Thread: First ride in 11 years!!!!!
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11-08-2010 02:14 PM #1
Since you can't always count on the boys for transport an old Florida Fogey like you needs one of these for backup:Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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11-09-2010 10:39 AM #2
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11-15-2010 02:59 PM #3
I've editted my original post to take out all the unfair things I said about the way my interior was coming along. I'm a dummy, what can I say????? It will be fine when finished.
DonLast edited by Itoldyouso; 11-16-2010 at 08:29 AM.
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11-15-2010 03:27 PM #4
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11-15-2010 03:49 PM #5
How do you really feel about it?Well, Dan came home from work and we have decided to drive the 75 miles each way right now to let him see it and give his opinion. We'll see what happens.
Don
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11-15-2010 03:50 PM #6
Well, you asked for it, so here goes. I think traditional pleats are 2", if I remember correctly. Sooo to me 1 3/8" pleats won't look right.
The other thing that doesn't look right are the rear corners. Did you ask for that to be two pieces? I think it should wrap all around out of one piece and much smaller like you said. The pleat in the corners really look odd to me.
Sorry for all the negative but I wouldn't accept it, you are probably going to see this everyday for a long time, and it will eat at you.
Ken
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11-15-2010 04:38 PM #7
Sorry Don,I'm with Ken on this one also. The rear corners screamed at me more-so then the wide pleats. It just doesn't look professional enough and I absolutely dislike the top side panels curving down to a point in the middle. If anything that should of followed the body line as he did across the rear.I wouldn't pull the plug on the guy yet but let him know that you aren't happy and want it sorted smartly at his cost and a much improved job done the second attempt otherwise you will be pulling the upholstery job of Dan's roadster and giving it to some one that can visualize and then create the trim job you are both after and prepared to pay for.I maybe a little crazy but it stops me going insane.
Isaiah 48: 17,18.
Mark.
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11-15-2010 05:04 PM #8
You asked, here goes....
I'll call the black part the bolster; the pleats wouldn't look quite as bad if the bolster were about half again wider(or even a tad more than that). It would visually reduce their impact in a small car like this. You understand proportion, the proportions are all wrong here. And if it goes to the wider profile it will need a bit more crown to look right (flat looks double ugly). As a general commentary, when dealing with a new trimmer that may not be as well known to anyone, drawings and/or pictures go a long way toward making the point of what the expectations are. It's a communication thing. He's wrong in free lancing styling without knowing you better, and at the least should have bounced the idea off of you before committing to cut and stitch. If cutting the pleat dimension in half is a compromise to save the labor/material already expended, don't do it. You had a picture in mind, you need to communicate that better, AND insist on it! What the rest of the guys have said will fit too............if it's consistent with your original intent.
As for Dan's deal, if you're going to give this guy the benefit of the doubt because of his workmanship, then make sure there's ABSOLUTELY no question in his mind what Dan's expectations are (pictures, sketches, beatings, whatever it takes). Especially when it comes to the top. Tops seem to be more difficult for many upholsterers to get. I don't know if it's because they often don't have to do a custom top, if it's the difficulty of the material compared to what they normally do, or if it's that many of them are just lazy. Whatever the reason, communicating top style, detail, finish, and fit seems to be more difficult.Last edited by Bob Parmenter; 11-15-2010 at 05:08 PM.
Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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