I would think it would also fix any interior rattles too so not only does it look nice, it would actually be functional

Someone try scheep skin

 

my plan is to wrap all the plastic in leather.. and wrap certain parts in microfibre

 

2x..

 

thank you. I'm definitely thinking of trying this. I've always been a big fan of how lambourghini and ferrari do their interiors with suede on the dash.

 

i did mine this after noon. looks good. check it out!!

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...n/IMG_0960.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...n/IMG_0963.jpg

 

Great job.

Now do the Door leather, Steering wheel and middle saggy seat leather. I'd love to see a how-to on these items too.

Also, what color of suede did you use? Im color blind so Im not able to pin down the color 100%.

Thanks.

 

VERY NICE!

i forgot about the people with heated seats. its actually looks better than i thought it would with silver radio and hvac.

 

Can't wait to do that to my Mustang now. Where did you buy it?

 

yeah i was kinda nervous about that part but i think it came out great thanks for the idea

 

first hairy cobalt lol jk thats cool

 

I don't know why we all didn't start doing this sooner! My Cobalt would have looked even better.

I looked online for Ultra-suede and couldn't find anyone easily that sells it, so I ended up ordering 2 yards of Black Microsuede. I hope it turns out nice :-)

I've never upholstered before, is this going to be really difficult to do?

 

very unique, not my cup of tea though...

 

neither have i, lol. if you have more fabric than you need i suggest practicing on something.

I thought about doing the pillars also. but don't forget that this stuff fades no matter what. So don't forget that when choosing what you want covered. The UV spray will only slow the process down.

 

Wow, that looks sexy! Good job!

X 300!

 

What about going with a fabric like Alcantara? Will that fade less?

 

Yes, but Alcantara is like $100 a yard or something ridiculous and only like 2 companies stateside sell it. Its also thicker and harder to make follow complex parts.

 

I'll be stopping a fabric store today!

 

A buddy of mine buys it for his interior shop in Georgia. He wraps parts for Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice, BMW, Subaru and Hondas. He must be getting a deal on the stuff because he is selling things like armrests wrapped for $95, when he normally charges $135 for stitched leather.

 

idk, im just going by what a local guy said. he refinished most of his interior with alcantara. He also had ultrasuede on his pillars and re-did it every other year.

and a yard or material covers a lot more than you might think. $100 in alcantara could cover a bunch of stuff.

 

Ewww. Sorry but I dont like.

But +1 for creativity

 

^ the dash is a weird place, i'll agree, but at least its done tastefully, and not like neon yellow with pink dots, haha

 

Let us know if you ever do a how-to!

I found a link to a place that sells alcantara, it was mentioned on a bunch of car forums...

http://www.gulffabrics.com/

 

Well, after all that talk I finally got around to it last night: