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St. Jude Donor '07,-'13
Take care
Jack
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St. Jude Donor '07,-'13
No, it's way to early to talk about pries now that we haven't even ahd the dash in our hands.
And I'm afraid it's going to be at least a few weeks until we are able to work on it due to our current work load
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Jack
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And I'm afraid it's going to be at least a few weeks until we are able to work on it due to our current work load
Take care
Jack
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Of course, the customer could purchase a second-hand dash and send it to Redline so that the customer's car wouldn't be out of commission for any extended period of time. VetteNuts and other vendors, I'm sure, have these on hand from time to time. When I had Double D do my dash, doors, etc., Dennis used "on hand at the time" interior pieces. He charged me a "core charge" when he sent the finished items to me, then credited me that core charge when I shipped my originals back to him. Easy peasey. No down time.
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St. Jude Donor '07
Hi All,
Just see this thread and I would like to give you guys some input about the C5 door panel.
You all know C5 door panels have common bubbling problem (delamination).
The main reason that caused such bubbling issue is back to 90s when GM formulated their formula they added some special additives and such additives killed the adhesion and it caused the delamination.
All vendors/upholstery shops just remove the factory vinyl leather and then rewrap the new leather direct back. This way it WON'T solve the delamination problem. Sooner or later it will bubble again. It has happened to many C5 owners already.
What we do differently is we REMOVE ALL FACTORY BASE MATERIAL AND THEN REBUILD THE NEW FOUNDATION. This process takes an experienced worker about one whole week to rebuild new foundation. Then we wrap our Nappa Leather to it. This will guarantee that it won't bubble again. So till today we NEVER have any C5 customer coming back for the delamination issue.
The C5 Main Dash also has similar bubbling issue. We also do the same job to rebuild the foundation.
Just some helpful knowledge for members.
Just see this thread and I would like to give you guys some input about the C5 door panel.
You all know C5 door panels have common bubbling problem (delamination).
The main reason that caused such bubbling issue is back to 90s when GM formulated their formula they added some special additives and such additives killed the adhesion and it caused the delamination.
All vendors/upholstery shops just remove the factory vinyl leather and then rewrap the new leather direct back. This way it WON'T solve the delamination problem. Sooner or later it will bubble again. It has happened to many C5 owners already.
What we do differently is we REMOVE ALL FACTORY BASE MATERIAL AND THEN REBUILD THE NEW FOUNDATION. This process takes an experienced worker about one whole week to rebuild new foundation. Then we wrap our Nappa Leather to it. This will guarantee that it won't bubble again. So till today we NEVER have any C5 customer coming back for the delamination issue.
The C5 Main Dash also has similar bubbling issue. We also do the same job to rebuild the foundation.
Just some helpful knowledge for members.
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Hi All,
Just see this thread and I would like to give you guys some input about the C5 door panel.
You all know C5 door panels have common bubbling problem (delamination).
The main reason that caused such bubbling issue is back to 90s when GM formulated their formula they added some special additives and such additives killed the adhesion and it caused the delamination.
All vendors/upholstery shops just remove the factory vinyl leather and then rewrap the new leather direct back. This way it WON'T solve the delamination problem. Sooner or later it will bubble again. It has happened to many C5 owners already.
What we do differently is we REMOVE ALL FACTORY BASE MATERIAL AND THEN REBUILD THE NEW FOUNDATION. This process takes an experienced worker about one whole week to rebuild new foundation. Then we wrap our Nappa Leather to it. This will guarantee that it won't bubble again. So till today we NEVER have any C5 customer coming back for the delamination issue.
The C5 Main Dash also has similar bubbling issue. We also do the same job to rebuild the foundation.
Just some helpful knowledge for members.
Just see this thread and I would like to give you guys some input about the C5 door panel.
You all know C5 door panels have common bubbling problem (delamination).
The main reason that caused such bubbling issue is back to 90s when GM formulated their formula they added some special additives and such additives killed the adhesion and it caused the delamination.
All vendors/upholstery shops just remove the factory vinyl leather and then rewrap the new leather direct back. This way it WON'T solve the delamination problem. Sooner or later it will bubble again. It has happened to many C5 owners already.
What we do differently is we REMOVE ALL FACTORY BASE MATERIAL AND THEN REBUILD THE NEW FOUNDATION. This process takes an experienced worker about one whole week to rebuild new foundation. Then we wrap our Nappa Leather to it. This will guarantee that it won't bubble again. So till today we NEVER have any C5 customer coming back for the delamination issue.
