Author Topic: Got started today ... (Read 30011 times)

Hyperacme · « **on:** March 13, 2015, 08:43:04 PM »

On new vinyl ...
Slow going ... wood looks OK ... Lots and lots and lots of staples to pull !

V153 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2015, 10:47:53 AM »

Hands down. Pulling staples is the worst part of the job.

David CVX-16 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2015, 04:02:40 PM »

Gregg showed me his bloodied hands this morning at breakfast.

As I said to my wife as were walking today "This is not a glamour industry"

Hyperacme · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2015, 09:43:04 PM »

Slow going ... but got one more done ...
Any job opening for staple pullers at your company Doug ?
Of course I would need to make at least $3.25 per hour ...I aint taking a pay cut ...

Hyperacme · « **Reply #4 on:** April 14, 2015, 07:12:51 PM »

Official first day of summer ...
Boat is out of corner of garage !
It needs a bath ...

Paul was going to come over last Sat. to start on seats, but got the flu and will start on this coming Sat.
I had that crap last fall, lasted 4 weeks. Doc told him even with med's he would suffer for at least three weeks ...

Rosscoe · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2015, 08:11:23 AM »

Is he working on them on site at your house? Traveling Upholsterer?

Hyperacme · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2015, 08:24:26 AM »

Have all vinyl disassembled to use for patterns on new vinyl.
I have more room in basement to roll vinyl out and draw patterns.
He'll bring cut vinyl home to sew ...
So yes he makes "House Calls" ...

I found one piece of the original vinyl under the splash well trim piece.
It's plain vinyl, not pleated like all earlier CV's.

David CVX-16 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 19, 2015, 03:04:41 PM »

Good to see the progress Gregg. Visualize the end product.

V153 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2015, 08:44:26 PM »

Quote from: Hyperacme on March 14, 2015, 09:43:04 PM

Any job opening for staple pullers at your company Doug ?

We have a special tool for pulling staples. Costs about $50 bucks. Deducted from your pay ...

Biggest problem with staples is folks almost always use too many of em.

It's really not necessary to have a gazillion staples butted right up next to each other?

Hyperacme · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2015, 09:07:32 PM »

Got all vinyl cut, except the seat bottoms.
Once seat backs are done, we can line up the pleats for bottoms with pleats for backs.

Wasn't as easy as I thought it would be ...
Vinyl was stretched from button holes in seat backs and hard to keep pleats straight from one side of seat to other side.
We had to make some guesses about how and where pleats should be ...

Seats patterns we had to work with were patterns from originals with out pleats ...

Hyperacme · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2015, 09:09:30 PM »

Got three of the four trim panels in today ..
Corner of dash to side deck came out much, much worse then I had hoped ... I'll try plan B tomorrow ...

Fuzzbutt · « **Reply #11 on:** April 22, 2015, 08:04:35 AM »

I think that looks great. It's something I've had on my way back burner since I redid my floor and transom.

Bayflite73 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 22, 2015, 10:05:32 AM »

Lookin' good Gregg!

David CVX-16 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 22, 2015, 12:18:04 PM »

Looks great.

MarkS · « **Reply #14 on:** April 22, 2015, 01:48:44 PM »

Plan B? Looks pretty darn good to me Gregg.

Hyperacme · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2015, 06:42:55 PM »

" Looks pretty darn good to me Gregg. "

It has creases and puckers, was hoping I wouldn't get one or the other but some how I got both ... AAARRRGGGHHH ...
Paul will know how to fix it ...

Paul's got one seat done and will finish the other tonight.
We'll test fit tomorrow afternoon.
Then cut and assemble splash well pad and curtain.

We held off on cutting other stuff because the seat backs were stretched from buttons and hard to get a pattern, so if there bad we have extra vinyl to redo them, and I can order more for pad and curtain.

Keep your fingers crossed guys ...

Hyperacme · « **Reply #16 on:** April 25, 2015, 10:42:55 PM »

Got one done and almost installed ...
Looks good so we cut the rest of vinyl.
Pauly the upholster in action !

Oldfishguy · « **Reply #17 on:** April 25, 2015, 10:52:46 PM »

Very, very, nice!

David CVX-16 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 26, 2015, 03:41:46 AM »

Top Notch.

CVX Fever · « **Reply #19 on:** April 26, 2015, 10:53:15 AM »

Better than "Factory" Gregg! I like the newer steering wheel you put in your boat. Same as what's in my dad's ''86 X16D.