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Re: re-Upholsterers

To: Bkitterer@aol.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: re-Upholsterers
From: RBHouston@aol.com
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 08:29:56 EST
Reply-to: RBHouston@aol.com
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
In a message dated 12/13/1999 11:58:47 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
Bkitterer@aol.com writes:

> In a message dated 12/13/99 6:22:47 AM, JustBrits writes:
>  
>  << 
>  << The backing for the quarter 
>   panels are a cardboard and we have been replacing those with door skin.
>    >>
>  
>  Huh?? >>
>  
>  The vinyl on the interior panels is mounted on a cardboard material.  If 
you 
> 
>  are doing your own upholstery then you can get wood door skin's from 
lumber 
>  yards.  These are 1/16 to 1/8 inch thick and come in standard door sizes.  
>  They are normally used for re-facing  wooden doors.  Take the cardboard 
>  panels and use them as a templets to mark and cut the door skins.  We like 
>  the door skins because they do not bend as easy, 1/8 inch staples hold 
well 
>  and it is easier to apply contact cement to hold the fabrics in place.
>  
>  Bob and Annice
>  1960 Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
>  1966 Sprite Mk III (Trevor) in progress
>  


So if Frank does this on the A40 for all four doors he will effectively have 
restored the four skins?  Dr. Frank, we'd all be proud!

Robert Houston...whatta ya mean I can't do my own appendectomy????

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