A while back, I added a second floor to my shop. I created a little office in it. I also left one wall without sheetrock and built some shelves to store material, but I have 850 square feet of empty space that I don't know what to do with. Any ideas?

That's a good idea. Have you ever tried this tool before http://www.thehogring.com/2011/09/19/great-tool-for-designing-door-panels/

I haven't tried it on sew foam but it works great on closed cell foam.

BTW that seat looks great!

Has anyone done a 2005 Volvo v70 station wagon? The rear hatch is a foot smaller than the width of the headliner board. It seems to me I'll either have to pull the windshield or severely fold the board to get it out of the vehicle.

I agree with all the others. SEM all the way. Check out their low luster clear paint as well. A local body shop supplier turned me on to it a few years ago. It'll add just the perfect amount of shine to what you're spraying and will also protect it from scratches.

Me too. Over the years, I've bought out the inventory of several shop that have closed down and now I have 3 press machines.

Beautiful work Marian! I'm sure the customer was thrilled

A few months back a seat that had battery acid spilled on it came to my shop. Like you said the upholstery was fine but the thread was destroyed. I took the cover off and gave it to him. He sent it out for cleaning and I cleaned the foam. I even covered the entire cushion in 1/4" foam. After sewing the seams back together, the thread dissolved in only a couple weeks. From then on I order new foam and upholstery from the dealership whenever their is a battery acid spill.

Clean and classy! Vey nice @Jason DePinto

Congrats Eric!

I've taken them out of the driver rear door too on Jags. i also remove the rear seats to do it. I try my best to bow the headliner as opposed to folding it to prevent the creases but sometimes they end up happening anyway. I warn the customers ahead of time about the potential for creases so as not to surprise them in the end.

1/8" and 3/16" is all you need for edge guide feet. 1/4" will give you a very wide ugly french seam.

Aside from your piping and zipper feet, that's all you'll need

I use a cheap $20 siphon gun from Harbor Freight and it works great. They last 2 to 3 years trouble free without any clogging. They'd probably last a lot longer if I didn't drop them on the floor as much. I'm so glad I made the switch from glue pots. Although others have had great experiences with them, my pots kept clogging on me and it was a daily battle to get them to shoot properly.

Very nice job on the interior I especially like the headliner. It's so clean. Top notch work

Congrats on the new shop Roy

Is that a CTS interior that you retrofitted in the Chevelle? That's sweet! How did you manage to get the dashboard and door panels to fit? I imagine there was a ton of modification to make it all fit so nicely.

I've experienced that too. It's very frustrating. I try to cut my patterns to avoid those lines but it really sucks to have so much wasted material.

Beautiful work Sean! That shade of red is gorgeous

Clean work Andrey! Your work is flawless.

Stay away from Goof Off. It's very powerful and can remove any stain but it'll definitely ruin vinyl.

I've gotten very good results from Action Foam by crest

Nice shop. I wish my garage was that clean

That emblem is awesome! How is it mounted? Does it have a threaded stud on the backside?

It's really a shame how much perfectly usable cloth interiors are thrown out by upholstery shops that are doing leather conversions.

Feel free to post them in the Buy, Sell, Trade section of the forum. You may find some buyers.

That interior is sweet. I especially love the trunk. That briefcase is bad ass. What's it covering?

That's a cool idea. I've never seen anyone deck out their truck bed like that. It's probably great for tailgating

Also try http://www.houseoftartan.co.uk/