Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:13:28 +0000
Reply-To: joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Upholstery Questions
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Man. That looks amazing.
From my current station in life, I'm dealing with breast milk/baby formula
and juice box spit-up on seats and crushed-up cheerios and Cheddar Goldfish
in the creases and on the floor.
I think I would die a little bit inside if anything ever spilled on that
interior.
>From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
>Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Upholstery Questions
>Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:38:56 -0400
>
>I took my Westy to Sewfine (Littleton, Colorado) and had them spin me
>an interior.
>
><http://homepage.mac.com/kimbrennan/PhotoAlbum9.html>
>
>The fabric they use is readily available at most good fabric stores.
>The tweed is very nice and available in a variety of colors. The
>beige that I chose is very compatible with the browns of the Van 80s
>era Vanagons
>
>To do all the work (including some unique custom stuff) it ran about
>$5k. If you did it yourself you could save a lot.
>
>On Sep 27, 2006, at 11:17 AM, joe trussell wrote:
>
>>After twenty-one years of faithful service, the groovy tan corduroy
>>upholstery in my wolfsburg westy is starting to separate on the
>>passenger's
>>seat, and it looks like the bench seat isn't far behind...
>>
>>Because this fabric is NLA, I've been looking for an excuse to
>>reupholster.
>>I really wanted to do the brown VW "Mexico Plaid" from the late Bay
>>Windows,
>>but that stuff is some kind of expensive through GoWesty and BusDepot.
>>
>>With my three year-old and two week-old having chosen the Vanagon
>>over the
>>Passat Wagon as their preferred mode of transportation, I had an
>>idea that
>>maybe I'd use indoor/outdoor furniture upholstery if I can find a
>>cool plaid
>>pattern (spill resistant, durable).
>>
>>Does anybody have experience with reupholstering, and know of the
>>costs and
>>possible pitfalls?
>>
>>Or, does anybody have some good tan VW corduroy lying around?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Joe T.
>>
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