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@@soobok13 Hello Soo, The cost will be decided by the person doing the work. Cost will depend on their experience, the cost of materials and your location. Just Google "Upholstery shop near me" to find out. Please keep liking and watching!
Even brick layers need functional nice working environments to and from location. I'm a carpenter/painter by trade and IT-project manager by education.😆
Hello Danny, Thank you so much for saying so. 44 years of practice will do that to a person. I really understand what your saying. I will only say that much without getting myself into trouble. Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
People say stuff like that. I am a senior aerospace engineer. Everyone I work with takes pride in making jet engines and helicopter transmissions. The comment like that is getting old. Maybe when we produce nothing it will be that way. To say we don't produce anything is also a severely ignorant comment.
@@CraigGrant-sh3in Hello Craig, He could be talking about the Brazilian leather that comes from Oxen, not cows as we have in the USA. Please keep watching!
@@gord2358 Hi! Yes, practice makes perfect. After 43 years I can work on cruise control and don't think much about it as I am working. Thanks for watching!
Replacing the entire seat cover (new part) is a lot easier than fixing part of it, but you might not be able to find a replacement for your vehicle and if you do it will be more expensive.
Richard, besides being a dear friend, is an artist! Not only does he deal with repairs just as in this video but is also a first-class model airplane designer as well as being a super honest and exceptional person. True Story!!!
Hello Skip, Thank you so much for the wonderful kind words! I tried, I tried, but no takers at the time. Several years ago I told my step son that I would give him everything. Now he is a mid 30's nanny looking after someone's three kids. Go figure... Please keep liking and watching!
I did upholstery with my dad. He however did all the sewing and I did take down and replace. We did few automobiles and used hog rings in those days. I loved doing hand work. Probably why I ended up being a metal specialist journeyman welder. I still miss the upholstery. You sir are an expert to the highest level.
@@NotAdamSnider Hello Adam, I think the answer would be whatever someone is willing to pay you based on your skill and experience. Thanks for watching!
From a professional to the other, there is always ways of improving your knowledge. I learned how to remove that cover the easiest way. You explain like a third grade teacher with patience without waisting time. Congrats my friend.
Hello Manuel, When I work I am in cruise control. I never give it much thought. I just do it. I go from that to simple instruction so that hopefully beginners can understand. If your a car guy, you might like seeing 43 years of my work. rudolphsupholstery.com Please keep liking and watching!
Just wanted to comment on how great of a teacher you are. You seem to enjoy what you are doing and it comes through in your videos. You truly are a master!
As a DIYer, this is something I wouldn't try myself. Amazing Craftmanship and a common problem with older vehicles. I would absolutely like to have someone like you make the repair for me. Big advantage not messing with the airbags.
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Personally I wouldn't try the whole thing myself, but there's a lot here that can be done by any DIYer before taking the piece to be repaired to a skilled upholstery pro.
I've always been amazed by you automotive upholstery craftsmen. I have no idea how you learned what you know but I do know this every vehicle I've ever owned I've wanted or needed the seats upgraded with better fabric, or I've wanted in the case of my 1970 Chevy C10 the whole cab upholstered. Seat A custom headliner and overhead storage box and cb mount. They have always been very high quality work. And worth every dollar I've paid. You guys truly are the apitomy of old world craftsman. Great vid ❤
Hello Benjamin, Thank you so much for all of your kind words! I really appreciate you. I love hearing the good news about your C10! Please keep liking and watching!
This is my newest favorite channel! Your personable demeanor makes this a pleasure to watch- on top of the golden knowledge you share. At about 14 mins, when you're sewing the pieces together I was like "That's going so smoothly- it doesn't look very hard." ten seconds later I was like "Uh, after 40 yrs everything looks easy. This does NOT look so easy for me to do.."
Hi Roger! Thank you for the warm compliments, it means the world to me. After a while, things come naturally, then sometimes I realize I am in cruise control mode... Thanks for watching!
I really appreciate the way that you share your experience in a straight forward manner. It's obvious that you have honed your skills and I hope that you are able to pass them on to a new generation at your shop. Experience, knowledge, and customer empathy equal a thriving business and repeat/referral customers. Thanks for sharing!
Oh, Wow! Thank you for the wonderful compliments! I really do appreciate it. I tried to give everything to my 32-year-old stepson, but he didn't want it. Now he's a nanny. Go figure. Please keep watching!🙂
In the future, having seats will be subscription based. Just seats, not heated. Its a shame theres so little interest in AWESOME skills like this, I'd love to get to this level.
I couldn’t help recognizing how you referred to your customer as “my customer” & “happy customer” instead of THE customer. You, my friend, show enormous respect for people like me looking for craftsmen faithful to us and our needs. Thank you for that!
I love watching a skilled craftsman at work. The scissors are just an extension of your hand, your mind like a well programed computer, and the sewing machine like an old friend that knows where you're heading next. Thank you.
First video of 2023, welcome back. I hope you all had a great holiday and I enjoyed the video. I wasn't aware of the air bag needing reset, good info to have.
Wow! Thank you for noticing! Happy new year to you! Yes, the dreaded yellow airbag wire. Stay away! People say to disconnect the battery. I just don't do it.
Part of my secondary duties in the Canadian Air Force, between aircraft inspection's, was safety systems, where as I repaired aircraft covers, seats and used templates to make garment bags etc. I really like how smooth your Juki with the walking foot preformed. I really enjoyed the sewing, as my grandfather was a tailor and I came by it naturally. It's not for everybody trying to match inner and outer patterns, and the day's went by so fast. I dreaded when an aircraft came into maintenance, and I had to go back to my regular job.
AIR FORCE not Air Force It is clearly written on the aircraft - You just have to learn to pay attention to detail AIR FORCE is MILITARY Air Force is what comes out of your Hair Dryer I served in tn the AIR FORCE for 30 years serving3 countries - beginning with the RAF (Bomber Command ) from 1961 - then the RAAF and two years on exchange with the USAF - flying Heavy Transport and commuter Jet. Again you failed to notice that the sewing machine brand is JUKI and not Juki Your eyes se one thing and your brain sees something entirely different. What you don't realize is that you were PROGRAMMED to be ZOMBIE. ZOMBIEs have eyes but cannot see - ears and cannot hear. Paying attention to detail when one is in the pilots seat. So you have to re-program your brain. Learn also that all CORPORATE {legal}} names are always in the ALL CAPS iteration. Only the name of a living Soul is in Mixed Case Letters. I studied both Law and Electronics Engineering during my MILITARY service - and I cannot teach you Law in 5 minutes to explain why ALL CAPS are used and when. However you may catch on when you visit the cemetery and see How the NAME of the CORPSES is written on the stone. You will find every'body' is buried in the cemetery (Dead Centre)
I miss old school craftsmen like you (i'm 70) and I hope you are mentoring some charges in your shop . I truly appreciate your talents and sharing to the masses !
I highly respect this gentleman, the neighborhood upholstery guy always tells me that the entire bottom has the be replaced, several times I was told this. Hope you are blessed, because your honesty.
I really enjoyed this video. Your style is great, honest and educational. I didn't have ANY idea about the art of upholstery and now I do. I really like your honest advice to others in your industry or the any industry for that matter. The parts about giving away free foam repair and thinking about not inconveniencing your customers by taking the seat out is a great examples of awesome customer service. Keep the great work.
