Car seat reupholstery using old cover as templates

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9 ай бұрын

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I want to share a reupholstery I did on a Toyota Rav 4 car driver's seat. As we can see at the beginning of the video the front leather panels were partially torn, besides of being too brittle.
This car as many other similar car trademarks the leather is on the main seat and backrest panels. The other parts were upholstered in vinyl material. In fact I had to redo the whole seat and backrest front portion.
The old panels were useful to get the templates. Not trustable 100% though. It was necessary to somehow correct while outlining the contour.
The old cover parts were transferred to the cardstock paper in order to get flat patterns. The necessary seam allowance was added to the leather and vinyl material edges. The making of templates technique is taught in our basic upholstery courses.
A similar perforated leather was used for the central panels, both seat and backrest. Plain leather for the lateral panels. The other parts in vinyl were reattached together to get the similar OEM pattern.
I hope you find this video helpful!
Cesar

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@gosugenji 9 ай бұрын

I can't even sew, but looking at your work is mesmerizing

@GregsGarage 9 ай бұрын

I always enjoy seeing your process Cesar! The seat looks great.

@sicelolongo2388 9 ай бұрын

You make it looks so easy to do it, thank you for this video it cleared all the questions I always have.

@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

The making of patterns is the most important key to make the sewing process easier.

@tavinosereno7213 9 ай бұрын

Un super trabajo como siempre saludos desde Guanajuato Mexico

@kcg3927 9 ай бұрын

Nice work! 👍👍

@mhmadfaker9995 9 ай бұрын

عمل جميل ومتتقن شكراً لك على جهودك الرائعة

@dima-avto78 9 ай бұрын

Всегда работа-учит меня!Круто,огромное спасибо!😎

@antoniocarlos5955 9 ай бұрын

Exelente trabalho muito bom parabéns pelo canal

@yuriyshilov1169 9 ай бұрын

Классная работа ,высокая оценка ! Привет из Пензы, Россия !

@fadifadi129 9 ай бұрын

الله يبارك خموس وجبريل عليك ❤

@oscaraguirre602 5 ай бұрын

Hello good day, wishing the best for you,, as always excellent video,, to follow with all attention,, thank you,,, your friend Oscar,, congratulations.

@jaelnava9160 9 ай бұрын

Hi, Cesar! Great work as always. May I ask the name of the white material used in this project? Thank you and excited for more videos!

@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

It is automotive, medium density, bonded foam 5 mm thick. It is bonded because it has a scrim on the reverse that is useful as backing cloth and helps the piece slide over the sewing machine table.The scrim is more elastic breadthwise. It has the advantage that it is ready and we do not need to be gluing down a backing cloth on one side of a foam.

@Dekracap 7 ай бұрын

@@Cechaflo i use a material for car roofboard, is a 3/4mm of foam with one or twoo layer of elastic fabric

@MesaaAlsaab-xd1nd 9 ай бұрын

انا عماد الانبا ري معجب بعملك انت معلم

@artnosmuchato 6 ай бұрын

nice work, if I may ask which material are you using?

@Cechaflo 6 ай бұрын

I have used leather material for the main top panels. Vinyl material for the side and back panels. That is the way most of these cars come upholstered, leather is only used for the main seat cushion and backrest panels.

@GilbertMutizwa 9 күн бұрын

It's so amazing but where do I get this machine

@Cechaflo 9 күн бұрын

I used an old Pfaff 1245 - 706/ 47 The new version is just Pfaff 1245 globalsew.com/product/pfaff-1245-706-6-07-900-56/ www.machinio.com/pfaff/1245/sewing-machines

@user-de1vk8xh9b 9 ай бұрын

Отличная работа 👏👏👏. У меня два вопроса, какого класса Pfaff и где купить такой инструмент для установке колец.

