My first upholstery project! Craig and I are working on restoring our 1931 Ford Coupe. He's working on the body welding and fixing a lot of rusty spots, while I'm attempting to refinish the interior. I've never worked with upholstery before - so this project is a big learning experience. My first seat didn't turn out too bad for being a "first timer".
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| Before. This is what the seat looked like before I started with it. It was some old bleached out red canvas stretched over burlap and straw stuffing. The wooden frame needed some structural repairs from big age splits, and I had to sand a lot of rust off of the metal sides. |
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| Before. Both stuffing cushions needed stripped down to the springs due to a bunch of rodent damage. Once I removed the stuffing off of the springs, I noticed that some of the metal springs were broken - so Craig helped me sauter the broken ones back together again. After the springs were repaired, I sewed new foam cushions onto the spring frame. |
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Afterward, the finished seat! Tuck and roll was a real learning curve. (The car is going to be satin black and turquoise when it's finished.)
Now I just have to get the rest of the interior work done..... |
