Reconstruct your own air ride truck seat cushion with this easy-to-follow DIY tutorial. Enhance your driving experience and save money by upgrading your seat cushion. Learn about the necessary tools and materials and get valuable tips.
Thoughts exactly when I heard him say it Great craftsmanship I'm here in Miami and I've tried to get my 93 Ford OBS bench done everybody wants to order a vynal kit s and charge you $6/$900 wish this guy lived down here
I was browsing RU-vid to find various methods to reupholster a IH TD-15 Bulldozer bench style seat. What I've seen here is amazing. A clean, well formed, taut cover that with it's lack of welts prevents wear and a continuous wire to pull the cover evenly into form with no staple to pull out or glue to lose bond. Thank you for sharing this with us o RU-vid, sir.
My wife and I just started making custom seats, and it caught my ears when you said you got your foam at Comfort Foam! That's where we got ours too! We live in Basehor, KS. Thank you greatly for showing the complete process!
I really enjoyed seeing this process and your explanations where needed. Seeing how much effort and materials there is for a basic job makes a person really appreciate luxury custom work.
I like the sheet metal notcher. Also I wished I had the foam cutter when I reupholstered my boat interior and my RV Dinette Sofa. The slip Ease seems handy too. The heavy paper for patterns us nice to work with. That same vinyl I have used many times. It lasts great! The last thing I liked was the use of the picture wire to draw the fabric tight. All useful ideas. Sir, Great job!
I have done many types of seats and this is a example of the amount of time required when doing custom work. Most customers think it is a couple of hours and have no idea let alone the materials required
Nice work! I used to work at an auto upholstery shop years ago. Watching that refreshed my memory on doing some things. I recently picked up an old Pfaff 138 non-walking foot machine. I am SLOWLY teaching myself how to use it (also bugging my old boss/friend some!).
It's a joy to watch you working. You do your work in such a special way and you give the upholstery new life and dignity. Thank you very much for your teaching.
W O W What an incredible video! So much valuable information. If only all people posting DIY videos could nail it like you do.(some are just god awful terrible) Yours are an absolute d e l i g h t. I just started sewing(at age 51 lol) and I am getting ready to reupholster boat and camper cushions. This helped a ton. You are a journeyman re-upholsterer , if there ever was one. Thank you Sir Buckminster
That looks like a tough job requiring lots of patience and skill. About to attempt to tackle some custom centurion conversion captain chairs in my old pickup. This video gave some awesome basics on doing a seat, now it’s time to figure out how to do the designs of the bottom, back and arm rests. I got 5 seats to do, 4 Captain chairs and a bench seat. First, I got to figure out how to even thread this sowing machine!!
That is a wonderful job. I have done cousins on couches and such but never a vehicle seat. I think I will just have someone else do that for me. Thank you for sharing.
If you watch a craftsman that makes a project look like childsplay..then you have viewed decades of skill come to an amazing revelation. Well done sir..thank you for the privilage of viewing a lifetime of skill and talent. Best to you and yours. ..Newly SUBSCRIBED.
I love how you were very precise!! Thank you for making this video! My husband and I recently bought a car that the seats were kinda torn up and I was wondering if you had any suggestions on how to fix the seats? The foam like in this video is like the foam in our vehicle. Please if you have any suggestions on how we can fix it, it would be very helpful! We have a 1990 Acura Legend.
I was thinking the same thing. I've got an '89 Honda Civic hatch that I'm keeping and restore, but I'll let the upholstery experts handle the seats. My other option is to buy some aftermarket seats.
