Uplostry Fabric

chevyracer8262 · 10-06-2008, 01:22 PM

Does anyone know where I can get some tweed upholstry fabric and foam pretty cheap? The guy we bought Frankenstien from used to do upholstry work and covered about 85% of the interior with a dark blue. The only thing left is the passanger side door panel and sun visor, so I'm trying to find some so I can finish my truck.

gmctrucks · 10-06-2008, 04:33 PM

I bought some once from a local fabric shop when I did my headliner on my Firebird and instead of foam padded material I used vinyl every body liked how it came out.

87c10slammer · 10-06-2008, 11:34 PM

you need to bring a sample of it to walmart or a fabric store.. but the foam can be purchased at walmart for sure.... i got mine there for the dash. dont ask me hy but i used it underneath fiberglass to mold my dash and it didtn turn out to good... it fell right off when i went to put it in.... trial and error.. the story of my life

chevyracer8262 · 10-07-2008, 05:10 AM

Well the reason I need the foam is because my entire interior has imbosed flames and I don't particularly like the purple he used on the metal parts of the dash. Here's a few pics of what I'm talking about. They look alot better now these pics were taken right after I drug the truck literaly out of the woods after my dad gave it to me after setting back there for almost 2 years with brush about 5' high grown all around it.

87c10slammer · 10-07-2008, 09:47 AM

yeah that purples got to go.... it doesnt seem to match anything.. well nothing matches period.... i would just get some gray twwed and cover the purple... or take the purple off and sand and paint it... whats up withthe yellow on the door?

chevyracer8262 · 10-07-2008, 09:57 AM

The guy we got the truck from planned to paint the truck yellow but I have no idea what the heck he was thinking with the purple. My wife likes it but it's not her truck. I already have the paint I'm planning on using until I can get alittle money to get the color I want. The paint I have already is not going to match anything on this truck it's a dark burgandy with silver metalflake. A friend of mine suggested that since they named the truck Frankenstien that I should redo the interior with green's and browns and paint the outside with the same theme.

87c10slammer · 10-07-2008, 10:30 AM

why not? it would be themed.. i mean purple would go with frainkenstein.. many of the cartoons about him his outfit was purple

chevyracer8262 · 10-07-2008, 11:12 AM

Good point I didn't think about that, but that yellow still has to go. I'll just have to make some decisions when I get a little extra money to spend on it. A friend of mine knows a guy with a small waterjet machine that I can get some custom emblems gut out of stainless to go with it.

87c10slammer · 10-07-2008, 11:24 AM

nice.. thats always a plus.... using a tourch and grinder is a pita... plus you cant get those crisp lines without a water jet

chevyracer8262 · 10-07-2008, 12:04 PM

Yea now the only thing I have to do is design an emblem in autocad so he can program his machine. That's not going to be too hard since I work with it all day, 3d models are nice when you get ideas and are unsure about how they'll turn out. Being in engineering and design has its perks.

10-06-2008, 01:22 PM	#1
chevyracer8262 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 105	Uplostry Fabric Does anyone know where I can get some tweed upholstry fabric and foam pretty cheap? The guy we bought Frankenstien from used to do upholstry work and covered about 85% of the interior with a dark blue. The only thing left is the passanger side door panel and sun visor, so I'm trying to find some so I can finish my truck. __________________ Chevyracer8262

10-07-2008, 05:10 AM	#4
chevyracer8262 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 105	Well the reason I need the foam is because my entire interior has imbosed flames and I don't particularly like the purple he used on the metal parts of the dash. Here's a few pics of what I'm talking about. They look alot better now these pics were taken right after I drug the truck literaly out of the woods after my dad gave it to me after setting back there for almost 2 years with brush about 5' high grown all around it. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Chevyracer8262 Last edited by chevyracer8262; 10-07-2008 at 05:12 AM. Reason: pics didn't post

10-07-2008, 09:57 AM	#6
chevyracer8262 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 105	The guy we got the truck from planned to paint the truck yellow but I have no idea what the heck he was thinking with the purple. My wife likes it but it's not her truck. I already have the paint I'm planning on using until I can get alittle money to get the color I want. The paint I have already is not going to match anything on this truck it's a dark burgandy with silver metalflake. A friend of mine suggested that since they named the truck Frankenstien that I should redo the interior with green's and browns and paint the outside with the same theme. __________________ Chevyracer8262

10-07-2008, 11:12 AM	#8
chevyracer8262 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 105	Good point I didn't think about that, but that yellow still has to go. I'll just have to make some decisions when I get a little extra money to spend on it. A friend of mine knows a guy with a small waterjet machine that I can get some custom emblems gut out of stainless to go with it. __________________ Chevyracer8262

10-07-2008, 12:04 PM	#10
chevyracer8262 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 105	Yea now the only thing I have to do is design an emblem in autocad so he can program his machine. That's not going to be too hard since I work with it all day, 3d models are nice when you get ideas and are unsure about how they'll turn out. Being in engineering and design has its perks. __________________ Chevyracer8262

10-06-2008, 04:33 PM	#2
gmctrucks Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 1,722	I bought some once from a local fabric shop when I did my headliner on my Firebird and instead of foam padded material I used vinyl every body liked how it came out.

10-06-2008, 11:34 PM	#3
87c10slammer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: levittown pa Posts: 2,174	you need to bring a sample of it to walmart or a fabric store.. but the foam can be purchased at walmart for sure.... i got mine there for the dash. dont ask me hy but i used it underneath fiberglass to mold my dash and it didtn turn out to good... it fell right off when i went to put it in.... trial and error.. the story of my life

10-07-2008, 09:47 AM	#5
87c10slammer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: levittown pa Posts: 2,174	yeah that purples got to go.... it doesnt seem to match anything.. well nothing matches period.... i would just get some gray twwed and cover the purple... or take the purple off and sand and paint it... whats up withthe yellow on the door?

10-07-2008, 10:30 AM	#7
87c10slammer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: levittown pa Posts: 2,174	why not? it would be themed.. i mean purple would go with frainkenstein.. many of the cartoons about him his outfit was purple

10-07-2008, 11:24 AM	#9
87c10slammer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: levittown pa Posts: 2,174	nice.. thats always a plus.... using a tourch and grinder is a pita... plus you cant get those crisp lines without a water jet

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