@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

It is Pfaff 1245-706/47 very similar to Pfaff 545 and 145 which is older than the two. The hog ring pliers can be bought on the internet: Amazon, Ebay, etc. www.amazon.com/hog-ring-pliers/s?k=hog+ring+pliers If you want you could make it yourself out of a pair of regular pliers. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNGcqaWKzqfOfGw.html

@AbdulhodiyMuhammadov 5 ай бұрын

Ajoib😊

@sashastopchak9499 9 ай бұрын

Супер

@mrshortcut6265 5 ай бұрын

That’s great but what do you do if you’re trying to pattern from a stretched out panel? I am currently doing a Lancia seat contoured center and the front panel and sides are all one piece? I have looked everywhere on KZfaq for my answer.

@Cechaflo 5 ай бұрын

If you are working with vinyl, hopefully these videos are useful. kzfaq.info/sun/PLoSIdv1C9uyRm_KjneypZ2T1Z0XSucy4n The same car seat in a basic course that include several videos that make us understand those bulky areas: www.cechaflo.com/product-page/how-to-cover-a-car-seat No much profound information about shaping bolsters in leather. It would be interesting to prepare a related course. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e5aXppN629i3nGQ.htmlsi=MRGpKnexqO0zX7Oa&t=375 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btSIl8mEmbGVnY0.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLt2o5aLmNGWmIU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rauChaVir9a4koU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rt51dcR50a6RZKs.html

@mrshortcut6265 5 ай бұрын

@@Cechaflo thank you yes! At some point I will most definitely order your videos. I have to be done with this job by the 1st of March though. I was hoping for some assistance just to get these seats finished.

@Cechaflo 5 ай бұрын

@@mrshortcut6265 That is great! The seat covers are going to be in genuine leather material? I do not want to assure, but it is possible I could prepare a specific course related to those bulky bolsters in leather. I mean a technique to make the shaping process easier. I assume this is the hardest issue not only for you but for many car trimmers.

@mrshortcut6265 5 ай бұрын

@@Cechaflo thank you for taking interest in my dilemma sir. The seats are to an older Lancia sports car. They are made with black vinyl. My problem is that the two inside corners are stretched and is difficult to get a correct pattern from. Imagine a horseshoe. The panel that I am having difficulty with is in horse shoe shape. The two corners inside the horse shoe are stretched out of shape because the center portion is tagged down. Please forgive me. I know that I will get this figured out and I very much appreciate your guidance. I will let you know how it turns out with photos. Thank you, Jay

@Cechaflo 5 ай бұрын

@@mrshortcut6265 I now understand. Good luck, Jay!

@totof381 9 ай бұрын

Good morning, I am a subscriber who has been following you for a while... I would like to know if to do this kind of work, you have to have a special machine or just buy reinforced needles!? the front seats of my vehicle are cracked and I would like to "either do it myself by following your video or give them to be done" (too bad I am so far away, otherwise I would have come to see you) thank you 😃

@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

Good morning my friend, A double or triple transport sewing machine can do this kind of work. A regular simple transport sewing machine can also do this work. I used to work with these machines in the past. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i5l4dbtzqaqvn6M.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jMV5jMmhnOCmln0.html The option of doing the covers here in Mexico could work out. I would be glad to perform them. I would need the old cover (in good shape) in order to replicate it the way it is including the bulky/stretch portions, so you would fit it on in an easy way. FedEx, DHL, etc. are good means of shipping items. The covers would be here in less than a week. As soon as they are ready I will send them back to you again.

@totof381 9 ай бұрын

@@Cechaflo I would be happy to send you the leathers of the 2 seats but they are Volkswagen Touareg seats and the leathers are quite hard, I think that the people who owned the vehicle before did not take the trouble to take care of the leather .... with my wife we will try to do just what has damaged for the rest I bought a good ointment, after a good wash with a soap for leather, I will apply the ointment with a small soft sponge and a micro fiber cloth. .. thank you very much for your videos, I really like what you do... best wishes

@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

@@totof381 Good luck!

