They do nice work. So I wonder how hard can it be?

928 interiors always need refreshing, so I bet it would be a piece of cake to re-upholster the interior, considering what I've seen those regular guys doing all day long.

Of course, I've not seen any French seams so far.

 

i think that is one thing that seems easier than it is.
I have never seen a amateur do a good job of it, and I have seen many pros do a chitty job of it, so do your self a favor and send it to Rob or Paul.

 

I did my pod last year and it turned out good enoug for the little money I had into it. I am sure I could do a better job next time and even better the time after that but you need to consider what your time is worth versus just paying one of the craftsman to do it right the first time. . If you expect a pro job then spend the money and do it right. If you do it cheap then probably expect limited success. For the money I spent I am happy with mine to get me by and it was a nice winter project.

 

I think you could do it if that is something you wanted to get into. It most likey isn't hard in the sense of desigining rocket ships, but instead, something that takes a lot of practice and time, and some talent too. You need to be a little artistic to succeed at it. You also need a fair degree of dexterity - no matter how much practice I have, I am not dextrous and could never do a good job with the stitching. There is a reason Paul and Rob are good at what they do - time, patience, artistic ability, dexterity.
I've seen very good amateur jobs - look at the pics of Dean's green Marvin - he did that interior.
If it is something you want to try your hand at, start grabbing old interior bits and practice. Get good. We could use more resources in this area.

 

And once you're doing it all day long you'll be making it look easy, too.

 

Just re-doing a panel would be a lot easier than a seat or an armrest. Anything with 3D shape is going to be tough. The patterns have to be perfect and the sewing part (joining 2 separate "skins") is a whole nother level in itself requiring a lot of practice and skill. Almost like welding, you would need instruction and time for that.

 

I can reupholster furniture, but the first 2 attempts were ameteurish. Practice on a parts car first. but nobody comes close to these guys: http://www.928leather.com/

 

I can vouch for this. It has turned out very nicely.

 

Kind of like plastering your ceiling. Guys that do it everyday make it look really simple. I always end up with more plaster on my head than on the ceiling.

 

Just grab a sewing machine some fabric and make yourself a pair of pants........that will show you how easy it is Please post a picture of you in your new pants !

 

QUOTE QUALITY THERE JAMES!

 

Dean's 'amateur' job on the green car was after an apprenticeship with a craftsman willing to teach. Guessing this was not the first thing Dean ran through his sewing machine.

 

You've obviously never seen any of Paul Champagne's work.

 

I've tried it and it isn't easy. I've worked on the Rocket ships referred to by Mr. Linderpat and that aint easy either.

 

Both Rob and Paul's work is awesome. I've got a dash, pod and center console from Rob. You'll be able to check it out at Frenzy this weekend if you're headed in that direction.