

| Subject: | Re: Upholstery Questions |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:49:28 -0700 |
You'll just have to wait til the kids are grown up Joe. It doesn't take as long as you think. My kids are 24 and 19 already! :-) On 9/27/06, joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Man. That looks amazing. > > From my current station in life, I'm dealing with breast milk/baby formula > and juice box spit-up on seats and crushed-up cheerios and Cheddar > Goldfish > in the creases and on the floor. > > I think I would die a little bit inside if anything ever spilled on that > interior. > > > >From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> > >Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: Re: Upholstery Questions > >Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:38:56 -0400 > > > >I took my Westy to Sewfine (Littleton, Colorado) and had them spin me > >an interior. > > > ><http://homepage.mac.com/kimbrennan/PhotoAlbum9.html> > > > >The fabric they use is readily available at most good fabric stores. > >The tweed is very nice and available in a variety of colors. The > >beige that I chose is very compatible with the browns of the Van 80s > >era Vanagons > > > >To do all the work (including some unique custom stuff) it ran about > >$5k. If you did it yourself you could save a lot. > > > >On Sep 27, 2006, at 11:17 AM, joe trussell wrote: > > > >>After twenty-one years of faithful service, the groovy tan corduroy > >>upholstery in my wolfsburg westy is starting to separate on the > >>passenger's > >>seat, and it looks like the bench seat isn't far behind... > >> > >>Because this fabric is NLA, I've been looking for an excuse to > >>reupholster. > >>I really wanted to do the brown VW "Mexico Plaid" from the late Bay > >>Windows, > >>but that stuff is some kind of expensive through GoWesty and BusDepot. > >> > >>With my three year-old and two week-old having chosen the Vanagon > >>over the > >>Passat Wagon as their preferred mode of transportation, I had an > >>idea that > >>maybe I'd use indoor/outdoor furniture upholstery if I can find a > >>cool plaid > >>pattern (spill resistant, durable). > >> > >>Does anybody have experience with reupholstering, and know of the > >>costs and > >>possible pitfalls? > >> > >>Or, does anybody have some good tan VW corduroy lying around? > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Joe T. > >> > >>_________________________________________________________________ > >>Try the new Live Search today! > >>http://imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/searchlaunch/?locale=en- > >>us&FORM=WLMTAG > > _________________________________________________________________ > Search�Your way, your world, right now! > > http://imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/searchlaunch/?locale=en-us&FORM=WLMTAG > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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