Ivan's coupe: roof stuccowork
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04-03-2019, 09:18 PM
Post: #462
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RE: Ivan's coupe [something is afoot]
Another thing that has been keeping me busy the past week: I found a spare steering wheel (missing the horn assembly)
and thought it might be interesting to see if I can wrap it in real leather (because what was on there looked positively vegan). Here's what it looked like after spending 6 years in a box: The picture above is flattering, heres a better look: Off came the leatherette, which I used to make patterns, then I bought myself a nice and supple piece of cow. Here it is before final stitching, you can see where I was to cut the foam rubber to make room for the seams (leather is thick and I hadnt heard of skiving tools yet): I couldnt find a shade of silver in my box of paintcans (all too sparkly) so I went with a metallic black center. Here it is all done. It is not perfect, but frankly I'm amazed how it came out for an amateur job: The puffyness on the left is due to the leather being just slightly more thick and loose there, I could stick it down like the original eventually. FABRICA MI DIEM, PVNC! |
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