glue will suffice to hold those in place until install.. Don't use much.. >>>> just a dab spread thinly will do the job. When you dampen the leather on >>>> install, the glue will soften and allow a bit of slip to stretch the >>>> single layer leather which will "define" the increased width areas .. >>>> Again.. take you time. >>>> >>>> And.. don't forget .. pictures to show off your progress and finished >>>> product... >>>> >>>> Can't do an "Attaboy" without pictures.. ;)) >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >>> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >>> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
