Re: Upholstery, restoration, star-board
A couple of things I learned on this, is first never use a sharpie to mark out you material (even on the back side) because it will bled thru, which really sucks. Do several test fits, take lots of pictures (very important), stop often and review what your doing.
couple of other things, use stainless staples (don't rust, somewhat more expensive but worth it). make you cuts a little bigger then it looks, very easy to take up the slack, very hard to add material back in. Also look for sales, I got marine grade vinyl and a local frabic shop for 50% off. Which is a ton better then on line or at a marina. I used the good quality thread so it doesn't break down line regular thread. I use regular plywood which I gave a couple coats of resin and let dry good (after I cut them) so as to get the sides sealed too. Any screws and hardware I went to a local store that sold just hardware stuff in bulk, STAY AWAY FROM THE MARINE STORES for this stuff they are incredibly over priced. for instance I stoped at a very well know outdoor store and they want $9.99 for 4 thumb screws, this supply store charges .25 cents each!! How can you even compare.
