Playing with Leather
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Magnolia Mississippi
St. Jude '03-'04-'05-'06-'07
Playing with Leather
Decided to try my hand at some leather work, seeing as the glove box was in really bad shape, and didn't like the plain flat bread box replacement, was more shinny than the rest of the dash, so covered them this weekend:
Dash:
Glove Box:
Getting ready to build the amp box, and think i'll cover that the same, rather than carpet. Still trying to decide, i'll welcome any comments tho.
Vinnies87
Dash:
Glove Box:
Getting ready to build the amp box, and think i'll cover that the same, rather than carpet. Still trying to decide, i'll welcome any comments tho.
Vinnies87
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Vinnie, nice job. Just a quick note, I did some before and used the 3m good quality adhesive, but it lasted about one year and the heat inside the vehicle in the summer eventually cooked the adhesive. An upholstery shop later told me to only use the Super Adhesive, the very top of the line from 3m - and that the other (and cheaper $) 3m brands won't hold up under summer temps.
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From: SCMR Rat Pack'r Charter Member..Great Bend KS
Looks good, man.
Might look even better without the clock.
BTW, I've found that the key to working with leather is to work it wet.
It will stretch more easily if it is wet, then, when it dries, it will shrink slightly....removing those last little wrinkles.
Larry
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Might look even better without the clock.
BTW, I've found that the key to working with leather is to work it wet.
It will stretch more easily if it is wet, then, when it dries, it will shrink slightly....removing those last little wrinkles.
Larry
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Last edited by rocco16; Mar 7, 2006 at 05:39 PM.
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Magnolia Mississippi
St. Jude '03-'04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by rocco16
Looks good, man.
Might look even better without the clock.
BTW, I've found that the key to working with leather is to work it wet.
It will stretch more easily if it is wet, then, when it dries, it will shrink slightly....removing those last little wrinkles.
Larry
code5coupe
Might look even better without the clock.
BTW, I've found that the key to working with leather is to work it wet.
It will stretch more easily if it is wet, then, when it dries, it will shrink slightly....removing those last little wrinkles.
Larry
code5coupe
as far as the leather goes,
I didn't know that about working it wet. Makes alot of sense tho, the shrinking part.
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Looks good 
i tried leather work once and it turned out terrible. it looked like $hit on every corner. i just couldnt get it to fold over without wrinkling. good job.
i tried leather work once and it turned out terrible. it looked like $hit on every corner. i just couldnt get it to fold over without wrinkling. good job.