Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:35:56 -0400
Reply-To: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
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From: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
Subject: Re: source for tan corduroy
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Hi All
Thought I would chime in. If Replacing fabric ONLY that is taking out the old Fabric and sewing in new fabric you will have some issues. This is done often
it REPAIR to sell the vehicle. If you restitch vinyl and vinyl welt cord (Piping) you are perforating it even more and it will TEAR. Best is to replace it all. Also if
you sweet talk Sewfine they will use your material (COM, Customers own Material) It will cost more but you will get the exact color and style you want BUT
Fair warning they do not gaurantee or warrenty the seat covers when you do this. Also you MUST make sure it is a auto cloth and vinyl so it wont fade, Rot,
or shred in no time and you will be out of luck as well as your cash. The Material they are using is Marquesa Lana Olefin. You can poke a pencil through it
and it will Heal. Can not take a cut or burn but most fabrics can not.
Also it doesnt matter how much you spend for the skin (cover) if it is not installed right it will still look like crap. Sewfine does a nice job but ive had to fix
some of there loose ends in the past. nothing major but stupid stuff.
If you want I can look over the current auto velvets to see if any thing is close to what is original. If some one can send a picture or sample to me I can see
what I can come up with.
If emailing a picture use streetbugs@whispllc.com
If mailing a swatch or sample send it to:
Jonce Fancher
Fancher's Upholstery Inc.
137 W. Willis Rd
Saline, MI 48176
I will see what I can do. I think there are some old cord velvets in the puma line. just not sure on color.
C-ya Jonce
>Sewfine does make nice stuff, but they only sell complete seat covers,
>right? I really only need the fabric; the vinyl is actually in very
>good shape.
>Stephen DeMocko wrote:
>> Jeff,
>> I don't think sew fine is looking for the tan, but maybe they are. They
>> nailed the blue.
>> http://www.sewfineproducts.com/matching.html
>>
>> This tan combo looks pretty cool though.
>> http://www.sewfineproducts.com/scovers.html
>>
>> Stephen DeMocko
>> ('85 Westy Luci)
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of Jeffrey Lubin
>> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 1:14 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: source for tan corduroy
>>
>> Now don't laugh, but I like the tan corduroy in my '86 westy weekender.
>> And what's more important, my wife likes it.
>> Only problem is - you guessed it - it's mostly shredded, so I want to
>> find a source for replacement fabric that is as close a match as
>> possible to the original.
>> Has anyone tried this (and succeeded)?
>> If not, next step is to visit some fabric stores with a seat cushion
>> under my arm...
>>
>>
>>
Jonce Fancher
56 Single Cab
66 Sunroof Bug
66 Variant Squareback
66 Porsche 912
71 Sunroof Bus
84 Vanagon "Gottfried"
85 Vanagon Westi
2003 10 Passenger Sprinter
Fancher's Upholstery Inc. - www.fanchers.com
Not-A-VW Club- http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransont3/notavwclub/
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