https://forum.thehogring.com/categories/8/beginner-questions/feed.rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:41:43 Z Beginner Questions - The Hog Ring en https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/931/vinyl-to-plastic-door-panel Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:08:10 Z Andrew W 931@/discussions Hello! Long term reader, first time post. Trying to get vinyl to adhear to a plastic door panel. Reading through the forum, I know where I went wrong. Been prepping the plastic parts by cleaning with laqquer thinner, sanding with 80 grit sandpaper, cleaning again with laqquer thinner, adheasion... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/913/48-star-flag-for-headliner Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:01:25 Z skinny b 913@/discussions nube here how do folks I have an old panel truck i would like to use an old 48 star flag i have had since the 70s as a headliner and i have looked around the web and i would like to know what kind of glue should i use to stick it to the abs alot say that most of the glues might bleed through the... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/912/how-to-add-new-insert-to-leather-motorcycle-seat-and-align-the-original-stitches-as-i-sew Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:33:02 Z Wendi Thompson 912@/discussions So I'm very new to upholstery and I'm working on a leather motorcycle seat that I want to replace the old insert on the driver and passenger part of the seat. I want to use the original leather that is on the seat and still in good condition. How do I sew the insert to the original leather and... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/869/1966-el-camino Mon, 25 Dec 2023 04:08:00 Z Zach Vose 869@/discussions My shop has always been marine upholstery and canvas. I recently am taking on Automotive jobs and am having trouble with finding headliner, door panel and carpet kits for a 1966 El Camino. Any insight or suggestions would be most helpful and appreciated. https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/865/furniture-question-ok Sun, 08 Oct 2023 06:18:45 Z Jim Nishida-Adams 865@/discussions Hello everyone! It's Jim from Adams Upholstery. Some of you remember me, but I'm sure there are many new members I was last active. I am an auto upholsterer with 40 or so years of experience. I moved to Japan about 4 years ago. Thought I had given up upholstery, but that doesn't exactly jibe with... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/820/thread-problems-and-stitch Sat, 08 Jul 2023 11:38:53 Z Jason Bos 820@/discussions My spool seems to resist unraveling to the point that it pulls the thread high on the top side of the material. I have unraveled many feet of the spool to help get past these tight or sticky spots but it continues to persist. I have to literally watch the spool to see if the thread is snagging like... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/851/how-to-bid-jobs- Tue, 20 Jun 2023 03:25:33 Z Jason Leonard 851@/discussions I’m a fairly new Buisness and trying to figure how to bid/charge for bucket seats , bench seats , and such . I have been in the automotive industry for years and am familiar with biding per hour but just not sure if there is an industry standard for hours for each type of seat ? I understand custom... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/835/chrome-trim Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:33:47 Z Joyce Panter 835@/discussions Hi everyone. I'm doing a re & re on a pair of Nissan bucket seats and there is chrome trim that goes around the clamshell that covers the back of the seat. It's secured with tiny staples and my google search only turned up one product that had mixed ratings. What's the best replacement for this? https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/824/buying-leather-hides Mon, 23 Jan 2023 23:21:05 Z James Fox 824@/discussions Hello everyone, I have started to work with leather and I am trying to figure out about buying leather. I have bought some hides and expected them to be irregularly shaped but expected the hides to be symmetrical comparing the left and right sides of the hides with the backbone bisecting the center... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/810/uneven-glue-below-leather Fri, 26 Aug 2022 22:51:06 Z Jason Bos 810@/discussions Hello folks. I am many hours deep into a door pull and was at the very end of my glue container and thought I could finish this part until more glue shipped. I’m using 3m 1099 heat curable glue. I have tried steam, an iron with a cloth and the heat gun to try to massage and flatten the bumpy areas.... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/808/solution-for-puffiness-on-seat-panel Tue, 02 Aug 2022 04:33:28 Z Jason Bos 808@/discussions Hello people, we are doing an interior for BMW e30 and have some puffiness behind the sew foam on the seat where there are no pull bars. I don’t like the alcantara popping away slightly from the original foam and was wondering what people do to help with such an issue. https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/799/headliner-board Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:55:02 Z Rebecca Rohland 799@/discussions My customer would like to remove bow headliner and wants a custom headliner. How do i go about this? What do i use as a base to attach the headliner? 