Liked and subscribed 👍 As a autobody man of 30yrs I’ve seen some upholstery done. You did a great job. Wish I had you as a resource back in the day when I was repairing cars. Not easy to find a good upholstery guy. Much love and respect my friend ❤️🙏👍🙂
Oh! Thank you for the wonderful compliments! I am so happy to hear the good news about your subscription. I really do appreciate it. Please keep watching!
Same here. There used to be 2 upholstery shops and 5 body shops here in my small town 15 years ago. Now there's 2 body shops and zero upholstery shops.
You are a true artist. Please continue to keep up the content. I’m a gunsmith by trade and the amount of information in our heads is so valuable to the next generation. Thank you!
Looking at the seats in my van, knowing they need some attention. Walk in the house, open the computer and BOOM... there you are. Like Roger said below "I could probably do that." Then I also realized watching a master can make any craft look easy. I will be going to a qualified upholstery shop. Keep the local businesses alive and thriving. Fascinating to watch how the different stitches are done.
Amazing display of craftsmanship. What part of the world are you from sir and would you do some repairs for me in Australia. I know its an outrageous cry for help but you are just what I need for my car seat repairs. Cheers George
Excellent video, clearly and patiently explained. To those with a cherished car: Before it's too late, get out of the habit of getting into your car with a set of keys hanging out your back pocket, or anything else with hard edges that might over time tear your upholstery up.
I've always been amazed by the work upholstery shop's do. Over the years I've had a left bolster repaired, a sun visor repaired, and a headliner replaced.
Hi! I am so humbled by your wonderful compliments. I hope you know how much I appreciate it! Your subscription is the most important gift. Please keep watching!
Thanks! You're video won't provide me the expertise to affect this repair myself, but now I have the confidence two of cars can have seats restored easily. I can also relay the insight provided to whomever conducts the repairs for me.
Hello Anangels, Thank you so much for your support. You have done what most people will not do. I appreciate you. I love hearing good news like this! I'm sure your seat will get done on both cars. Please keep liking and watching!
I visited your website, you seen like a kind person who really cares about people, I'm so glad to see there's still good people in the world. I wish I lived in TX so I could get some work done by you, my car seat has a rip in it, I was looking to see if I could do it myself but there's no way. You care about your customers and that's a wonderful characteristic. Wish there were more people like you in the world.
You make it look so easy. I’ve had multiple upholstery guys screw up the simplest jobs on my boat and they charge a fortune. Upholstery guys are like mechanics and carpenters, a dime a dozen but very few are quality.
Fabulous my friend. I’ve done Fab, Body and Paint work for over 40 years. Always admired Upholstery Craftsman, especially someone like yourself who does high quality work and gives their customers value as well. God bless you and your family. 🌞🙏🏻
Awesome repair. You make it look too easy. With a cost factor for a repair like you did, is it more cost efficient to buy a replacement seat bottom cover & install that?
Finally someone who still understands the concept of customer loyalty. Throwing in something additional for no additional charge is going to pay multiple times more that what you would make by tacking on a nominal charge for something like foam repair because people will come back and make multiple referrals because they feel you treated them beyond fairly and that you didn’t get their job and then start nickle-and-diming them simply to line your pockets. This is the kind of shop that would earn my business for life. Places that hit me with the “add-ons” never get another dollar out of me or anyone I know because it’s a “shifty” way to run a business and makes me question your integrity when you initially quoted a price and suddenly start adding to the cost. If you’re a pro you should be able to anticipate any potential extras and either build that into your initial price and warn me that it may come up on the front end. At the end of the day, throwing stuff in for free wins customer loyalty and referrals!
Richard, just found your site here and it's great... got a 92 Geo Tracker tow car that needs the exact same repair. Small back-story that you and viewers might enjoy: I retired as a Fleet Manager for Pepsi Cola and before Pepsi Corporate bought our franchise in Ventura in the 90's. We kept our vehicles a long time (now they are replaced every 5 years approx.) Anyway, we had some older cabovers that got heavy use delivering soda and the seats needed to be reupholstered frequently. Paul at Mac's Upholstery in Ventura did all our work and one morning I was sharing some stories with Paul about my time in Vietnam (1970's) and amazingly Paul had served on the USS Forestal (mid 1960's). His job ? Repairing the ejection seats on the U2's that were launched off aircraft carriers back then. I was stunned to find out that this wide winged plane was carrier launched, but indeed they were. Apparently the seats took a beating and Paul maintained them so the pilots had a "comfortable" ride during such a grueling mission and tight quarters. Thank you for your great DIY videos !
Just like that ! - Yea, Magic right before your eyes. You made that top stitch seem so easy, maybe after 10,000 hours of doing this, it is second nature ? I'm going to try it and know it will take time, we all have to start at the beginning.
Hello Dan, That is why I always say that learning is doing. It just gets better and better. Sometimes I work in cruise control and don't give it much thought. Please keep liking and watching!
This video helps make one realize the few hundred it likely costs to do these repairs is worth it- looks easy, is not! Making it look "easy", you help people realize that's with 30+ years experience! Well done
Sir, you are an Artist Craftsman Indeed! Well done. (the quality of the video says much about you! Professionally filmed and edited) We need more people like you WHO KNOW HOW TO FIX THINGS, AND IMPROVE THE WORLD ! John 14:6
Awesome job! My Grandaddy was an upholsterer and I watched him when I was very young. He had tacks and put them in his mouth and put them on his magnetic hammer and tack them in. You do great work!
So amazing to watch a master craftsman illustrating step by step tutorials like this. We need more people to apprentice themselves with skilled mentors like Richard especially now with our supply chain problems. There is nothing like being your own boss in a business that you enjoy and really without much competition. I hope there are many young people that watch this video and realize there are great opportunities if you become a skilled professional in many trades, especially in the automotive industry.
Hello Mic, Thank you for contributing your very inspirational words. If only young people would apply themselves, they could have a better life and provide well for their families. Please keep liking and watching!
Mad skills dude, way to go! You reminded me of my great uncle, a custom tailor from Italy. That part of the driver's seat is always a telltale sign as to how much wear and tear on a used vehicle. Sadly skills such as yours are becoming scarce here in the US. Thanks for sharing!
It was fun watching you do this professional repair. It turned out really nice! I had a chance to learn auto upholstery in high school about 40 years ago. I wish I had pursued it, because it would have been a great field to be in, especially if you want to own and operate your own business! LISTEN UP, KIDS!
This is what's known as a, "master craftsman". Spending 100K plus for a college degree is nothing more than supporting the debt enslavement usury system, when you could apprentice for free, and learn a trade that will provide for you a lifetime income.
I have seen many upholstery videos of furniture but this was totally different for me. I was looking at buying new seat covers for my truck front seats, but if I could manage this technique it would probably a lot cheaper and match my other seats as well. I just need to repair the side piece along the same side and area but I will need to gather more information to even attempt this. Thanks for showing me a better way to make a real repair.
I was a little worried about this video when he mentioned not removing the seat. Very impressive. Watching him work that material…I can see years of experience. Really good job on the video and the repair. Love it!!! This is one of those videos that made me subscribe immediately. Much respect Sir!!!
Been a tradsman 27 years good to see another journeyman @work,people forget your not paying for the work your paying for the years Spent learning that trade👍
I just bought two new seats for my current car project. I have done a 180 on the colour change from black to British tan so my winter project is to do my rear seats in british tan to match things up. I studied upholstery when I was 19, I am 62 now so this channel will come in handy for sure.
