The Most Basic Tools For Auto Upholstery For Beginners

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  • Hello! This is a video about How To Choose the most basic tools for auto upholstery beginners. A sewing machine, spray glue gun, staple gun, staples, contact adhesive, mineral spirits, screw gun, snap tool, staple puller, box cutter, super glue, pop rivet tool, scissors, chalk, sharpie pen, China marker, scratch awl, tack hammer, hack saw blade, masking tape. To repair seat cover upholstery for Chevy, Ford and Dodge pick up and work trucks or most cars. No Links in the Description. NOT SPONSORED! For do it yourself beginners.
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    @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +2

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  • @prestonabbott4963
    @prestonabbott4963 8 місяців тому +4

    You are not only a great upholsterer but also an excellent and thoughtful teacher! Keep up the good work! Thank you!

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  8 місяців тому

      Hello Preston, Thank you for all of your wonderful kind words! I really appreciate it. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @Scotts229
    @Scotts229 7 місяців тому +3

    I’m just getting started in upholstery. Been a paint and body tech for 30 years. This video (and the others I’ve watched on your channel) have been extremely helpful in getting me started out. Thanks so much for passing on your decades of knowledge and experience.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  7 місяців тому +1

      Hello Scotts, Welcome aboard! You are so welcome! I went from painting to upholstery when I was 15 years old, 44 years ago. I like upholstery better. I hope my videos can be helpful for you. I am sure you will do just fine with upholstery. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @johngalv9288
    @johngalv9288 4 місяці тому +2

    The best tool you have in my opinion is "the table around your sewing machine" - nice work surface for handling material for prepping and sewing!
    I've been messing around with Auto upholstery for my own vehicles, I'm not a professional even though I have several industrial sewing machines. Nice videos!

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  4 місяці тому +1

      Hello John, Thank you so much for saying so. Several? I say three or more of anything is a collection. Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @tomd4731
    @tomd4731 Місяць тому +1

    Your videos are 10 out of 10, my friend. Very helpful. I've been playing around with vinyl and learning on my Singer 5511. It's a great skill to have in the tool box and your videos are certainly in my tool box in the top drawer! haha Thanks for what you do!

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  Місяць тому

      Hello Tom, You are so welcome! Thank you for all of your wonderful kind words. I hope my videos can be helpful for you. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @denispalmer1937
    @denispalmer1937 8 днів тому +1

    notice the harber freight stapler, they work good and cost less to replace then some cost to repair, buy 2

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  8 днів тому

      Hello Denis, I know right? Mine is getting wore out. I'll need a new one soon. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @tomvoncharon6359
    @tomvoncharon6359 10 місяців тому +6

    Great video, however you did forget just a couple of things. A heavy dose of ambition and a great singing voice. Just in case.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому

      Hello Tom, I do have a couple of videos with a singing upholsterer ending. I figured many people never watch all the way to the end... Please keep liking and watching!

    • @Kevinplettenbergbay
      @Kevinplettenbergbay 10 місяців тому +1

      Can you please make a detailed video on how to pattern a car seat and the margins so it's tight.thanks

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +2

      @@Kevinplettenbergbay Hello User, Take a look at my channel and you will see I have several videos on just that. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @RLTango
    @RLTango 10 місяців тому +2

    Good day, Rudy! Thank you for sharing these tips and tricks.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      Hello Rl, You are so welcome! I hope these videos can be helpful to you. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @Rev.RatsRides
    @Rev.RatsRides 10 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for going over this. I know I've asked you a couple questions before but I'm always down for a refresher. You're a real inspiration and I'm glad to have you as a teacher.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      Hello Rev, so kind to say. I really do appreciate it. Go ahead, ask away as everyone else does. I don't mind at all. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @alanlyons1195
    @alanlyons1195 10 місяців тому +3

    What type of glue do you use? LOL! Just kidding! Ive upholstered for almost 40 years, (automotive and corporate aviation) , and I love your videos! Keep up the great work!

