Auto Upholstery & Interiors (HPBOOKS 1265) (Paperback)

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Product Description
Featuring information on steering wheels, trunks, dyes and color changes, Auto Upholstery & Interiors presents a helpful, user-friendly guide to replacing headliners, laying custom carpets, repairing dashboards, making custom seats, and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: HPBOOKS; 1st edition (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557882657
• ISBN-13: 978-1557882653
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,410 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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98 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very basic, covers too many topics, inadequate detail., September 26, 1998

By	Richard ([e-mail]) (Minnisota) - See all my reviews

This book covers too many topics and does not provide adequate detail on any specific area of auto interiors. For example, the book states that seat foam should be replaced with the proper density foam, but does give any information on density specifications or typical foam types and densities used in auto seats. The book also devotes considerable space to subjects such as: painting, rust treatment, polishing and cleaning. These subjects are too general to be included in a book specific to upholstery and interiors. Many of the photographs are "before and after" pictures which do not aid in explaining methods or techniques. Not recommended for the do-it-yourselfer looking for complete step by step procedures. The book contains only 136 numbered pages.

110 of 112 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pass on this book, July 27, 1999

By A Customer

If you are a do-it-yourselfer looking to do your own interior work, you will be disappointed with this book. The information is very basic, and it deals only with cleaning and replacing factory items. There is little to be learned here about customizing or doing your own upholstery work. Most of the information is just common sense to anyone who has been doing their own work.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good starter, but there are no big secrets here!, September 28, 2003

By	Davion Hill (Near Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this book after I had already begun stripping the interior in my 1998 Jetta GLX. I was hoping to find some tips on sewing. However, the book explicitly states that sewing is outside the scope of the book, and the author recommends that the reader find a professional source for sewing needs. In addition, the book's focus is on older domestic vehicles, so the author's recommedations that one find "restoration kits" may not be applicable for newer imports. Nonetheless, I found some of the information to be quite useful, such as the types of tools needed for this work, the adhesives used, and a fairly instructional section concerning the refurbishing of the headliner. Its not a true DIY book, but it is a decent guide. If there were fractional stars in the rating system, I would give it 3.5 stars, though I can't make myself give it 4.