Hello Peek, Just like riding a bicycle. I think you will do just fine with your back seats. I love hearing good news like this. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I am glad your channel showed up as a suggestion to watch. I might look into getting a used industrial machine. I have a regular singer but that won't do and who knows I might get back to it. It wasn't cool when I was 19 but its cool now.
@@peekaboo4390 Hello Peek, I remember, 44 years ago, people were calling auto upholstery a lost art. Hehe. I am glad your here. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery yes indeed.. any upholstery was considered a lostt art. How about fabric wall coverings and carpet sowing.... Totally lostbut I know how to do it.
The "hook tool" is actually a cotter pin puller. I've had one in my tool box for 40+ years, since I was a kid installing auto glass. It's one of the handiest tools I have, great for odd jobs, reaching in tight places, all kinds of things besides pulling cotter pins (I don't know if I've ever used it for that). Thanks for the great video,
Hello Dave, I believe because it has so many uses, commenters have a name for whatever they are using it for. I have used it for cotter pins, not because I thought that's what it was for, just grabbed the tool (Hook tool as I have always know it) out of my tool box, because it was the best tool for the job at the time. Thanks for watching!
Great job , workmanship, care and patience. I could never do it myself and would be more than happy to pay someone like you for quality work. Seems like you not only do quality professional work, but at a reasonable and fair price. 👍
I just had the two panel seat repair on my truck yesterday, it took the guy right about two hours. Cost was $90.00. Now i see the work that was involved. CRAZY!
Superb seat repair. Quite involved and more to it than I thought. Your patterns were simple looking but great as you factored in excess material. Stitching was impressive as well. Foam backing and repair another plus. Your tutorial and explanation were perfect. Your talent and experience is amazing. Learning these types of repairs initially takes a lot of practice. I don't think I'd try this repair myself these days. Many considerations to be able to complete and deliver an OEM look back to the seat. Kudos for this interesting repair. Was just browsing and decided to watch it. Glad I did and was totally absorbed with this repair. I'll be back!!!!
Your magic is the mastery of your craftsmanship and only a fool could watch your Mozart-like work and pretend it was within their grasp. Sincerely, I am in awe of your work and the beauty of how you produced this film. Bravo.
No one can do this at home, so we must find a guy who does this work. I have three upholstery shops in my town and none will make a small repair like this--they make it a major operation costing many hundreds, or they just refuse the job.
Nice to see a process that can restore the function of the seat without throwing it away and replacing it with a new one. We seem to be a throw away people with most everything these days. Nice video.
I’m a commercial truck washer/detailer. I was just mentioning to my bro-in-law that I’m thinking of including seat/upholstery repair to my services for my clients, just yesterday! Now I come across your video doing one on the same type of trucks we detail every week! If this ain’t God telling me- IDK what is! Thank you sir for the inspiration! My Dad told to do this years ago.
Hello Big, There was a time I was doing commercial truck seats, only I fell into the trap of doing them too cheap, wholesale dealers. Stick with retail customers who will pay 100% retail. You will double your income. There is plenty of work out there. Just go for it! I stopped doing dealer work about 10 years ago and never looked back. Now, I get calls from dealers and the first thing they mention is that they are a dealer, knowing they should get a cheaper price. I laugh and tell them that was a big red flag. I tell them it doesn't make sense to me to do the same amount of work for half the price. I tell them I don't do dealers... You know, our dads are always wiser than us whether we want to admit it or not, they had life experiences before we did. Please keep liking and watching!
You are truly an amazing craftsman. You make it look so easy like anybody could do it but I realize it takes a lot of experience to do it like you do. Excellent job keep up the good work.
I just love how happy this guy is .. nothing is wrong. it's just flows just like the guy that paints from the 70s little birds no mess ups just little birdies
Wow! Thank you. I learned a lot. I've wondering about swapping the left and right seat cushions in my car. The drivers side has minimal wear, but to swap it would give me another 10 years on the seats. It looks pretty easy to remove/ replace the cushions. I'll have a look when it gets warmer outside.
I'm almost speechless. I wish everyone were as meticulous and customer oriented! You wouldn't happened to be located in Mid-Missouri, would you?! Thanks for the demo.
You made this look easy (which it is not). I pride myself on being a jack of all trades but I tried fixing/making boat cushions one time and found out that this isn't something someone with no experience should attempt to tackle and expect to end up with something that even remotely looks good. It was really interesting to watch your technique. Wish I could do this myself but after my one bad experience it's something I won't try again.
I worked in a white collar job my whole working life. I have mad respect for skilled tradespeople and craftspeople. They make things I have no clue how to do look easy, which it may be for them with their mad skills. If I tried this project I would need a huge pile of extra material and tons of time for do-overs. Even then...
Fantastic work. Consider working in the airbag deployment zone while the system is energized though. Would be safer (for you) to learn how to disable the airbag system. Also, all modern airbag systems are continually monitored - meaning if you unplug the seat and plug it back it the system will know that. As long as it’s reconnected correctly, no SRS light
As an ASE Master Tech since 1978, SIR yellow connectors are SAE certified with a shorting bar in the plastic connector that is spring loaded to "Short" across the two inflator module metal terminals. Electrical current can NOT jump into the air bag and deploy it. If you think you really have to turn the key on, engine off, remove the negative terminal. From 1998 and newer (GM) the radio has electronic memory that is erased only with a scan tool. Volume, country, station and saved pre-sets are stored inside it. The SIR control module has capacitors that loose energy if battery is unhooked and cannot deploy inflator module after 5-8 minutes. Written material will tell you 30 minutes but they play it safe. The hook tool is sold in two lengths as a hose removal tool. Slid between a hose and inlet on a radiator, wiggle it left and right w/WD-40 and twist. The hose will free and slide off. If the air bag was on a bench, you have to work on the connector with an insulator installed under the shorting bar and takes some effort. This is a myth. Great video on a common problem, like why do the drivers door hinge pin bushings wear out first? Thanks!
Watched this video with the hopes of doing the same job on my truck but I don't think so now. You man are a master and make it look easy. Way out of my league. Hats of to you sir.and thanks for the lesson.
Great job man! Even if I had access to a sewing machine I don't think the repair would turn out that well. I'll stick to fixing engines and suspensions! haha Enjoyed watching the process! -Glen
Wow!!! I used to have an interest in this when I was much younger, So cool to see it done. Love how simple you make it look. I will leave this to folks like you. Thank goodness we have people with different skills. Thanks for sharing!
You have incredible skill and artistry. Your manner is so relaxed and confident, perhaps from years of experience. Well done and thank you for sharing.
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i’m just gonna tell y’all when it comes to upholstery and the person makes it seem approachable and easy enough for anyone to do you are watching a master because all my upholstery jobs take days.
Hello Armando, I know what you mean, I just spent almost a week duplicating a back seat for a 1964 Ferrari 330 GT. I spent a lot of time on it, because I really wanted it to be nice for my customer. Please keep liking and watching!
Awesome watching that come together! In the beginning, my first thoughts of the reference marks were somewhat cloudy. Awesome how they made the piece take shape. Not so much in the automotive world, but in Construction, I have always been very fascinated watching the insulators make removable insulation covers for piping applications. I cheated on my upholstery job. I ended up buying the whole seat panel and have yet to replace it. Thanks for the takedown information as well. That’s what I was looking for just to get an idea of where to start! Love the content! Best of luck to you!