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      Hello Alan, Thank you so much for saying so! Maybe we have shared a lot of the same experiences. I love doing aircraft, it pays more than anything else for sure. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @dustynbustos5983
    @dustynbustos5983 6 місяців тому +1

    That Juki is a nice machine! I'm still running a 70-something year old Singer 111 W, for most of my upholstery work. It's like an old tank. 😆

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  6 місяців тому +1

      Hello Dusty, I finally wore out my Chandler /Adler German sewing machine after 40 years. I got it used, so I don't know how old it was. Maybe I'm getting older too. Hehe Please keep liking and watching!

    • @dustynbustos5983
      @dustynbustos5983 6 місяців тому +1

      @@oldschoolautoupholsterywe're not old. We're just the perfect age! 🤣

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  6 місяців тому +1

      @@dustynbustos5983 Hello Dusty, I'm perfectly going to be 60 soon. Ahhh! Please keep liking and watching!

  • @videoradio101
    @videoradio101 6 місяців тому +1

    Awesome video! Appreciate you taking the time to show us these tools. I will start to learn upholstery soon( have to clean garage and make a table) I have two machines a Juki LU-562 ( got for free and works) and a Mitzi LU401-25BCT ( got from a friend who retired for $500) now need to start buying the tools you mentioned.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  6 місяців тому

      Hello Video, Thank you so much! It sounds like your off to a really good start! Just keep going. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @starnet36
    @starnet36 10 місяців тому +1

    Great video about the basics. Thanks, Rudy.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому

      Hello Star, You are so welcome! Thank you so much for saying so. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @jdimeo1966
    @jdimeo1966 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for making this video.

  • @EarlyIronAddict427
    @EarlyIronAddict427 10 місяців тому +2

    Good information buddy. Thx for sharing this with us all. I reupholstered an old Cris craft cabin cruiser once. Took it all apart and used it for a pattern and borrowed my Mother’s sewing machine lol. Turned out good but I had no idea what I was doing lol. I was wondering about many of the things that you covered in this video. Thx again 👍🏻✌🏻

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      Hello Early, You are so welcome! That must have been some experience. I love Chris Craft. Remember learning is doing! Please keep liking and watching!

  • @timk.9827
    @timk.9827 7 місяців тому +1

    Great info Thanks for your videos.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  7 місяців тому

      Hello Tim, You are so welcome! Thank you so much for saying so. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @siscokid5272
    @siscokid5272 10 місяців тому +1

    You're a great teacher, you should take on an apprentice. Keep your legacy going. Thank you for sharing, you do great work and are inspiring others.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому

      Hello Sisco, You are so welcome! Yes, I have tried to pass it on, but there is no interest, so I have always been by myself. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @markdavis7645
    @markdavis7645 10 місяців тому +3

    I learned a lot in this one, thank you! 😊

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      Hello Mark, You are so welcome. I hope my videos can be helpful for you. Please keep liking and watching!

    • @markdavis7645
      @markdavis7645 10 місяців тому +1

      @@oldschoolautoupholstery absolutely!

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому

      @@markdavis7645 Hello Mark, Awesome! Thank you.

  • @Jack_Ratchet
    @Jack_Ratchet 3 місяці тому +1

    Good array of tools and explanation. Almost forgot good humour

  • @johnbecker5213
    @johnbecker5213 10 місяців тому +3

    i really like your table, shelf underneath to store things ,painted white to see things better . you said it was 60 inches wide . could you tell me how long and tall it is ? i would like to make one similar to yours. it's not much fun fighting it the way i've been with my dining room table!

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +2

      Hello John, Thank you so much! Oh, you are going go make me do it, to go measure... Total length is 14 1/2 feet. My sewing machine table is 31 inches high. Taller guys may want a taller table. Please keep liking and watching!

