Bench Seats, Having them Reupholstered

[mMad Dawg]

Would you just sew up the cover and ship it? I live in Calgary Alberta. I have an 87 GMC with a black deluxe velour seat.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by mMad Dawg

Would you just sew up the cover and ship it? I live in Calgary Alberta. I have an 87 GMC with a black deluxe velour seat.

No sorry I can’t, because I have a guy that makes my covers for my seats I restore. We can barely keep up with the seat orders. If I just sold covers, I would never have any for my seat restorations. Especially the Blacks & Charcoals, those sell like crazy.

[TKCR]

Just finished up this 78-80 CarmineRed seat. It will be picked up from Georgia. I didn’t fully assemble it, since it’s going on the shelf until it gets picked up. But it looks almost identical to this seat ( pic #4 ). The only difference in the seats, one of the seats is the 1st Design (cloth to the end of the seat). The other is the 2nd Design (Vinyl on the ends of the seat).
I also restored a set of seatbelts for him.

[TKCR]

Working on a 73-76 GMC Benchseat, Blue. Here’s some before and after. I only have the seat bottom cover on so far.

[TKCR]

Some after pic

[TKCR]

Here’s the finished seat. My my, this is a beautiful seat! This is the 75-76 Blue. Added the original Medallions back on the seat. And I did his seatbelts for him also.
Just got it done this morning, and it’s getting picked up this evening. He’s driving 3hrs one way, from Indiana.

[Greenlee]

Nice work. Beautiful seat!

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Greenlee

Nice work. Beautiful seat!

Thank you! He came last night and picked it up already. Drove 3 hrs one way! I was actually sad to see it go so soon

[1981_c10]

great work as always. The more i see your work with the carmine red the more i get excited for my truck. I just purchased the headliner parts too!

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by 1981_c10

great work as always. The more i see your work with the carmine red the more i get excited for my truck. I just purchased the headliner parts too!

I just got a 81-83 CarmineRed Velour cover, so I will be doing a seat shortly. So stay tuned! Already have the hinge covers & seatbelt bezels restored and ready. Bottom right, they are marked 81-83.

[TKCR]

Just finished this Charcoal Velour Deluxe Bench Seat for someone. This is fully restored, along with a New Grid & New Springs. He will also be getting a Black Vinyl Deluxe Seat. He will be driving from Delaware to pick these up!

[TKCR]

Met partway with someone today, in Indiana, for his new seat. Fully restored Black Velour Deluxe Bench Seat.

[LT7A]

Great work on these. I will be making do with Walmart seat covers for quite some time into the future, haha. But I enjoy window shopping.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Great work on these. I will be making do with Walmart seat covers for quite some time into the future, haha. But I enjoy window shopping.

Thank you
You must be talking about those itchy wool Seat Saddle Blankets.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Thank you
You must be talking about those itchy wool Seat Saddle Blankets.

Are they wool? That's good to know. I figured they were made out of whatever was in the leftover yarn bin, with the color stripes added for good measure. I never get too snuggly with them so I don't think the itchy part ever registered, haha.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Are they wool? That's good to know. I figured they were made out of whatever was in the leftover yarn bin, with the color stripes added for good measure. I never get too snuggly with them so I don't think the itchy part ever registered, haha.

Well the old ones were, back in the day. Not sure about these new ones. All I know is that they shed a lot. I hate when I get a core seat to strip down, and one of those are on there. I’m sneezing for the next several hours.

[TKCR]

Got a core seat this weekend. Stripped it down, but the only useable parts are going to be the tracks & seat back. And those need repairs. The seat back bar has broken away from the hinge. This is a common issue that I always get repaired.
The bottom frame was too badly rusted, and had a crack damn near all the way thru the frame. The grid and foam were all trashed too.
You’ll never believe all the problems that these seats have hiding under the cover. This is exactly the reason why I restore and repair EVERYTHING on the seat. Not just throw a pretty cover on what’s there, which is what a lot of upholstery shops do.

[TKCR]

One of my Favorites! Mahogany Tweed

[Desert1957]

Originally Posted by TKCR

One of my Favorites! Mahogany Tweed

Great color.

[57NAPCO]

This....is why we love the job you do on our seats.

Originally Posted by TKCR

Got a core seat this weekend. Stripped it down, but the only useable parts are going to be the tracks & seat back. And those need repairs. The seat back bar has broken away from the hinge. This is a common issue that I always get repaired.
The bottom frame was too badly rusted, and had a crack damn near all the way thru the frame. The grid and foam were all trashed too.
You’ll never believe all the problems that these seats have hiding under the cover. This is exactly the reason why I restore and repair EVERYTHING on the seat. Not just throw a pretty cover on what’s there, which is what a lot of upholstery shops do.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Desert1957

Great color.

Originally Posted by 57NAPCO

This....is why we love the job you do on our seats.

Thanks!

[TKCR]

Just finished this today. 1981-1983 CarmineRed. Fully restored.

[TKCR]

Just finished this 1981-1987 Blue Velour Deluxe Bench Seat. Fully restored, using New Foam. Time to start packing it. It’s being shipped to Missouri.

[TKCR]

Another Blue Velour Deluxe. This one is being shipped to Alabama.

[TKCR]

1981-1987 Chevy/GMC Black Vinyl Deluxe and a Charcoal Velour Deluxe, just finished. These will be picked up and heading back to new home in Delaware.
Father & Son projects are getting new seats! The Charcoal seat got a new grid & new springs.