How to re-upholster a camper van seat.

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  • Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
  • This video is about MERCEDES 316 WITH ALCANTARA CENTRES

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  • @rachaelb9164
    @rachaelb9164 2 роки тому +7

    I appreciate videos that don’t play obnoxious music. The sounds of the sewing machine and various tools being used is plenty for me.

  • @lukedorny
    @lukedorny 4 роки тому +2

    You make it look so easy. Ooh, and heating elements. Rad.

  • @michaelrich5501
    @michaelrich5501 3 роки тому

    Great job, you make it look so easy

  • @ayselatli465
    @ayselatli465 2 роки тому +1

    Ustam süper oldu, ellerine kollarına sağlık. Sanırım ben bunu yapamam. Çünkü orjinal kılıfı çıkarıp, dikiş yerlerinden söküp kalıp olarak kullanıyorsunuz. Ya kendi arabamın orjinal kılıfını söküp, dikemezsem. Büyük risk😱😥.
    Öğrenmek için daha fazla çalışmalıyım 😀🙋

  • @Art.onceuponawall
    @Art.onceuponawall 3 роки тому +3

    Beautiful work! I'd love to see a video of the backrest portion :)

  • @will20823
    @will20823 3 роки тому +1

    Such a great video, I do work here in Brazil with upholstery since 2018, and I knowed every part of this video, I wish I can work with bigger cenarios one day!
    My biggest job was to work with yatchs seats 😁

  • @donThelemic
    @donThelemic Рік тому

    Lil information an no video of removing back seat cover.
    Did u end up, just tearing it all off?...

  • @عبدالقوياللبن
    @عبدالقوياللبن 5 місяців тому

    xcuse me, brother, what is the appropriate width for the piece that has the thread inside? Is it four santi or three?

  • @qinisozulu9250
    @qinisozulu9250 3 роки тому +1

    Where can I learn this? In South Africa

  • @Buetre
    @Buetre 4 роки тому +1

    What is the size of thread and needles
    And what kind of foam did u used at the back of the leather

    • @jaycalk994
      @jaycalk994 4 роки тому

      I’d like to know this too,please.

  • @azzilazzi5813
    @azzilazzi5813 Рік тому

    Hi sir would you want to do my t5 caravelle seats ? And how much sir

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  Рік тому

      Hi contact me through my website thanks

  • @shahiduddin1410
    @shahiduddin1410 Рік тому

    Hi John, are you able to make tailored covers that fit perfectly over the top of seats?
    I’ve been wanting to make them myself but I’m not sure about how to get the layout of the seat for the seat covers.
    Any advice?

  • @elisasmaria6406
    @elisasmaria6406 3 роки тому

    John do you take orders? AMAZING JOB!!!

  • @robw7676
    @robw7676 Рік тому

    I remember over 25 years ago walking into a factory where cocky 19 year old me had got a job operating a plastic moulding press. I watched the guy who was supposedly the best operator for a few minutes. It looked really easy. He reached in a box and grabbed 6 rubber rings, juggled them about in his hands for a few seconds, then pushed them all flat into a water-cooled mould, pressed 2 buttons, and checked some numbers on a screen as he waited for a 2nd mould to come back with plastic moulded onto the rubber and fired them off the moulds. He stood there nonchalantly waiting for a while after preparing the next 6 rubber rings. It took 29-30 seconds to do one cycle, the press computer display said so.
    Where he was waiting for the press, on my first shift, cycles took nearly 40 seconds - the press was waiting for me. Those bastard rings never went in properly. I had an unacceptable level of rejects where there was rubber poking through the plastic.
    Fast-forward 6 months and I was the top press operator. I knew just how to wrap my thumbs in fabric tape and coat them with silicon - just enough not to leave residues on the rubber, how to tune the injection moulding time and temps to their optimum for the atmospheric conditions, which rubber rings to reject, and had developed such dexterity at a process I did 800-1000 times a day that I could do it without looking, twice as fast as the press could go. I read 3 novels a week on clipboard at work doing it.
    This taught me a valuable lesson in life about how easy something that seems straightforward can be made to look by somebody who is very good at it.
    I strongly suspect that applies to this video as well!