    • @johnbecker5213
      @johnbecker5213 10 місяців тому +1

      wow! that is pretty long, i have got my sewing machine in my dining room because its air conditioned didn't want to put in my garage (no air no heat) one that long will fit in my dining room but may be a little too much might go half that length. i have been taking apart seats and putting new on on my side porch keeping the dirt out of my house but all of the in and out back and forth makes it take three times as long to do but its way too hot outside(coastal carolina). thanks for the measurements, i had been wondering about your table for a while , makes things look much easier to work with!!!!@@oldschoolautoupholstery

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому

      @@johnbecker5213 Hello John, All my sewing tables before were not this long. I learned to improve things a bit. I am glad I did. Makes working more pleasurable. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @TRyan-op2jo
    @TRyan-op2jo 9 місяців тому +1

    What a great video series you have! I’ve done some seat recovering/repair in my hobby cars and recently started to wonder if it would be a good business to start in retirement. Thanks for your videos.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  9 місяців тому

      Hello TR, Thank you so much for saying so! You are so welcome! This is a great business for retirement, especially if you have a high paying niche like marine or aircraft. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @jackhill436
    @jackhill436 5 місяців тому +1

    Yes they do get expensive I make holsters and belts my cobra class 4 was $3900 my used consew 227 was $1000 and my Thompson walking foot was giving to me but it’s around $400-$500 the only problem with the consew is it doesn’t have reverse the consew 227R has reverse I also have about 14 other machines some were handed down the others I purchased I don’t use them all I just collect them but let me tell you even though they are expensive they are worth it the cobra class 4 has I think a 16”-18” arm with reverse and will sew 3/4” tooling leather all is a blessing from God

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  5 місяців тому

      Hello Jack, very impressive for sure. I always say if you have more than three of something, that is a collection. Maybe you should charge admission at your sewing machine museum! Ha! Please keep liking and watching!

  • @user-yp8ky8us3s
    @user-yp8ky8us3s 10 місяців тому +1

    Funny, my mom used to Sew boat interiors, and canvas covers for our Chris crafts and correct craft boats take cushions completely apart and recover them to match the interior sew blue jeans from scratch blouses you name it all on an old slant singer, which back in the day cost as much as a used car.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      Hello User, It seams like another life in another world doesn't it? Please keep liking and watching!

  • @leomartinez2367
    @leomartinez2367 6 днів тому +1

    Hi Richard. I found this to be very educational. Thank you for taking the time to educate your viewers. I did have one question. What button machine do you use for buttons on upholstery, furniture, and car?? Don't know what to buy.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  5 днів тому

      Hello Leo, Thank you for your kind words! I used to use the old school button making machine with dies and the long handle that you pull down. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @sleauxguy
    @sleauxguy 10 місяців тому +1

    Very informative and easy to follow as always. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge with us.
    I already have a big compressor and most of the people that follow you may as well. For the total newbie would you recommend a small pancake compressor or a larger one? My opinion has always been buy the best you can afford. If you're doing 1 project then maybe a small one but otherwise I like having growth capability. Have a blessed day sir.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      Hello Sleaux, You are so welcome! You know when I'm making a video, I have no script, so I might forget to mention a thing or two or three, like mentioning an air compressor. Still not too bad for a guy with half a brain. (Literally). One day I'll tell my story. I say if you plan on making money, buy the best to last you a lifetime. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @eddieperez43
    @eddieperez43 10 місяців тому +1

    Great video Rudy! You nailed everything on the head. All these years I’ve had to put a sheet of plywood on saw horses to use as a work table. My shop is an old service gas station. Not much room to build a work table. What is your website?

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому

      Hello Eddie, Thank you so much! Decades ago I was in an abandoned antique car dealership building. I had always built some kind of table. I do use a 4'X4' saw table I can move around easily. rudolphsupholstery.com Please keep liking and watching!

  • @Nicks66Service
    @Nicks66Service 10 місяців тому +1

    Sigh...only in dreams will I ever have a Juki 2810, such a great machine. I'm using a Consew Model 18, with a foot that lifts [via a Moon pedal on a bicycle chain] only 1/3 as high, is temperamental with regard to thread tension, no reverse so you have to do 4-D chess to get nonpulling seams, hates my guts, is one complete bastard and may as well be made by Caterpillar, but it's a very good teacher. Maybe it will help me earn enough for a better machine. Thanks for sticking w/ us, Rudy.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      Hello Nicks, I'd say gat a better machine ASAP. Don't waste time and torturing yourself. It's time you make your life more enjoyable and more productive with a better sewing machine, even if it's used. You'll thank yourself later. Please keep liking and watching!

