RE: IML: Leather Headliner

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

My recent interior work raised the same question. The consensus from many experts was NOT to use genuine leather for the headliner. 

Paul W.

In an email dated 24/5/2005 11:09:31 pm GMT Daylight time, "Chad & Teresa Smith" <hemi_powered@xxxxxxx> writes:

>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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