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  Рік тому +1

      Yes it does take some time to become fluent at it, practice, practice, practice thanks for watching John

  • @NuclearEngineerDOE
    @NuclearEngineerDOE Рік тому

    Beautiful work. Where can i get the foam for the seat bottom on a 2003 Ford E150 Van Driver's side captain chair? Thanks in advance!

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  Рік тому +1

      Thank you, best bet is google for after market foam products, or Ford themselves. John

  • @adammabley3906
    @adammabley3906 3 роки тому

    How much would you charge for this service

  • @Adam_t5
    @Adam_t5 2 роки тому

    Loving your videos. All useful information and as mentioned no music is also good. Can I ask if you used a t90 thread would you use the same in the bobbin?
    Thanks I’m advance

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  2 роки тому

      As a general rule I match main thread with bobbin thread yes. John

  • @maribelru2011
    @maribelru2011 3 роки тому

    Hi John, I had my seats upholstered in my car and the stitching is a little wonky. How do I know what is fair and what is a bad job?

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  3 роки тому

      That’s a difficult question to answer, it’s all relative what someone thinks is good could be bad for someone else.
      If you are not happy with the job you received there is obviously something not right! It’s best to talk to the trimmer and see if he can rectify the parts you are unhappy with.
      Good luck with it I hope you get it sorted John

  • @luciocancellara4995
    @luciocancellara4995 3 роки тому

    Iooks great ,is this leather or the viynal?
    Wanting my t6 captain seats doing but not sure which material to go with ,
    Where are you based?

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  3 роки тому +1

      Hi these are Alcantara centres with vinyl sides, I’m based in peterborough uk. Thanks for watching John.

  • @mysuzuki8534
    @mysuzuki8534 4 роки тому

    could you do a video where you do the back rest instead of the base?

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  4 роки тому

      I will be putting up more videos, so keep a look out I will be doing a squab soon. John

  • @jacobsmithjr
    @jacobsmithjr 3 роки тому

    do you do work for other people what you charge

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  3 роки тому

      I work on my own contact me through my Website www.John hunt upholstery.Co.uk

  • @rafiq24032mh17
    @rafiq24032mh17 3 роки тому

    Nice work

  • @nathangentile5735
    @nathangentile5735 4 роки тому

    What is that backing you put on the back of the leather

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  4 роки тому

      Nathan gentile Hi it’s called scrim foam, some people call it sew foam, it comes in various thicknesses.
      I generally use 10mm for the centres and 6mm elsewhere. Thanks for watching John

  • @craigworsley4594
    @craigworsley4594 4 роки тому

    What is the stiff material called that you use to line the seat edges please?

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  4 роки тому +2

      Hi Craig, its piping cord i use 4mm piping cord for this project, but does come in various sizes. thanks for watching John.

  • @paloskeezy
    @paloskeezy 4 роки тому

    Nice work.

  • @bigvan706
    @bigvan706 4 роки тому

    How many square feet did that take for on seat?

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  4 роки тому

      Javan Kitchen no idea sorry

    • @JohnDoe-zx4lg
      @JohnDoe-zx4lg 3 роки тому

      I was told it takes 2.5 to 3 yards to do a complete seat. So 3 yards by 5 feet

  • @TheTommo2
    @TheTommo2 Рік тому

    You make it look so easy

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  Рік тому

      Thank you, over 30 years experience had a lot of practice. Thanks for watching John

  • @davidmaclean5386
    @davidmaclean5386 2 роки тому

    Great work

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  2 роки тому

      Thank you thanks for watching John

  • @mouadet-talbi5707
    @mouadet-talbi5707 4 роки тому

    Splendide

    • @Johnhuntuph
      @Johnhuntuph  4 роки тому

      mouad Et-talbi Thank you and thanks for watching John