    • @Nicks66Service
      @Nicks66Service 10 місяців тому +1

      Believe me, I'm always looking for a better machine but down here in Big Bend TX the pickings are s-l-i-m so I have to make do. At least I have a great UA-cam instructor so things could be worse, right? I'll get by.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      @@Nicks66Service Hello Nicks, I guess you really wanted to get away from it all? I heard the camping is good there. I'll make it out there one day. Please keep liking and watching!

    • @Nicks66Service
      @Nicks66Service 10 місяців тому +1

      Come on out, I'll show you the best spots- but be careful: I visited the Big Bend in 1989 and was so taken with the area I soon moved here from Minneapolis!

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      @@Nicks66Service Hello Nicks, I am an Arizona refugee. I came from Scottsdale Arizona in 2020. Now I'm a Texan! Please keep liking and watching!

  • @lestermcgregor1704
    @lestermcgregor1704 7 місяців тому +1

    good day I like your videos I just start watching my question is what psi you used on the spray gun for glue and do you have a video on how to do roof top upholstery

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  7 місяців тому

      Hello Lester, Welcome aboard! I spray glue anything over 25 psi. Usually 35psi is good. I do have videos about headliners, vinyl tops and convertible tops. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @Mikefngarage
    @Mikefngarage 10 місяців тому +1

    T50 stapler, cloth tape measure. Seam foot. welting foot set. 1/8 to 3/8 for putting on welt through material for different sizes of welt. Also a foam saw is nice for shaping foam. Sander for foam shaping.

    • @Mikefngarage
      @Mikefngarage 10 місяців тому +1

      hog ring pliers dikes for removing them also needed.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому

      Hello Mike, You are so right! Please keep liking and watching!

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому

      Hello Mike, Like the title of the video says, The most basic tools for auto upholstery. Good thing I didn't call it ALL tools, I'd really be in trouble! Hehe. I think I may have simplified everything too much. I only use one welt foot. Always have, I guess always will Old school. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @marksmith7896
    @marksmith7896 10 місяців тому +1

    Like !!!!!

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      Hello Mark, Right on! Right on. Thanks pal. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @captainmiketucker
    @captainmiketucker 5 місяців тому +1

    My Dewalt 15 gallon compressor is too noisy; looking for a smaller quieter compressor I can keep in the shop. Have you found something smaller, with enough capacity to spray the glue? Thanks! Great Video!!

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  5 місяців тому

      Hello Captain, You are so welcome. I myself have never been able to share the same space as an air compressor. I get as far away from the noise as possible. I think they are all noisy and cannot recommend a quiet one. Sorry, I was not much help. I started using a Harbor Freight McGraw 21 gallon 110v. I keep it behind a closed room and door. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @johnniek8845
    @johnniek8845 7 місяців тому +1

    Hello Boss, What size air compressor do you use in your shop ? I have a small one now but not sure if it'll be big enough. thanks buddy, love the scary box cutters too.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  7 місяців тому +1

      Hello Johnnie, Up until recently, I was using a huge 60 gallon, 220volt compressor. I do have to say that it did not run much. However I am now downsizing and went to a 21 gallon 110 Volt from Harbor Freight. It does run more often, but I needed the 110V so I can run it with solar. I think it will get the job done as I really just use it for spraying glue and shooting staples. Please keep liking and watching!

    • @johnniek8845
      @johnniek8845 7 місяців тому +1

      Thank you sir. !!
      @@oldschoolautoupholstery

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  7 місяців тому

      @@johnniek8845 Hello Johnnie, You are so welcome! Please keep liking and watching!

  • @starnet36
    @starnet36 10 місяців тому +1

    Rudy, a question about spray guns. I was looking at one I saw online with the following description: BEETRO HVLP Touch Up Air Spray Gun for Clearcoats 1.0mm Stainless Steel Nozzle 150ml Capacity 7.0CFM 22psi with Type 2 Adapter Air Control Valve and Filter. What size opening do you recommend for spraying adhesive?

