Chris & Kelly Sharp wrote:
>
> Howdy listers!
>
> My rolling renovation of my '64 spit is getting close to being finished,
> which means the first things I did will probably need to be tackled again
> soon. -grin-
>
> I'm finally getting to the interior. The interior that came w/ the car
> appears to be an older "tuck & roll" job with single stitches run horizontal
> every 3 inches or so and vertical every 2 inches, making a kind of repeating
> rectangular pattern. This was on both doors and seats. The fabric is heavy
> velour in black. The doors have a large pocket under the window crank
> handle. Also, the rear valance in front of the fuel tank matches the
> pattern, only it's done in heavy vinyl. Can't be original, right?
>
> Bought some automotive vinyl, top fabric, piping etc. from the local auto
> upholstery shop. When I took the panels apart, I found that the cardboard
> used is now rotted. I can make a pattern from them, but that's about it.
> I'd like to avoid using cardboard. Has anyone out there found a good
> replacement? Or would cardboard be suitable?
Use masonite or some other rigid material of the same thickness. It
will stand up much longer than cardboard.
Joe
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