how did you guys do this? what's the best way? try and stretch it? cut up other pieces. cut at the corners?

 

first, what are you wrapping them in??? some stuff will stretch more than others.

second, what look are you going for?? does it have to be smooth or can it have a few wrinkles...

i did one (c-d pillar) each way last year to see how i like it...
still have not made up mind, but i don't like the cutting it up look with the material i used.

 

it's fake suede. and i'd like it to not have wrinkles.

 

I used suede. Realized I couldn't do it myself and took it to an uphostry place. They had a hell of a time doing it and they sewed it together. It has a few wrinkles in it. The main problem was the material i used didn't stretch at all. The fake suede stretches more and you probably won't have this prob. My second problem was I had 2 speakers fiberglassed into the pillers which made them twice as odd shaped.

 

^^^^ if you want it smooth, it will need to be cut. for best looks it should be sewn back together.

if you want it as one piece, be prepared to spend some time with it. i drapped to suede into the piece so that there was 6inches of extra fabric drapped into the opening. working on the short parts (top and bottom) i glued it on in the middle of the peice. pushing the fabric to hide extra material needed for the shape. then i cut the opening and pulled it from the back side to remove more wrinkles.
work slowly from one side then moving to the opposite side.
it took me about 2.5 hours to do one. but i am not that experienced with this...
but enough to do it twice....the first time will be a learning piece.
this was the second piece i did...has a few small wrikles but still nice

 

That looks great.

 

start with the a and b pillars...those are easy.

 

I allready did the a and b's lol

 

actualy i was suggesting that to frankenscion...

i figured you did the a+b's ...lol

 

It was cut and sewn back together. The shape of the pillar with my fiberglassed speaker involved and the lack of stretch-ability basically made it vertually impossible to do. I had a few guys that wouldn't even attempt it. Plus this wasn't your regular fake suede. This was heavy duty suede.

 

My a's and b's are done too, along with the seats and headliner.

 

aggghhh, you got me on the seats...

how are they holding up? i want to do them next.(and door inserts)

 

They have only been done for a few days. And they are dark green micro-suede and black leather.

I'll take pics as soon as I get my headrests back.

 

i'm trying to do it using 4 pieces of fabric. argh.

 

where did everyone get their fabric?

 

jo ann fabrics.

 

Fiberglass it flat & then do it, make it simple LOL

 

To late now

I also got my fabric at jo-ann fabrics.

 

 

4 peices is what I did. Do the sides first then middle top and bottom.



Now I just have to do the headliner. Hopefully next weekend.