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому

      Hello Star, In the old days we used Binks and Develbiss spray guns. I never paid attention to the specs, I just used them. Now I use cheapo Harbor Freight $27 spray guns right out of the box. Not rocket science. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @chuckeecheese162
    @chuckeecheese162 10 місяців тому +1

    I’ve had stitching come apart on my 46 year old drivers seat. Overall it’s very nice material (vinyl) it’s not ripped just the stitching. Is it possible to restitch or is it weak from age having been sewn before and just get a new panel.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      Hello Chucke, I would say that if the vinyl is still pliable and not brittle or shrunk, you should be able to do a resew. Please keep liking and watching!

    • @chuckeecheese162
      @chuckeecheese162 10 місяців тому +1

      @@oldschoolautoupholstery I def will. I’ve got a sport top and some other interior I’ll be getting after this fall.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      @@chuckeecheese162 Hello Chucke, I think you will do just fine with your projects. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @randyhemker792
    @randyhemker792 10 місяців тому +1

    👍👍😎

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      Hello Randy, Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @sdunca4864
    @sdunca4864 10 місяців тому +1

    With your sewing machines- it pays to know how to correct your timing- spend the extra cash to learn from your maintenance guy so you can troubleshoot before your have to spend money to get it looked at (at least in my experience it has saved money!)

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +1

      Hello Sdunca, I hear ya. As a beginner, it would be wise to learn your way around a sewing machine. My last one, a Chandler/Adler lasted me 38 years. Beautifully silent German made. Never had it serviced. After those decades it was so wore out. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @RonHelton
    @RonHelton 10 місяців тому +1

    There seems to have been some kind of technical difficulty at the end of the video.
    I was unable to see how you cleaned with that roll of paper towels. 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому +2

      Hello Ron, I am so happy that you stayed until the end unlike some others. You didn't see me clean the camera lens? Hehe. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @coursehome
    @coursehome 10 місяців тому +1

    Were did you buy yo.ur welt feet. Mark Tennessee 😊

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому

      Hello Course, my welt foot was included with my sewing machine. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @pauleyedwin6056
    @pauleyedwin6056 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks Rudy. Where are you located. Ed from Lawton Ok

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  9 місяців тому

      Hello Ed from Lawton, I am a proud resident of East Texas! Please keep liking and watching!

    • @pauleyedwin6056
      @pauleyedwin6056 9 місяців тому +1

      @@oldschoolautoupholstery I have an old travel trailer by Lake O the Pines by Jefferson Tx

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  9 місяців тому

      @@pauleyedwin6056 Hello Ed, I see. What are you going to do with it? Please keep liking and watching!

    • @PhillipHall01
      @PhillipHall01 7 місяців тому +1

      @@oldschoolautoupholstery
      And Ed hasn't been heard from again! lol j/k

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  7 місяців тому

      @@PhillipHall01 Hello Phillip, Yea, boy, I sure do hope Ed is ok? Please keep liking and watching!

  • @dag36523
    @dag36523 28 днів тому +1

    What do you mark leather with?

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  27 днів тому

      Hello Dag, Leather can be marked with chalk, China marker, pencil, or where not seen, black sharpie. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @pauleyedwin6056
    @pauleyedwin6056 9 місяців тому +1

    What kind of steam machine do you use?

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  9 місяців тому

      Hello Pauley, Just a steamer I bought at Walmart. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @NicholasMurphy-ch4lb
    @NicholasMurphy-ch4lb Місяць тому +1

    What brand of glue gun?

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  Місяць тому +1

      Hello Nicholas, I use the cheapo Harbor Freight spray gun. Please keep liking and watching!

  • @duckhunter8387
    @duckhunter8387 10 місяців тому +1

    Must be "Spray Grade " folks

  • @siscokid5272
    @siscokid5272 10 місяців тому +1

    You're a great teacher, you should take on an apprentice. Keep your legacy going. Thank you for sharing, you do great work and are inspiring others.

    • @oldschoolautoupholstery
      @oldschoolautoupholstery  10 місяців тому

      Hello Sisco, You are so welcome! Yes, I have tried to pass it on, but there is no interest, so I have always been by myself. Please keep liking and watching!