The C5 Main Dash also has similar bubbling issue. We also do the same job to rebuild the foundation.
Just some helpful knowledge for members.
I'm not sure what installers you're talking about but I have never known an upholstery guy to not remove everything down the the plastic, scuff and prep the plastic before using proper upholstery glue so I'm a little confused about what you mean.
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when you say work on it-- you mean wrapping dashes or just selling the dash for the customer to wrap? I'm interesting in getting a leather dash... doesn't seem to be a heck of a lot out there, and DD's website dosesn't seem to be up .
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St. Jude Donor '07
You're saying you start with a new plastic door panel underneath?
I'm not sure what installers you're talking about but I have never known an upholstery guy to not remove everything down the the plastic, scuff and prep the plastic before using proper upholstery glue so I'm a little confused about what you mean.
I'm not sure what installers you're talking about but I have never known an upholstery guy to not remove everything down the the plastic, scuff and prep the plastic before using proper upholstery glue so I'm a little confused about what you mean.
All other upholstery shops just remove the factory leather only and then prep the stock "plastic material" with glue and then rewrap the new leather. They don't rebuild the new foundation.
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I mean we remove all the "plastic material" on door panel and then we reinject new material and then sand it/buff it until it looks exactly the same as stock and finally we wrap new leather to it.
All other upholstery shops just remove the factory leather only and then prep the stock "plastic material" with glue and then rewrap the new leather. They don't rebuild the new foundation.
All other upholstery shops just remove the factory leather only and then prep the stock "plastic material" with glue and then rewrap the new leather. They don't rebuild the new foundation.
Just curios because it seems like your post was a back handed "we're better than Redline Goods" which is fine but they offer DIY products that have a very quality finish.
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It is the OEM padding that sucks. Foam doesn't work in concaved areas because the foam itself separates.
I cut out the concaved area and use low to medium density polyurethane foam in those areas specifically.
Then cover it with leather.
It cost a few more dollars but you cant make a fresh cake with rotten ingredients.
I cut out the concaved area and use low to medium density polyurethane foam in those areas specifically.
Then cover it with leather.
It cost a few more dollars but you cant make a fresh cake with rotten ingredients.
Last edited by Rob 02; Nov 3, 2017 at 12:54 AM.
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It is the padding that sucks. Foam doesn't work in concaved areas because the foam itself separates.
I cut out the concaved area and use low to medium density polyurethane foam in those areas specifically.
Then cover it with leather.
It cost a few more dollars but you cant make a fresh cake with rotten ingredients.
I cut out the concaved area and use low to medium density polyurethane foam in those areas specifically.
Then cover it with leather.
It cost a few more dollars but you cant make a fresh cake with rotten ingredients.
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Last edited by Rob 02; Nov 3, 2017 at 12:53 AM.
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The work that I have seen from them is excellent.
I am a DIY'er and that can be two very different things.
It is not easy by any means and requires skill, incredible patients and free time. You cant be applying leather and have company pop in on you. You cant have other plans because it takes as long as it takes. Getting in a hurry will make everything look like an afterthought.
If your kids are screaming and your phone is ringing then hire someone like them.
I am a DIY'er and that can be two very different things.
It is not easy by any means and requires skill, incredible patients and free time. You cant be applying leather and have company pop in on you. You cant have other plans because it takes as long as it takes. Getting in a hurry will make everything look like an afterthought.
If your kids are screaming and your phone is ringing then hire someone like them.
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Melting Slicks
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The work that I have seen from them is excellent.
I am a DIY'er and that can be two very different things.
It is not easy by any means and requires skill, incredible patients and free time. You cant be applying leather and have company pop in on you. You cant have other plans because it takes as long as it takes. Getting in a hurry will make everything look like an afterthought.
If your kids are screaming and your phone is ringing then hire someone like them.
I am a DIY'er and that can be two very different things.
It is not easy by any means and requires skill, incredible patients and free time. You cant be applying leather and have company pop in on you. You cant have other plans because it takes as long as it takes. Getting in a hurry will make everything look like an afterthought.
If your kids are screaming and your phone is ringing then hire someone like them.
Someone else could also order the Redline skins and take it to a qualified upholstery shop for a perfect result too. Dozens of cars use nearly identical style door panels, it's not rocket science to them.
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