You are truly a rarity, at least up in Canada, over my 45 years in automotive repair industry, I have NEVER had the experience of dealing with or even knowing of such a unique highly skilled upholsterer. All the ones up here are like..."I will need to order that seat cushion and or cover panel in" I applaud you!🥇
@@oldschoolautoupholsteryThey don’t even teach Industrial Arts any more…they just teach things to screw up your kids life. Yeah, and I’m one of those old school “Shop Guys”!!
You Sir are a Grand MasterCraftsman! AMAZING work!! People like Me are BEYOND Blessed to learn from People like You. THANK YOU for passing Your Wisdom and Knowledge down. It's beyond obvious You TOTALLY Love what You do and You Sir will be Blessed by Your efforts!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It's great having people like you doing this job since there aren't so many workers. It looks simple but it truly isn't. People have to replace their seats spending hundreds or thousands of dollars but you help fix them.
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@@paw45 Hello Paw, Thank you so much for saying so. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Hey I was curious how much does that type of repair cost for cloth interior?
Also what if the cloth itself is fine but you just need the foam repaired?
@@soobok13 Hello Soo, The cost will be decided by the person doing the work. Cost will depend on their experience, the cost of materials and your location. Just Google "Upholstery shop near me" to find out. Please keep liking and watching!
This man just showed us all his tricks. I'm declaring him as the goat! I don't even know why I'm watching this I'm a bricklayer 😂
Hello Bricklayer Joe, Thank you so much! Please keep watching!
Cause your seat is ripped ..😂
Im guessing ..
Even brick layers need functional nice working environments to and from location. I'm a carpenter/painter by trade and IT-project manager by education.😆
I'm a kindergarten teacher. This was great!
nah its not for everyone bro its really difficult
I love seeing people who actually care about their work/customers. Unfortunately that’s becoming a rare thing these days.
Hello Danny, Thank you so much for saying so. 44 years of practice will do that to a person. I really understand what your saying. I will only say that much without getting myself into trouble. Hehe Please keep liking and watching!
People say stuff like that. I am a senior aerospace engineer. Everyone I work with takes pride in making jet engines and helicopter transmissions. The comment like that is getting old. Maybe when we produce nothing it will be that way. To say we don't produce anything is also a severely ignorant comment.
I can safely say and speak for everyone that we all need someone like him in every shop we take our vehicle in for work.
Hello Alpha, Thank you so much for the kind words!
This is a lost art. So much respect for people like you who pass on the knowledge to the younger generation.
Hello Believe it, I try, I try.. Please keep watching!
There's an old leather guy here that my sister has taken things to for repair. She said he bitches about the crappy leather we have today .
@@CraigGrant-sh3in Hello Craig, He could be talking about the Brazilian leather that comes from Oxen, not cows as we have in the USA. Please keep watching!
❤😮😅😊
I wonder how much you get for your repair job
This is amazing. Part Engineer, part mechanic, total artist. Never realized how much there was to replacing a seat cover! Great job!
Hi! Thank you for the kind words! Oh, you forgot one... Designer. Thanks for watching!
Yes, it's an art form but he makes it look easy. Probably took twenty years to get so good at it.
@@gord2358 Hi! Yes, practice makes perfect. After 43 years I can work on cruise control and don't think much about it as I am working. Thanks for watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery you didn't show us you putting the cover on the seat 👎🏾👎🏾🤮🤮
Replacing the entire seat cover (new part) is a lot easier than fixing part of it, but you might not be able to find a replacement for your vehicle and if you do it will be more expensive.
There is a reason folks come to you...... even when you show how you do it. You make it look easy with all your experience. Well done!!
Hello Shuffler, Thank you for all of your kind words. It means a lot to me. Please keep liking and watching!
A man who takes pride in his work.
Wow! Thank you for the wonderful compliment! I really do appreciate it. Please keep watching!
And sniffs the seat off cam.
Richard, besides being a dear friend, is an artist! Not only does he deal with repairs just as in this video but is also a first-class model airplane designer as well as being a super honest and exceptional person. True Story!!!
Hi Brother Bob! Ah Shucks, I'm blushing! I have known Robert Pickwoad for 20 years! Time flys! Love you my brother...
Richard is an upholstery wizard! What an artist..hope he is passing this talent on to someone else.
Hello Skip, Thank you so much for the wonderful kind words! I tried, I tried, but no takers at the time. Several years ago I told my step son that I would give him everything. Now he is a mid 30's nanny looking after someone's three kids. Go figure... Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery People would crawl to you if you opened up a school. Fantastic work Richard. Would love to learn more through you!
@@sebastianportillo801 Hello Sebastian, Well, the locals keep me too busy. I never have a free minute. Please keep liking and watching!
I did upholstery with my dad. He however did all the sewing and I did take down and replace. We did few automobiles and used hog rings in those days. I loved doing hand work. Probably why I ended up being a metal specialist journeyman welder. I still miss the upholstery.
You sir are an expert to the highest level.
Hello Dean Starfish, Memories...Thank you for all you're wonderful compliments! Please keep watching!
Hey how much do you make being a welder? I’ve always wanted to get into welding but was unsure of the pay for beginners vs someone with experience.
@@NotAdamSnider Hello Adam, I think the answer would be whatever someone is willing to pay you based on your skill and experience. Thanks for watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I don't see much that others call art, but good skills. I like the way you respect your customers. It works both ways.
@@99nadroj Hello 99, I think it is just a common way of being nice about it. Some say a "Lost Art" I just do my work every day. Thanks for watching!
You are a true craftsman! We need more people like you here in America....I bet Mike Rowe would enjoy spending time with you.Thanks!
Oh, Wow! Thank you for the wonderful compliments! I really do appreciate it. Please keep watching!
GOOD JOB
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From a professional to the other, there is always ways of improving your knowledge. I learned how to remove that cover the easiest way. You explain like a third grade teacher with patience without waisting time. Congrats my friend.
Hello Manuel, When I work I am in cruise control. I never give it much thought. I just do it. I go from that to simple instruction so that hopefully beginners can understand. If your a car guy, you might like seeing 43 years of my work. rudolphsupholstery.com Please keep liking and watching!
Just wanted to comment on how great of a teacher you are. You seem to enjoy what you are doing and it comes through in your videos. You truly are a master!
Hi! Thank you so much for all your kind words! I really appreciate everything you have said. Please keep watching!
As a DIYer, this is something I wouldn't try myself. Amazing Craftmanship and a common problem with older vehicles. I would absolutely like to have someone like you make the repair for me. Big advantage not messing with the airbags.
Hi Dal V! If you wanted to really make it happen, you could do it! Thanks for watching!
I would totally try doing that but having a good machine to sew would be the problem!
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@@oldschoolautoupholstery Personally I wouldn't try the whole thing myself, but there's a lot here that can be done by any DIYer before taking the piece to be repaired to a skilled upholstery pro.
I've always been amazed by you automotive upholstery craftsmen. I have no idea how you learned what you know but I do know this every vehicle I've ever owned I've wanted or needed the seats upgraded with better fabric, or I've wanted in the case of my 1970 Chevy C10 the whole cab upholstered. Seat A custom headliner and overhead storage box and cb mount. They have always been very high quality work. And worth every dollar I've paid. You guys truly are the apitomy of old world craftsman. Great vid ❤
Hello Benjamin, Thank you so much for all of your kind words! I really appreciate you. I love hearing the good news about your C10! Please keep liking and watching!
