Suggestions while removing upholstery?
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Topic: Suggestions while removing upholstery?
Posted By: SN206
Subject: Suggestions while removing upholstery?
Date Posted: January-12-2013 at 3:34pm
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About to start taking pictures prior and begin removing upholstery to send to Christine's. This is a 99 SN. I was hoping some of you out there have done this process and had any "hindsight" insight that would make the process easier with the best outcome. ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
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Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: January-12-2013 at 4:11pm
A professional staple removal tool makes the job much easier.  ------------- For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: January-12-2013 at 5:55pm
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Got one. Thnaks ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: January-12-2013 at 6:54pm
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hey I´m also in the porcess of ordering new skins from cristines for my boat... ryan are you guys doing the install? ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: January-12-2013 at 8:07pm
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Kap, Sending skins to them to use as a pattern then reinstalling them ourselves when the new ones get back. ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: dip
Date Posted: January-12-2013 at 9:49pm
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Do you have to send them the old ones? I thought they had the patterns. Copy Cat required your old ones which was one of the things I preferred about Christines (plus lots of other things). For me patience and the willingness to pull staples to keep working the skins into the correct position was key. It's not like you know precisely where the skin should sit when you start to staple, particularly on the larger pieces. The other thing was pull! You want to get the skins even and taut. Use lots of staples. Installing them was really not that difficult for me, plus it was very satisfying. |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: January-12-2013 at 11:43pm
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They did not have the pattern for the '99 SNOB. ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: dip
Date Posted: January-12-2013 at 11:56pm
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Oh. I'm another person with good things to say about Christine's though. A few people spoke of scheduling horrors with Copy Cat so I was afraid to send my old ones off for fear I'd have no new ones and no old ones to work from. You won't have that problem. |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: January-13-2013 at 12:33am
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Any suggestions putting them back on would be appreciated too. ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: dip
Date Posted: January-13-2013 at 12:56am
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When I referred to pulling staples I meant while you were putting the skins on. When you get the skins its not like they are perfectly shaped to just drape over the seats and you staple. You need to try and figure out starting points, then begin to draw the skin over the seat. Once you start doing that you'll find that you need to adjust here, pull more there, get tighter here....Thats why I said you'll be pulling staples you just put in. It's really not rocket science or even all that precise. The vinyl is pretty pliable so its not too bad to stretch and pull. I started with small cushions (rear seat bottoms) first just to get the hang of it. When possible I tried to start in the middle of parts and work my way out, but some seemed easier to start at a place that was clearly important to get in the correct spot, such as where seems align from one part to another. Some of my seats had hold down canvas in them that went between foam and gave the seats shape. Those pieces I tended to staple first. |
Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: January-13-2013 at 1:22am
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Take lots of pictures for later reference during diss-assembly. Definitely start with small flat pieces to learn on. In general fold squarish pieces in half to find and mark the centers, measure the bases to mark the centers, start by tacking the centers of all four sides and then work your way out to the corners. All the "salvage" or extra seam material on the inside should face the same way. If you let it twist and turn down a seam you will see it in from the outside. Curved pieces will require some variant of this procedure. After it is all stapled up where you want it you can cut away the excess about 1/4 inch outside the staple line. You may want to wait to do this until until matching pieces are done and compared in case adjustments are necessary. Some heat from a heat gun will help on rounded corners. Apply heat cautiously mostly from the back side of the fabric. I sent my phone number on a PM. Save it and feel free to call me with any questions. ------------- For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: January-13-2013 at 2:40am
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Thanks guys. Keep the suggestions coming. I'm taking a note of all. ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |