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[GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119585]

Tue, 22 March 2011 10:18

Peter Brodeski

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I'm new a new GMC owner, so hello to everyone first of all!

I bought my 1976 Palm Beach last Summer and have slowly been trying to learn all about it and fixing it up. I'm in the process of replacing the carpet and headliner and thought now would be a good time to reupholster the bunk-bed bench seat and dinette since they have been taken out. I got a quote to reupholster professionally but it was absolutely crazy (more then brand new seats). I just wondering if anyone has tried to do this themselves and how difficult it it.

Thanks,

Pete
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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119595 is a reply to message #119585]

Tue, 22 March 2011 11:00

jknezek

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How good are you at sewing and how good do you want it to look? My wife re-did our upholstery when we first got the GMC. She hadn't sewed in quite a few years and while the results were OK, she wasn't happy with it. We also didn't use very good fabric, and it faded very quickly.

Recently she used much better fabric, and had a lot more recent practice, and made removable slip covers. They look very good, are washable, and work really well given we have a toddler, a large dog, and a parrot usually making a mess on the upholstery. As good as they look, there is a definite difference between a professional and my wife, but we are quite happy with ours.

When we originally redid them, we also bought all new foam, primed and painted the frames, and inserted some thin support between the foam and the old springs. Our seats are much stiffer and more comfortable for us these days.

Thanks,
Jeremy Knezek
1976 Glenbrook
Birmingham, AL

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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119678 is a reply to message #119585]

Wed, 23 March 2011 07:20

brdstf40

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I had all the cushions redone at our state prison. They have quite the reupholstery shop. You might want to check out your state. You bring them the upholstery of your choice and the couches and cushions and they do everything else. About two weeks later they were done. I paid about $200 to have the Bunk Bed couch, 4 dinnette cushions, the 2 couches out back and the long bumper behind them done. They did a very professional job. My wife pointed out that they lined up the fabric at all the joints (she's very picky) and was very pleased.

Peter Newman
Amherst NH
1973 Sequoia

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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119682 is a reply to message #119678]

Wed, 23 March 2011 10:52

WD0AFQ

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I love the State Prison idea. I had my mustang body fixed and totally repainted at the prison in Moberly. I waited for a good body man to come through. My ex-wife had tangled with a potato chip truck, while her car was in the same prison getting 4th gear put back in the tranny.
Welcome Pete.
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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119683 is a reply to message #119682]

Wed, 23 March 2011 11:05

Bob de Kruyff

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WD0AFQ wrote on Wed, 23 March 2011 09:52

I love the State Prison idea. I had my mustang body fixed and totally repainted at the prison in Moberly. I waited for a good body man to come through. My ex-wife had tangled with a potato chip truck, while her car was in the same prison getting 4th gear put back in the tranny.
Welcome Pete.
Dan

I wonder if they have a shop in tent city out here Smile

Smile

Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ

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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119685 is a reply to message #119683]

Wed, 23 March 2011 11:14

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We have a bunch of "ASPEN" furniture in our house that
is supposedly made at the Arizona State PENitentiary.

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> WD0AFQ wrote on Wed, 23 March 2011 09:52
> > I love the State Prison idea. I had my mustang body fixed and totally repainted at the prison in Moberly. I waited for a good body man to come through. My ex-wife had tangled with a potato chip truck, while her car was in the same prison getting 4th gear put back in the tranny.
> > Welcome Pete.
> > Dan
>
> I wonder if they have a shop in tent city out here :)
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> 78 Eleganza
> Chandler, AZ
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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119687 is a reply to message #119685]

Wed, 23 March 2011 11:33

Marsha

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This makes me sad. The institution near me just makes toilet paper...
Marsha

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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119688 is a reply to message #119687]

Wed, 23 March 2011 11:57

WD0AFQ

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Marsha, the trade school for the Mo. inmates is located in Moberly. Get it over there and you can get work done. It cost me 25 dollars labor to get my Mustang beat out and painted. Even got it done on credit. The body man I had work on mine was an old timer from St. Joe that had slipped up and sold coke to the wrong guy.
dan

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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119699 is a reply to message #119682]

Wed, 23 March 2011 13:48

USAussie

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Dan,

You reckon they would paint a GMC?

Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie - Downunder
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USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426

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I love the State Prison idea. I had my mustang body fixed and totally
repainted at the prison in Moberly. I waited for a good body man to come
through. My ex-wife had tangled with a potato chip truck, while her car was
in the same prison getting 4th gear put back in the tranny.
Welcome Pete.
Dan
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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119735 is a reply to message #119678]

Wed, 23 March 2011 20:03

berndh

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Thanks for the suggestion, For anyone who has the information. I'm about to
tackle redoing all the upholstery in my coach.
About how much material is needed to do all that?
I don't need to do the driver and passenger seat. Got some new Honda Seats
Bernd Hoffmann
Denver, CO
78 Royale

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I had all the cushions redone at our state prison. They have quite the
reupholstery shop. You might want to check out your state. You bring them
the upholstery of your choice and the couches and cushions and they do
everything else. About two weeks later they were done. I paid about $200 to
have the Bunk Bed couch, 4 dinnette cushions, the 2 couches out back and the
long bumper behind them done. They did a very professional job. My wife
pointed out that they lined up the fabric at all the joints (she's very
picky) and was very pleased.

Peter Newman
Amherst NH
1973 Sequoia
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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119739 is a reply to message #119735]

Wed, 23 March 2011 21:12

WD0AFQ

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Rob I got off topic but I would not let them paint my GMC. I would never have let them paint my Mustang but I worked there and the cons all wanted to impress the Parole Officer. They saw me as the key to the gate.
Dan

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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119746 is a reply to message #119595]

Wed, 23 March 2011 22:02

Bob de Kruyff

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jknezek wrote on Tue, 22 March 2011 10:00

How good are you at sewing and how good do you want it to look? My wife re-did our upholstery when we first got the GMC. She hadn't sewed in quite a few years and while the results were OK, she wasn't happy with it. We also didn't use very good fabric, and it faded very quickly.

Recently she used much better fabric, and had a lot more recent practice, and made removable slip covers. They look very good, are washable, and work really well given we have a toddler, a large dog, and a parrot usually making a mess on the upholstery. As good as they look, there is a definite difference between a professional and my wife, but we are quite happy with ours.

When we originally redid them, we also bought all new foam, primed and painted the frames, and inserted some thin support between the foam and the old springs. Our seats are much stiffer and more comfortable for us these days.

My GMC friend kept his original uphostery but replaced the foam--I couldn't believe how much better it looked. The uphostery was hardly worn at all but the collapsed and dried out foam made it look worn out. I may consider doing that with my still original stuff.

Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ

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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119796 is a reply to message #119688]

Thu, 24 March 2011 11:08

gmcrv1

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Just like the new commercials, never sell Coke to to a Pepsi delivery man!

Dan, approximately how far is Moberly from Memphis, TN?

Tom Eckert N2VWN
73 Glacier
Oakland, TN

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Dan Gregg <gregg_dan@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Marsha, the trade school for the Mo. inmates is located in Moberly. Get it
> over there and you can get work done. It cost me 25 dollars labor to get my
> Mustang beat out and painted. Even got it done on credit. The body man I had
> work on mine was an old timer from St. Joe that had slipped up and sold coke
> to the wrong guy.
> dan
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> http://danandteri.blogspot.com/
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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119801 is a reply to message #119585]

Thu, 24 March 2011 11:35

Gary Mau

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Has anyone checked with Jim B. to see if his pleather is close in color to the tan Honda seats?

Gary Mau
Former 76 Royale owner
Davenport, IA

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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119805 is a reply to message #119801]

Thu, 24 March 2011 12:03

George Zhookoff

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Gary,
I have both Honda seats and JB's pleather. The seats are a darker tint.
But my wife and daughters all say I have no fashion sense. If it's
critical I can have them give an opinion.
George Zhookoff
78 EL II
Atlanta

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Has anyone checked with Jim B. to see if his pleather is close in
color to the tan Honda seats?
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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119814 is a reply to message #119801]

Thu, 24 March 2011 13:16

gmcrv1

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You can go to any good auto upholstery shop and ask them if they can match
the color using the "DeLeo" samples book. You may even be able to do it
from DeLeo direct. Almost all leather seats now have "leather seating
surfacs" only. Meaning the backs sides and gussets are made in matching
vinyl. I'm not sure about the Jags, Bentleys, Rolls etc.

I have early DeLeo books but nothing since the late 1990's

http://www.deleoco.com/index.php?page=about

Good luck,

Tom Eckert N2VWN
73 Glacier
Oakland, TN

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> Has anyone checked with Jim B. to see if his pleather is close in color to
> the tan Honda seats?
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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119825 is a reply to message #119585]

Thu, 24 March 2011 15:23

Gary Mau

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George,

Please ask their opinion. We are planning on recovering the dinnette seats and so forth and considering getting the pleather from Jim B. He seems to have a pretty good deal on it. I have to ask my wife also as I have no fashion sense either Rolling Eyes

Rolling Eyes

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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119842 is a reply to message #119585]

Thu, 24 March 2011 17:43

wally

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Peter Brodeski wrote on Tue, 22 March 2011 10:18

I'm new a new GMC owner, so hello to everyone first of all!

I bought my 1976 Palm Beach last Summer and have slowly been trying to learn all about it and fixing it up. I'm in the process of replacing the carpet and headliner and thought now would be a good time to reupholster the bunk-bed bench seat and dinette since they have been taken out. I got a quote to reupholster professionally but it was absolutely crazy (more then brand new seats). I just wondering if anyone has tried to do this themselves and how difficult it it.

Thanks,

Pete
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We recovered the dinnette and side panels a couple of years ago and replaced the foam. It took quite a while to do but it turned out OK. I don't remember how many yards. We also raised them up 1 1/2". Here are some links that have some yardage info.
http://www.gmcws.org/techcenter/94-03tc07.html
http://gmc.mybirdfeeder.net/GMCforum/index.php?t=msg&goto=8039&rid=0
How ours went about halfway down on this page:
http://wallyandsue.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html
and
http://wallyandsue.blogspot.com/2008/12/buttons.html
A good off season project.
HTH

Wally Anderson
Omaha NE
75 Glenbrook

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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119853 is a reply to message #119585]

Thu, 24 March 2011 19:48

George Zhookoff

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Gary,
Well we went to our driveway and inside the coach to compare after we met our daughter, sil and grandson for dinner. Trying to keep the inspector in a good mood. The pleather we have is a light color, "ivory" says my wife. The Honda seats are beige.

Have you asked JB for a sample to compare? I don't remember the name of the pleather we have. I can send a sample of what we have but you'd be better off getting a sample from JB.

By the way my wife says it's a nice contrasting color set but, ivory pleather is too light for seats. She's a pre-school toddler teacher and thinks in terms of what kids will do.

HTH
George

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George,

Please ask their opinion. We are planning on recovering the dinnette seats and so forth and considering getting the pleather from Jim B. He seems to have a pretty good deal on it. I have to ask my wife also as I have no fashion sense either :roll: .
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76 Royale
Davenport, IA
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Re: [GMCnet] reupholstering [message #119876 is a reply to message #119842]

Thu, 24 March 2011 22:40

bhayes

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Wally, is that an inverter underneath the dinette seat?

George, we have the ivory pleather on our captains chairs. And while it looks great, I agree with your wife--I'm just waiting for the day when our toddler decides to take a pen to them.

Bryan Hayes
'76 Eleganza II
Salt Lake City, Utah

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Salt Lake City, Utah

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