This is my newest favorite channel!
Your personable demeanor makes this a pleasure to watch- on top of the golden knowledge you share.
At about 14 mins, when you're sewing the pieces together I was like "That's going so smoothly- it doesn't look very hard." ten seconds later I was like "Uh, after 40 yrs everything looks easy. This does NOT look so easy for me to do.."
Hi Roger! Thank you for the warm compliments, it means the world to me. After a while, things come naturally, then sometimes I realize I am in cruise control mode... Thanks for watching!
I really appreciate the way that you share your experience in a straight forward manner. It's obvious that you have honed your skills and I hope that you are able to pass them on to a new generation at your shop. Experience, knowledge, and customer empathy equal a thriving business and repeat/referral customers. Thanks for sharing!
Oh, Wow! Thank you for the wonderful compliments! I really do appreciate it. I tried to give everything to my 32-year-old stepson, but he didn't want it. Now he's a nanny. Go figure. Please keep watching!🙂
In the future, having seats will be subscription based. Just seats, not heated. Its a shame theres so little interest in AWESOME skills like this, I'd love to get to this level.
I couldn’t help recognizing how you referred to your customer as “my customer” & “happy customer” instead of THE customer. You, my friend, show enormous respect for people like me looking for craftsmen faithful to us and our needs. Thank you for that!
Hello Fred, Thank you so much for all of your kind words. I really do appreciate it. Please keep liking and watching!
I love watching a skilled craftsman at work. The scissors are just an extension of your hand, your mind like a well programed computer, and the sewing machine like an old friend that knows where you're heading next. Thank you.
Hello John, Thank you so much for your kind words! You are so welcome! Please keep watching!
First video of 2023, welcome back. I hope you all had a great holiday and I enjoyed the video. I wasn't aware of the air bag needing reset, good info to have.
Wow! Thank you for noticing! Happy new year to you! Yes, the dreaded yellow airbag wire. Stay away! People say to disconnect the battery. I just don't do it.
The speed you do the repair just shows how experienced & professional you are, cracking job mate 👍
Hello James, Thank you so much for the kind words. Please keep watching!
Part of my secondary duties in the Canadian Air Force, between aircraft inspection's, was safety systems, where as I repaired aircraft covers, seats and used templates to make garment bags etc. I really like how smooth your Juki with the walking foot preformed. I really enjoyed the sewing, as my grandfather was a tailor and I came by it naturally. It's not for everybody trying to match inner and outer patterns, and the day's went by so fast. I dreaded when an aircraft came into maintenance, and I had to go back to my regular job.
Hello Harry, I love working on aircraft myself. I really liked your story. Thanks for sharing. Please keep watching!
Great job
AIR FORCE
not Air Force
It is clearly written on the aircraft -
You just have to learn to pay attention to detail
AIR FORCE is MILITARY
Air Force is what comes out of your Hair Dryer
I served in tn the AIR FORCE for 30 years
serving3 countries - beginning with the RAF
(Bomber Command ) from 1961 - then the RAAF
and two years on exchange with the USAF -
flying Heavy Transport and commuter Jet.
Again you failed to notice that the sewing machine brand is
JUKI and not Juki
Your eyes se one thing and your brain sees something
entirely different.
What you don't realize is that you were PROGRAMMED
to be ZOMBIE.
ZOMBIEs have eyes but cannot see - ears and cannot hear.
Paying attention to detail when one is in the pilots seat.
So you have to re-program your brain.
Learn also that all CORPORATE {legal}} names are always
in the ALL CAPS iteration.
Only the name of a living Soul is in Mixed Case Letters.
I studied both Law and Electronics Engineering during my
MILITARY service - and I cannot teach you Law in 5 minutes
to explain why ALL CAPS are used and when.
However you may catch on when you visit the cemetery and
see How the NAME of the CORPSES is written on the stone.
You will find every'body' is buried in the cemetery (Dead Centre)
@@andrew_koala2974First, sincere thanks for your service. Second, LIGHTEN UP, FRANCIS!
I miss old school craftsmen like you (i'm 70) and I hope you are mentoring some charges in your shop .
I truly appreciate your talents and sharing to the masses !
Hello Mark, Thank you for all you're wonderful compliments! Please keep watching!
I highly respect this gentleman, the neighborhood upholstery guy always tells me that the entire bottom has the be replaced, several times I was told this. Hope you are blessed, because your honesty.
Hello David, I really appreciate your kind words. Keeps me going! Please keep liking and watching!
I really enjoyed this video. Your style is great, honest and educational. I didn't have ANY idea about the art of upholstery and now I do. I really like your honest advice to others in your industry or the any industry for that matter. The parts about giving away free foam repair and thinking about not inconveniencing your customers by taking the seat out is a great examples of awesome customer service. Keep the great work.
Hi George, Wow! I am so happy to hear this wonderful compliment! Please keep watching!
Liked and subscribed 👍 As a autobody man of 30yrs I’ve seen some upholstery done. You did a great job. Wish I had you as a resource back in the day when I was repairing cars. Not easy to find a good upholstery guy. Much love and respect my friend ❤️🙏👍🙂
Oh! Thank you for the wonderful compliments! I am so happy to hear the good news about your subscription. I really do appreciate it. Please keep watching!
Same here. There used to be 2 upholstery shops and 5 body shops here in my small town 15 years ago. Now there's 2 body shops and zero upholstery shops.
You are a true artist. Please continue to keep up the content. I’m a gunsmith by trade and the amount of information in our heads is so valuable to the next generation. Thank you!
Hello Dave, Sometimes the next generation has no interest... I really appreciate all the kind words! Thank you so much and please keep watching!
Looking at the seats in my van, knowing they need some attention. Walk in the house, open the computer and BOOM... there you are. Like Roger said below "I could probably do that." Then I also realized watching a master can make any craft look easy. I will be going to a qualified upholstery shop. Keep the local businesses alive and thriving. Fascinating to watch how the different stitches are done.
Amazing display of craftsmanship. What part of the world are you from sir and would you do some repairs for me in Australia. I know its an outrageous cry for help but you are just what I need for my car seat repairs. Cheers George
Hi! Thanks for your kind words. I am so happy to hear you say "Go local". Just read their reviews first! Thanks for watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery Go Local? Where are you located?
Excellent video, clearly and patiently explained. To those with a cherished car: Before it's too late, get out of the habit of getting into your car with a set of keys hanging out your back pocket, or anything else with hard edges that might over time tear your upholstery up.
Hello Ken, Thank you so much! Also thanks for sharing the excellent advise! Please keep watching!
A true master at work ,eye opener for me, you make it look so easy, God Bless you and thanks for sharing years of experience and patience.
Hello Ismael, You are so welcome! Thank you so much for all the kind words! Please keep watching!
I've always been amazed by the work upholstery shop's do. Over the years I've had a left bolster repaired, a sun visor repaired, and a headliner replaced.
Hello RKGSD, Yes, I can see that sometimes maintenance needs to be done to keep our vehicles looking like new. Please keep watching!
Your pride and confidence in your work is genuinely inspiring. Thanks for posting this- it is magic. Subscribed!