@totof381 9 ай бұрын

@@Cechaflo just in case, I will see to estimate the kick-off, if it is reasonable, I will send you a message to take your contact details to find out the price of your work, I know for sure that it will be superb... thank you a lot 👍

@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

I understand. Hopefully the ointment/conditioner works out after the good wash with the soap for leather. The ideal application would have been on the reverse side of the leather. Most of the time it happens that for automotive leathers some tanneries do not apply a porous sealer/lacquer. They use a hard sealer instead that covers the natural pores of leather material. Consequently it is difficult for the conditioner to pass down through. Of course at the beginning everything is alright because the leather is full of oils and fat liquors that preserve the leather soft and pliable. That is why I said hopefully. Perhaps it would need several sessions of application until getting back its flexibility and softness. Let's wait for the outcome!

@daos3300 9 ай бұрын

what is the function of the paper template if you have the original panels?

@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

I transferred the old parts to the paper to make flat templates. I used them latter to do the co-pilote seat cover. (This car model has exact same seat both pilot and passenger, only the plastic trims are opposit) I we do upholstery very offen, we can save templates for any future car, that case it is advisable to make them using a hard carstock, MDF or metal sheet.

@eross21 9 ай бұрын

so did you use a seam ripper to separate the old seat panels? and did you make paper templates, is that what the green and orange pieces are?

@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

Yes, did. I transferred the old parts to the paper to make templates. The old cover parts were transferred to the cardstock paper in order to get flat patterns (green and orange). The necessary seam allowance was added to the leather and vinyl material edges. The making of templates technique is taught in our basic courses.

@eross21 9 ай бұрын

@@Cechaflo really what course is that ?

@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

@@eross21 This basic course is for irregular (bulky) surfaces:https: //www.cechaflo.com/product-page/how-to-cover-a-car-seat Thes others are for flat surfaces:www.cechaflo.com/product-page/3-basic-cover-seat

@elflamo7612 9 ай бұрын

I'm a bit puzzled here. Why can't I use the old piece to trace a pattern directly on the new material? (Taking into account the seam allowance of course) And usually I have trouble with the measurements because of the stretched or shrunk old material. Maybe I'm doing something wrong and are the templates a solution I'm not understanding yet

@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

If the old cover is in good shape it could be placed directly on the new material. Let's remember the pattern is not thoroughly flat; it has stretch/bulky areas. In the case of this video the old cover was too distorted because of daily use and too much tension. Usually in car seats a half side of a piece is similar to the other half side. I checked it out and to my surprise it was not the same. That is why I had to do some adjustments and trace additional patterns in cardstock paper and butcher's wrapping paper.

@soilee7 9 ай бұрын

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@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

I would be glad to manufacture your car seat cover in leather (OEM) and send it to Saudi Arabia. Anyways, I would need the old cover to replicate it with the new one. BTW I am located in Mexico. If there is no problem you could email me to cechaflo@gmail.com

@elipadilla8186 9 ай бұрын

What is the name of that foot your using Cesar

@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

I suppose you are referring to the spring loaded right guide presser foot. If planning on buying a new one it is advisable to use a left guide foot because the cover is to the left and it is much easier to handle. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/icB8eNSQm5nUf3U.htmlsi=z0u4pUfK-2mrsP1F&t=413 www.amazon.com/CKPSMS-Brand-Left-Spring-Side-4MM/dp/B07QZH42W1?th=1

@daytonpyro 9 ай бұрын

i have some APEX leather on the way t day. going to try to do the 'A' pillar's in my car..

@daytonpyro 9 ай бұрын

well i did one side so far. took me about 4 hours lol.. i need tips. would you do it in sections or all at once? so you have any videos on this?

@Cechaflo 9 ай бұрын

@@daytonpyro First thing to consider is to find the stretch side of leather material. This tip helps to place the leather in an advantageous position to do the wrapping. Sometimes it is necessary to make the wrapping in sections. For instance if I would have a piece with a lower recess then I should start from this part upwards to the sides. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ms6ddq131bXXj2Q.html Actually, all cow/bull leather hides stretch breadthwise. Many leather car trimmers agree with this rule. But, I have found there are exceptions on some very stretchy portions on the leather hide, such as legs, belly, etc. Perhaps some of the scattered videos on our channel are useful. I would like to prepare a specific video