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Restoring Chairs
Admiral_dk:
We know that you don't like to play with the Brown stuff Jo ;)
But at least it is a worthwhile Job – that will bring you satisfaction when completed :cheers:
Per
Don1966:
Nice job Jo you can learn to love the.brown if you do enough of it..
:cheers:
Don
Pete49:
I would never use fake leather to replace leather. I learnt that years ago when I had the front seats of my Jaguar 320G recovered with car vinyl (leatherette) and have regretted it to this day. For the chairs I would have used kangaroo leather, soft and in a variety of colours but I'm sure a wandering deer would supply a reasonable substitute.
Theres a tannery in Brisbane I get all my leather from and they ship to people OS.
Jo:
I considered using leather but I have Leather seats in Minx and have to make sure I keep conditioning them to make sure they won't go hard and crack. Woody has modern Leatherette, like my friend's 7 series BMW, and there is little to choose between it and leather other than I don't have to use anything more than a damp cloth in Woody.
Jo
Alan Haisley:
--- Quote from: Jo on May 16, 2023, 06:12:08 PM ---I did consider an electric or air stapler but have been talked out of using one by a professional Upholsterer. Lesley advised me that they push the staples too far into the seat frame and you will never get them out again. Her advice was to use a hand stapler with the staples that end in a sharp point (ceiltile staples) and finish them with a pin hammer. I've tried it and it works :ThumbsUp:
Jo
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I have an electric stapler - maybe Swingline or Arrow. It has a force adjustment control. I could see using that with the force turned down and then finish with the hammer. I also have a hand stapler but if I did a set of chairs with it my hands would probably fall off.
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