Suede door accents
#1
Suede door accents
The trim inserts were coming off in the back, so I decided to change it up a little. I went to a fabric store in town, and they had suede close to the color of my car, so I decided to give it a shot. After about 2 hours, they look a hell of a lot better, just a PITA!!! Let me know what you think!
#7
That looks great man! I've been considering this myself. I've taken the door panel off before, but didn't pay too much attention to how the inserts (the part covered with suede) come out. Is it pretty straight forward once the door panel is off?
#8
The trim inserts were coming off in the back, so I decided to change it up a little. I went to a fabric store in town, and they had suede close to the color of my car, so I decided to give it a shot. After about 2 hours, they look a hell of a lot better, just a PITA!!! Let me know what you think!
I like what you have done here, I have been trying to do the same for a while with a velour type fabric, but have struggled due to adhesive bleeding through and lacking the knowledge of how to wrap the curves, do you have any tips on how you lay the fabric over and what type of adhesive you used.
I'd really appreciate any help, completely reupholstering myself.
Thanks
#9
I used an aerosol adhesive spray, and did it pretty light so it didn't bleed through, but enough to stick. The factory uses a foam padding adhesive, not sure where to get it. Just take your time, cut the fabric to wrap around the panel, and have extra in case you don't like how it turns out. I also started at one edge, and slowly work my way across so I hit all the contours smoothly.