1955 Bel Air 2 door sedan https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/62/patterning-techniques Sun, 29 May 2022 16:50:05 Z Jason DePinto 62@/discussions Been wondering how everyone prefers to pattern their pieces. In school, they taught us to draw lines on the seat, then pin or glue scrap vinyl down. Then go around peeling up the vinyl and transferring the line underneath. This is how I've always done it. I've seen some people use clear vinyl, even... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/789/what-to-charge Mon, 04 Apr 2022 22:09:52 Z Stephen Crowley 789@/discussions What do you charge to recover a 2 up motorcycle seat? https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/785/upholstering-dash-in-truck Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:44:50 Z Joyce Panter 785@/discussions HI. I Just finished a truck bench with quilted panels and the customer is asking about having matching quilted vinyl on his dash. I'm not sure what to tell him but I'm thinking it's not a good idea because of uneven surfaces on the back of the quilting and I've never had luck with gluing anything... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/770/educate-me-on-presser-feet Tue, 14 Dec 2021 18:44:34 Z Dan Weiss 770@/discussions Consew 255 . Singer 111 type feet . What are the numbers s30 s31 s32? I understand welt walking and zipper feet . They are labeled by size but the s markings I'm not sure of . Any info would be appreciated. Thank you . It's my first post so if I'm out of place on something I apologize https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/764/rebuild-steering-wheel Fri, 05 Nov 2021 23:39:22 Z Humberto barbosa 764@/discussions good guys I would like to know if anyone can give a tip on how to rebuild the rubber on this steering wheel thanks everyone for the help you can give https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/748/vulcanized-bench Wed, 15 Sep 2021 02:27:59 Z Humberto barbosa 748@/discussions good friends I have a question for you how do you make a vulcanized bench I don't know if google will translate this well but it's the fabric glued to the sponge a brand that uses this method a lot was Renault the only way to get it out is by tearing the foam fabric thank you for your attention https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/747/which-grease-remover-do-you-use-on-roofs Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:08:40 Z Humberto barbosa 747@/discussions Good upholstery guys I'm new in this profession I'm hooking up with my father who is an upholsterer for 43 years I would like to know new techniques to innovate a bit the question is the following. how to remove grease from ceilings that remains after removing the rotten foam I use isopropyl... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/736/foam-for-motorcycle-seat Tue, 20 Jul 2021 01:25:14 Z Matt Sonnenburg 736@/discussions Doing a seat, foam pad and all. I have shaped some regular open cell foam when doing marine seats quite a few times. I dont think it will provide the detail I want for this. I see people talk about closed cell foam. Is that what is best to use? I only see closed cell from my supplier in 1/4 inch or... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/707/headliner-with-material-that-is-not-foam-backed Thu, 15 Jul 2021 03:48:22 Z Brian O'Donoghue 707@/discussions I was asked to do a headliner and with a headliner I have no problem but this headliner I was asked to do the material is woven and isn't foam backed. I know if I do the headliner like normal it will ruin the material. I'm thinking of spraying the glue on and let it cure or set, then place the... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/703/1939-dodge-d11-bow-headliner Sat, 10 Apr 2021 20:31:29 Z Matt Sonnenburg 703@/discussions Any tips or tricks, doing my first bow headliner. Any idea on time for this? https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/664/piping-is-sitting-too-high Mon, 22 Mar 2021 02:06:49 Z jason lawson 664@/discussions I'm not getting close enough to the cord when sewing. It kind-of sits on top like a tear drop. I'm using a 1/4 inch welt foot and I've even tried cutting an 1/8 off of the allowance to try and let it sit deeper between the insert and the top plate. I am sewing all the materials at once so not to... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/695/urgent-help-connectors-and-wires-in-the-covers Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:13:35 Z Pete Robinson 695@/discussions Hi all. I have a 2002 Mercedes SL63 in for some work and I have removed the seat covers to find electrical connectors, pads and wires within the cover. The car has pressure pads (occupancy seat belt warning) heated and cooling seats etc, but not sure how to re trim it with the connectors. Does... https://forum.thehogring.com/discussion/680/perforated-vinyl Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:06:12 Z Jesse carr 680@/discussions I need to adhere perforated vinyl onto some door panel inserts that are plastic. I have tried a couple methods. But am seeking advice. The adhesive comes through the holes. I have blue painters taped thr face of vinyl and brushed lightly. And also using low fan pattern sprayrd the adhesive and in...