Hi! I am so humbled by your wonderful compliments. I hope you know how much I appreciate it! Your subscription is the most important gift. Please keep watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery 😊
Thanks! You're video won't provide me the expertise to affect this repair myself, but now I have the confidence two of cars can have seats restored easily. I can also relay the insight provided to whomever conducts the repairs for me.
Hello Anangels, Thank you so much for your support. You have done what most people will not do. I appreciate you. I love hearing good news like this! I'm sure your seat will get done on both cars. Please keep liking and watching!
I visited your website, you seen like a kind person who really cares about people, I'm so glad to see there's still good people in the world. I wish I lived in TX so I could get some work done by you, my car seat has a rip in it, I was looking to see if I could do it myself but there's no way. You care about your customers and that's a wonderful characteristic. Wish there were more people like you in the world.
Hi Warren! Wow, that's a powerful compliment. Thank you so much for all of your kind words! Please keep watching!
I can't even begin to comprehend how something like this can be learned to do. This type of work is on another level. You impressed me to no end.
Hello Orlando, Thank you so much! Learning is doing! Please keep watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery - El placer es mio, hermano. Keep up the great work, brother. Proud of ya!
You make it look so easy. I’ve had multiple upholstery guys screw up the simplest jobs on my boat and they charge a fortune. Upholstery guys are like mechanics and carpenters, a dime a dozen but very few are quality.
Hello Brent, Thank you so much for saying so! I have also heard a lot of horror stories, some are pretty crazy. Please keep liking and watching!
Fabulous my friend. I’ve done Fab, Body and Paint work for over 40 years. Always admired Upholstery Craftsman, especially someone like yourself who does high quality work and gives their customers value as well. God bless you and your family. 🌞🙏🏻
Hello Michael! Thank you so much for all of your kind words! Please keep watching!
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Thanks
Iam trying to find sumone to the same job on my truck , how much does dat job cost , help, where u located at
I would like the phone number
4 this guy
I am in michigan
Great repair & attention to detail. What would a repair like that cost?
Where are you located??
Awesome repair. You make it look too easy. With a cost factor for a repair like you did, is it more cost efficient to buy a replacement seat bottom cover & install that?
Finally someone who still understands the concept of customer loyalty. Throwing in something additional for no additional charge is going to pay multiple times more that what you would make by tacking on a nominal charge for something like foam repair because people will come back and make multiple referrals because they feel you treated them beyond fairly and that you didn’t get their job and then start nickle-and-diming them simply to line your pockets. This is the kind of shop that would earn my business for life. Places that hit me with the “add-ons” never get another dollar out of me or anyone I know because it’s a “shifty” way to run a business and makes me question your integrity when you initially quoted a price and suddenly start adding to the cost. If you’re a pro you should be able to anticipate any potential extras and either build that into your initial price and warn me that it may come up on the front end. At the end of the day, throwing stuff in for free wins customer loyalty and referrals!
Hello Thebest, Thank you for all of your wonderful kind words. Exactly right! You know it. Please keep liking and watching!
Richard, just found your site here and it's great... got a 92 Geo Tracker tow car that needs the exact same repair.
Small back-story that you and viewers might enjoy:
I retired as a Fleet Manager for Pepsi Cola and before Pepsi Corporate bought our franchise in Ventura in the 90's.
We kept our vehicles a long time (now they are replaced every 5 years approx.)
Anyway, we had some older cabovers that got heavy use delivering soda and the seats needed to be reupholstered frequently.
Paul at Mac's Upholstery in Ventura did all our work and one morning I was sharing some stories with Paul about my time
in Vietnam (1970's) and amazingly Paul had served on the USS Forestal (mid 1960's).
His job ? Repairing the ejection seats on the U2's that were launched off aircraft carriers back then. I was stunned to find out that this wide winged plane was carrier launched, but indeed they were. Apparently the seats took a beating and Paul maintained them so the pilots had a "comfortable" ride during such a grueling mission and tight quarters.
Thank you for your great DIY videos !
Hello Dave, Thank you for the amazing history! Please keep watching!
my brother in law served on the USS Forrestal. He was there when it caught 🔥
Much respect - you made that look easy, but there's got to be a lot of experience behind that. End result looked great.
Thank you so much for all the wonderful compliments! I really do appreciate it. Please keep watching!
Just like that ! - Yea, Magic right before your eyes. You made that top stitch seem so easy, maybe after 10,000 hours of doing this, it is second nature ? I'm going to try it and know it will take time, we all have to start at the beginning.
Hello Dan, That is why I always say that learning is doing. It just gets better and better. Sometimes I work in cruise control and don't give it much thought. Please keep liking and watching!
This video helps make one realize the few hundred it likely costs to do these repairs is worth it- looks easy, is not! Making it look "easy", you help people realize that's with 30+ years experience! Well done
Hi! Sorry for the correction but I still love you! 43 Years. Thank you so much for the wonderful compliment! Please keep watching.
Hello Schell, Thank you so much for saying so. I really appreciate you. Please keep liking and watching!
Sir, you are an Artist Craftsman Indeed! Well done. (the quality of the video says much about you! Professionally filmed and edited) We need more people like you WHO KNOW HOW TO FIX THINGS, AND IMPROVE THE WORLD ! John 14:6
Hello Roger my brother, Thank you so much for all of your kind words! Please keep binge watching my channel!
Awesome job! My Grandaddy was an upholsterer and I watched him when I was very young. He had tacks and put them in his mouth and put them on his magnetic hammer and tack them in. You do great work!
Hello Music, Great memories. When I was young, I tried spitting out hog rings the same way. Thanks for watching!
So amazing to watch a master craftsman illustrating step by step tutorials like this. We need more people to apprentice themselves with skilled mentors like Richard especially now with our supply chain problems.
There is nothing like being your own boss in a business that you enjoy and really without much competition.
I hope there are many young people that watch this video and realize there are great opportunities if you become a skilled professional in many trades, especially in the automotive industry.
Hello Mic, Thank you for contributing your very inspirational words. If only young people would apply themselves, they could have a better life and provide well for their families. Please keep liking and watching!
Mad skills dude, way to go! You reminded me of my great uncle, a custom tailor from Italy. That part of the driver's seat is always a telltale sign as to how much wear and tear on a used vehicle. Sadly skills such as yours are becoming scarce here in the US. Thanks for sharing!
Hello Guy! Thank you so much for all of your kind words! Please keep watching!
You welcome. My relatives and neighbors were in bus building business including seats but I never payed attention. Thanks again
Hello VayJay, Sounds like some good memories! Thanks for watching!
Wow! It is refreshing to watch a repairman who really knows his craft and executes with skill!! Bravo!
Hello Allen, Thank you so much for all of your kind words, Please keep watching!
It was fun watching you do this professional repair. It turned out really nice! I had a chance to learn auto upholstery in high school about 40 years ago. I wish I had pursued it, because it would have been a great field to be in, especially if you want to own and operate your own business! LISTEN UP, KIDS!
Hello Wolfsmack, That is some great advice! Anything is better for kids than a video screen. Makes them weak! Please keep watching!
Having installed carpet for 25 yrs l found your video very satisfying to watch! Thanks for sharing your skills with us!
Hello Bobdad, Congratulation on 25 years! Thank you so much. Please keep watching!
This is what's known as a, "master craftsman". Spending 100K plus for a college degree is nothing more than supporting the debt enslavement usury system, when you could apprentice for free, and learn a trade that will provide for you a lifetime income.
