Date:         Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:49:28 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Upholstery Questions
Comments: To: joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com>
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You'll just have to wait til the kids are grown up Joe.

It doesn't take as long as you think.  My kids are 24 and 19 already!
:-)

On 9/27/06, joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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-- 
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com