RE: IML: Leather seats in your Imperial

["Chad & Teresa Smith" <hemi_powered@xxxxxxx>]

Kate:

Thanks much for the information.  I had wondered about the headliner being 
done in leather, and I have only seen it in a couple of customs....but it 
seemed to me that if nothing else, it would either sag or shrink...either 
way that would suck.

I appreciate the help,

Teresa

> From: "Kate Triplett" <ad_ablurr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: IML: Leather seats in your Imperial
> Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 15:21:47 -0600
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> <SNIP>From: "Chad & Teresa Smith"
> Subject: IML: Question about Leather interiors
> Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 11:46:15 -0700
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> Ok:
>
> All of you out there who have put a leather interior, preferably in a 1955,
> can you please tell me how many hides to do the entire interior, including
> the door panels, and possibly the headliner (I have seen a couple customs
> with leather headliner, but don't know the pros and cons of this either)?  
> I
> need to know how many hides that I need here.
>
> Thanks in advance....
>
> Teresa Smith <SNIP>
>
> Teresa, there may be 40 square feet in a whole hide for upholstery, but 
> after trimming and waste you will be lucky to get out 30 per hide, and if 
> there are shadings across or a runoff in weight, perhaps less than this 
> much.  The neck and flank areas are often wrinkled and more stretchy, and 
> the centers (backs, in the leather trade) are much heavier and less 
> stretchy than the sides and bellies - even in good quality leathers that 
> are split down to even weight (thickness). Matching hides is an art in 
> itself! It's good practice to allow a third to half again above what your 
> actual yardage is, especially if you are using a grained leather, which 
> will have a direction just as napped fabrics do.
>
> I'd be a little leery of leather in a headliner - it's heavy, and if it 
> shrinks after you stretch it on smooth, it could pull apart your entire 
> overhead! JMHO, you understand.
>
> Best of luck in your project, I'd love to see it!
> Kate
>
> Kate Justet Triplett
> Kate's Custom Gunleather
> Monroe, Washington
> Proud mother of a soldier
> and owner of  "Lucille" 1968 Crown
>
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