Hello Mr C, I could not have said it better myself. You are 100% correct. Please keep liking and watching!
Chill
Just because you wasted your time in college doesn't mean everyone wasted their time
AND I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL FOR NOTHING DUDE...IT SUCKED!
I make what I paid for college every 3 weeks, worked for me but still appreciate a person that masters their craft.
This was actually a lot of fun to watch. I have so much respect for true craftsmanship and talent like this.
Hello Dave, Thank you so much for the kind words. Please keep watching!
I have seen many upholstery videos of furniture but this was totally different for me. I was looking at buying new seat covers for my truck front seats, but if I could manage this technique it would probably a lot cheaper and match my other seats as well. I just need to repair the side piece along the same side and area but I will need to gather more information to even attempt this. Thanks for showing me a better way to make a real repair.
Hello Cm, You are so welcome! I think you will do just fine with your seat repair. Just do it. Please keep liking and watching!
Wow! You took a complicated repair and turned it into an absolute work of art! Very nice job! 👍
Hi Lawrence Klein! Thank you so much for all of your kind words! Please keep watching!
I was a little worried about this video when he mentioned not removing the seat. Very impressive. Watching him work that material…I can see years of experience.
Really good job on the video and the repair. Love it!!!
This is one of those videos that made me subscribe immediately. Much respect Sir!!!
Hello Todd, I really appreciate the sub! Thank you so much. Please keep watching!
Been a tradsman 27 years good to see another journeyman @work,people forget your not paying for the work your paying for the years
Spent learning that trade👍
Hello Ireland, Hear here! I totally agree with everything you just said! Right on brother! Please keep liking and watching!
Truly a master craftsman! Wish I could find someone like you in my area.
Oh, Wow! Thank you for the wonderful compliments! I really do appreciate it. I hope you find someone soon! Please keep watching!🙂
You make that look so easy. A true sign of experience. Great job.
Hello Arthur, I really appreciate all the kind words! Thank you so much and please keep watching!
You made the repair look easy. It is all the years of your experience making it look effortless. You really do put your customers first..
Hello Kenneth, Thank you so much for all the kind words! Please keep watching!
It’s worth it to have experts do this kind of work.
Hello C Michael, Thank you so much! Please keep watching!
Such patience, this guy is a hero!
Hello Henry, Thank you for your kind words! Please keep watching!
I just bought two new seats for my current car project. I have done a 180 on the colour change from black to British tan so my winter project is to do my rear seats in british tan to match things up. I studied upholstery when I was 19, I am 62 now so this channel will come in handy for sure.
Hello Peek, Just like riding a bicycle. I think you will do just fine with your back seats. I love hearing good news like this. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery I am glad your channel showed up as a suggestion to watch. I might look into getting a used industrial machine. I have a regular singer but that won't do and who knows I might get back to it. It wasn't cool when I was 19 but its cool now.
@@peekaboo4390 Hello Peek, I remember, 44 years ago, people were calling auto upholstery a lost art. Hehe. I am glad your here. Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholstery yes indeed.. any upholstery was considered a lostt art. How about fabric wall coverings and carpet sowing.... Totally lostbut I know how to do it.
@@peekaboo4390 Yep, us old school guys need to stick together right? Please keep liking and watching!
The "hook tool" is actually a cotter pin puller. I've had one in my tool box for 40+ years, since I was a kid installing auto glass. It's one of the handiest tools I have, great for odd jobs, reaching in tight places, all kinds of things besides pulling cotter pins (I don't know if I've ever used it for that).
Thanks for the great video,
Hello Dave, I believe because it has so many uses, commenters have a name for whatever they are using it for. I have used it for cotter pins, not because I thought that's what it was for, just grabbed the tool (Hook tool as I have always know it) out of my tool box, because it was the best tool for the job at the time. Thanks for watching!
Also known as a booger hook
@@src4409 Hello S RC, Haha! I have not heard that one! Please keep liking and watching!
Great job , workmanship, care and patience. I could never do it myself and would be more than happy to pay someone like you for quality work. Seems like you not only do quality professional work, but at a reasonable and fair price. 👍
Hello G, I really appreciate all the kind words! Thank you so much and please keep watching!
I just had the two panel seat repair on my truck yesterday, it took the guy right about two hours. Cost was $90.00. Now i see the work that was involved. CRAZY!
Hello Brian, $90? That's like Tijuana price senior! Hehe, Please keep liking and watching!
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@@brianfleury7964 Hello Brian, I was really shocked when you told me $90. Dirt cheap. Please keep liking and watching!
Superb seat repair. Quite involved and more to it than I thought. Your patterns were simple looking but great as you factored in excess material. Stitching was impressive as well. Foam backing and repair another plus.
Your tutorial and explanation were perfect. Your talent and experience is amazing. Learning these types of repairs initially takes a lot of practice. I don't think I'd try this repair myself these days. Many considerations to be able to complete and deliver an OEM look back to the seat.
Kudos for this interesting repair. Was just browsing and decided to watch it. Glad I did and was totally absorbed with this repair.
I'll be back!!!!
Oh, Wow! Thank you for the wonderful compliments! I really do appreciate it. Please keep watching!🙂
I will probably never do something like this; it was just so fascinating to watch. You are a true artist!
Hi Big Time! I really appreciate it. Thank you so much for all of your kind words! Please keep watching!
Your magic is the mastery of your craftsmanship and only a fool could watch your Mozart-like work and pretend it was within their grasp. Sincerely, I am in awe of your work and the beauty of how you produced this film. Bravo.
Hello Don, I really appreciate all of your kind words! I'm blushing... Please keep liking and watching!
No one can do this at home, so we must find a guy who does this work. I have three upholstery shops in my town and none will make a small repair like this--they make it a major operation costing many hundreds, or they just refuse the job.
Hi! I love the smaller jobs as they can get done quickly. Thanks for watching!
Nice to see a process that can restore the function of the seat without throwing it away and replacing it with a new one. We seem to be a throw away people with most everything these days. Nice video.
Hello Trains by Ben, Thank you so much! True, how true... Please keep watching!
I’m a commercial truck washer/detailer. I was just mentioning to my bro-in-law that I’m thinking of including seat/upholstery repair to my services for my clients, just yesterday! Now I come across your video doing one on the same type of trucks we detail every week! If this ain’t God telling me- IDK what is! Thank you sir for the inspiration! My Dad told to do this years ago.
Hello Big, There was a time I was doing commercial truck seats, only I fell into the trap of doing them too cheap, wholesale dealers. Stick with retail customers who will pay 100% retail. You will double your income. There is plenty of work out there. Just go for it! I stopped doing dealer work about 10 years ago and never looked back. Now, I get calls from dealers and the first thing they mention is that they are a dealer, knowing they should get a cheaper price. I laugh and tell them that was a big red flag. I tell them it doesn't make sense to me to do the same amount of work for half the price. I tell them I don't do dealers... You know, our dads are always wiser than us whether we want to admit it or not, they had life experiences before we did. Please keep liking and watching!
You are truly an amazing craftsman. You make it look so easy like anybody could do it but I realize it takes a lot of experience to do it like you do. Excellent job keep up the good work.
Hello Lynn, Thank you so much for all the kind words! Please keep watching!
beautiful work guys and also shows the pride you put into your work,not too many like you anymore.
Hello German, Thank you for all you're wonderful compliments! Please keep watching!
