Thanks cool looking thanks for sharing

Looks great. Never thought I’d see a kids car so done up

I was wondering the same thing Nadeem.

Ah okay. Makes perfect sense now! Thanks

Eric Gordon do you have any pics of this? Im terrible reading and visualizing. I realize there is more than one way to skin a cat so I’d like to see your method along with the way Brian showed

Thanks Carl I’ll pass this info on, but not after checking it out myself

I know that tips can be expensive esp when you go through the ones that comes with the 2 part epoxies. Wurth sells separate tips in bulk for much cheaper than 3m or lord fusor or the like. I have found that 3m 4240 works well but has a very short work time of a few minutes but is nice as you don’t have to wait more that 10 min to start working with it again.

Yes looking to reshape. Didn’t know if adding foam was the way to do it or not. I’ve heard using a 2 part foam mix but needing a mold for the foam to swell and fill into. Looking at taking a factory steering wheel and making it more sporty like this in the pic. This is basically what my buddy is wanting to to. Take a factory s2000 steering wheel and at the details, and thumb area.

So I swapped on threads to the same weight as before with the same material didn’t adjust anything and instantly the results are much better. I’ve noticed the sunguard thread also seems to want to untwist while sewing. Like some of you said check the thread and you were correct. I’m hoping this is just a bad sample and not how it always is?

My neighbor had a garage fire the other day and have been helping them so no real time to sew or test another thread. We’re at a stand still on as we got out what we could from the house and the inspectors are still going through the garage. I’m hoping this evening I can try some different thread. I can get it to sew with 69 good and the thicker like mentioned before. I do some adjusting with different thicknesses on practice pieces when I switch. So maybe I’ll go back to one of those and see what happens. Maybe I screwed something up or maybe it’s this particular thread I’m using now.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FhmJ0xaNuWc

He shows a few different ways in this video

Can you post a link to his video showing this? I went to search for it but when down a cechaflo worm hole of videos and wasted a few hours but never saw it. Lol

Looks good mark! I’m sure the owner will be pleased

When you type in your email and password on the forum it will say forgot next to the password blank. Click that. A new box will open where you type in the email you registered with. Then it will email you a link. It may be in your junk email like mine was so check there. Once you get the email follow the links to reset the password

It should send a link to the email you registered to the forum with. From the link they email you can just retype a new password. Had to do this last night actually. No need for the old password.

That’s cool looking. Is it a hard plastic or is it softer that you wouldn’t mind sitting on it for long periods of time? I could see this becoming popular

Here is a pic of the dye dust on my machine. I know it’s not rubbing the thread any way than normal to be shaving this off so to speak. But I tried to get a pic of the top stitch. Where to can kind of see the bobbin thread pulled through. Then the under side to show the tension there

Problem with my schooling at wyotech was they taught us to sew, pattern, etc. zero machine repair or maintenance. So The little I know I’ve learned from places like this or just searching around. But I don’t dive into it too much as I know my limits. If anyone knows a place in northern Iowa I can learn some repairs or the like please let me know as the closets repair shop is 2.5 hours away

No, no skipped stitches. I’m wondering if it’s not the thread also. First time using it. It’s a navy thread and as it runs through the machine it leaves a ton of navy dust like the dye is falling off. Maybe this is how it’s suppose to be. Last thread I was seeing with was bonded nylon 207 and it worked great. Same thickness foam for the most of that project.

No, everything seemed to be working great till this. I believe the thread breaking was cause to get a good stitch I added a lot of tension to the bobbin. Nothing seems to be binding or anything. When I reduced the tension on the bobbin it went right back to where the top thread pulls the bottom thread through the hole in the vinyl.

I like to use the trunk fabric on mine as it sits right on the fender and anything hard rubs the custom paint. But one thing I’ve also done is make a bottoms pattern maybe an inch or 2 wide to perimeter the seat pan. Make 2 of these and sew them to the cover. Lift the top piece of the 2 and either staple or rivet the bottom. Once you let the top cover flop back it hides everything on the bottom piece of the 2. I don’t have any pics but can sew something quick if that makes no sense lol.

I use that and also es2000 foam and fabric glue for quick jobs. So far that has help up good but I’m new to using the es2000

Never knew of the deet factor. Thank you!

Thanks Michael! I’ll look into this thread. Couldn’t be better timing. I was about to order some tomorrow to match the navy vinyl the customer is after.