I just love how happy this guy is .. nothing is wrong. it's just flows just like the guy that paints from the 70s little birds no mess ups just little birdies
Hello Theyluv, I love it! Right on! Right on. Please keep liking and watching!
I love technique #85.
Hello Doggy, Yep good 'Ol Technique #85. Thank you so much! Please keep watching!
Wow! Thank you. I learned a lot. I've wondering about swapping the left and right seat cushions in my car. The drivers side has minimal wear, but to swap it would give me another 10 years on the seats. It looks pretty easy to remove/ replace the cushions. I'll have a look when it gets warmer outside.
Hello Drew, Yes this is another way of doing it! Thanks for watching!
I'm almost speechless. I wish everyone were as meticulous and customer oriented! You wouldn't happened to be located in Mid-Missouri, would you?! Thanks for the demo.
Hello Barbara, Nope, East Texas. Thank you so much for all the kind words! Please keep watching!
You made this look easy (which it is not). I pride myself on being a jack of all trades but I tried fixing/making boat cushions one time and found out that this isn't something someone with no experience should attempt to tackle and expect to end up with something that even remotely looks good. It was really interesting to watch your technique. Wish I could do this myself but after my one bad experience it's something I won't try again.
Hello Rich, Thank you so much! Remember, it is the bad experiences that we learn from. Please keep watching!
This guy is awesome. I would recommend this guy to everyone. Well done my dude! Thanks for posting!
Hello Dug E, Thank you so much for the kind words. Please keep watching!
I worked in a white collar job my whole working life. I have mad respect for skilled tradespeople and craftspeople. They make things I have no clue how to do look easy, which it may be for them with their mad skills. If I tried this project I would need a huge pile of extra material and tons of time for do-overs. Even then...
Hello Brian, Do overs are a part of learning in the beginning. Remember, learning is doing! Please keep liking and watching!
Thanks! Lunch is on me!
Hello James Baggech! Thank you so much for the $uper Thank$! My wife and I will appreciate that lunch very much! Please keep watching!
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Fantastic work. Consider working in the airbag deployment zone while the system is energized though. Would be safer (for you) to learn how to disable the airbag system. Also, all modern airbag systems are continually monitored - meaning if you unplug the seat and plug it back it the system will know that. As long as it’s reconnected correctly, no SRS light
Hello Mike, I thought this was a video about auto upholstery... Thanks for the comment, Please keep watching!
As an ASE Master Tech since 1978, SIR yellow connectors are SAE certified with a shorting bar in the plastic connector that is spring loaded to "Short" across the two inflator module metal terminals. Electrical current can NOT jump into the air bag and deploy it. If you think you really have to turn the key on, engine off, remove the negative terminal. From 1998 and newer (GM) the radio has electronic memory that is erased only with a scan tool. Volume, country, station and saved pre-sets are stored inside it.
The SIR control module has capacitors that loose energy if battery is unhooked and cannot deploy inflator module after 5-8 minutes. Written material will tell you 30 minutes but they play it safe.
The hook tool is sold in two lengths as a hose removal tool. Slid between a hose and inlet on a radiator, wiggle it left and right w/WD-40 and twist. The hose will free and slide off.
If the air bag was on a bench, you have to work on the connector with an insulator installed under the shorting bar and takes some effort. This is a myth.
Great video on a common problem, like why do the drivers door hinge pin bushings wear out first? Thanks!
Hello Dean, yep. Thank you for sharing you're experiences with us! Please keep liking and watching!
Outstanding job! You certainly made a difficult job look easy. Thanks for sharing this knowledge on UA-cam!
Hello ScoutCrafter! Thank you so much for all of your kind words! Please keep watching!
Great lesson! Clear and simple explanations thanks
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you liked it. Please keep watching!
Watched this video with the hopes of doing the same job on my truck but I don't think so now. You man are a master and make it look easy. Way out of my league. Hats of to you sir.and thanks for the lesson.
Hello Will, Doing is learning! Thank you so much! Please keep watching!
Great job man! Even if I had access to a sewing machine I don't think the repair would turn out that well. I'll stick to fixing engines and suspensions! haha Enjoyed watching the process! -Glen
Hi! Thank you for the wonderful compliments! I really do appreciate it. Please keep watching!🙂
Wow!!! I used to have an interest in this when I was much younger, So cool to see it done. Love how simple you make it look.
I will leave this to folks like you. Thank goodness we have people with different skills. Thanks for sharing!
Hello M, Thank you for you kind words! Please keep watching!
You have incredible skill and artistry. Your manner is so relaxed and confident, perhaps from years of experience. Well done and thank you for sharing.
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I watched the video,ty
@@MichaelChason Hello Michael, Thank you for watching, I hope this can be helpful for you. Please keep liking and watching!
Where is your shop located
@@toner1226 Hello Toner, I am a proud resident of East Texas! Please keep liking and watching!
i’m just gonna tell y’all when it comes to upholstery and the person makes it seem approachable and easy enough for anyone to do you are watching a master because all my upholstery jobs take days.
Hello Armando, I know what you mean, I just spent almost a week duplicating a back seat for a 1964 Ferrari 330 GT. I spent a lot of time on it, because I really wanted it to be nice for my customer. Please keep liking and watching!
Awesome work man! Inspiring to see someone with such craft. I hope you're passing on your craft to some younger folks. All the best.
Hello Father, Thank you so much! I've tried, but no interest. Please keep liking and watching!
Awesome watching that come together! In the beginning, my first thoughts of the reference marks were somewhat cloudy. Awesome how they made the piece take shape. Not so much in the automotive world, but in Construction, I have always been very fascinated watching the insulators make removable insulation covers for piping applications. I cheated on my upholstery job. I ended up buying the whole seat panel and have yet to replace it. Thanks for the takedown information as well. That’s what I was looking for just to get an idea of where to start! Love the content! Best of luck to you!
Hello Craig, I hope you now have a better understanding so you can complete your project. Thank you so much! Please keep watching!
You are truly a rarity, at least up in Canada, over my 45 years in automotive repair industry, I have NEVER had the experience of dealing with or even knowing of such a unique highly skilled upholsterer. All the ones up here are like..."I will need to order that seat cushion and or cover panel in" I applaud you!🥇
Hello Fobs, Thank you for all of your wonderful kind words. I really appreciate you. Please keep liking and watching!
One of the Five Industrial Arts they don't teach in school anymore.
Hello Charles, You got that right! Please keep liking and watching!
@@oldschoolautoupholsteryThey don’t even teach Industrial Arts any more…they just teach things to screw up your kids life. Yeah, and I’m one of those old school “Shop Guys”!!
@@thehunter3386 Hello Thehunter, Yep, us old school guys need to stick together right? Please keep liking and watching!
Awesome!!
Thank you so much for the nice comment. Please keep watching!
You Sir are a Grand MasterCraftsman! AMAZING work!! People like Me are BEYOND Blessed to learn from People like You. THANK YOU for passing Your Wisdom and Knowledge down. It's beyond obvious You TOTALLY Love what You do and You Sir will be Blessed by Your efforts!
Hello Worship, Thank you so much for the kind words. Please keep watching!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It's great having people like you doing this job since there aren't so many workers. It looks simple but it truly isn't. People have to replace their seats spending hundreds or thousands of dollars but you help fix them.
Hello Francisco, Thank you for all of your kind words! Please keep watching!