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first attempt with suede

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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
Forum Discription: Fiberglass Kick Panels, Subwoofer Enclosures, Plexiglas, Fabrics, Materials, Finishes, etc.
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Topic: first attempt with suede

Posted By: asianjack
Subject: first attempt with suede
Date Posted: November 21, 2006 at 11:24 PM

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took me all day but im happy with it. i used that micro suede. it was on sale $6 for a yard. i used some kind of extra strong adhesive from a can that i got at home depot. worked awesome




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Posted By: topper
Date Posted: November 22, 2006 at 1:20 AM
great job




Posted By: jlord16
Date Posted: November 22, 2006 at 6:30 AM
looks good, colours work quite nicely

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Posted By: realitycheck
Date Posted: November 22, 2006 at 9:43 AM
Good job bud. What kind of car is that?  Is that a custom paint, or factory color?

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Posted By: asianjack
Date Posted: November 22, 2006 at 12:31 PM
thanks everyone. its on a 98 eclipse and the blue in the door jam is viper blue. its now bermuda blue(off the new chevys and cadillacs) but they didnt paint the doorjams




Posted By: aquaacura
Date Posted: November 22, 2006 at 6:37 PM
Wow, looks very nice.  How hard would you say this was?




Posted By: asianjack
Date Posted: November 22, 2006 at 9:27 PM
not hard at all. just takes time if you mess up




Posted By: snowboarderandy
Date Posted: November 23, 2006 at 2:43 AM
looks awsome. Where did you buy the suede?

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Posted By: asianjack
Date Posted: November 23, 2006 at 4:46 AM
thanks. got it at joanns. they are having a sale right now. i think its $6.98 a yard instead of $12.98 




Posted By: Melted Fabric
Date Posted: November 29, 2006 at 5:16 PM
Beautiful dude. I notice on the edges you have the mountpoints visible, were you going to cover it later?

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Posted By: pmendoza408
Date Posted: December 04, 2006 at 1:28 AM
dude that looks clean was it hard to do the two tone in there? (the insert)




Posted By: killer sonata
Date Posted: December 04, 2006 at 1:58 AM
looks good from what i can tell. its hard to get a true erspective on it since there are finger lines all over it. tough to tell if there is any area you need to improve on.




Posted By: asianjack
Date Posted: December 05, 2006 at 12:37 AM

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painted the insert part the same color of my car. and you can tell where i need help on, that part by the speaker

and no the two tone wasnt hard because that part comes off





Posted By: asianjack
Date Posted: December 05, 2006 at 12:40 AM
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Posted By: prittsaudio
Date Posted: December 06, 2006 at 1:58 AM
Why does sued always look dirty? I started refusing to use it.




Posted By: memphis9
Date Posted: December 06, 2006 at 7:59 AM
looks good nice job!!

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Posted By: memphis9
Date Posted: December 06, 2006 at 8:00 AM
looks good nice job!!

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Posted By: killer sonata
Date Posted: December 06, 2006 at 8:19 AM
looks a little better in that last pic. did you suede over the stock speaker hole?




Posted By: asianjack
Date Posted: December 06, 2006 at 8:26 PM

thanks everyone.

yeah i put suede over the speaker hole. i couldnt pop it off for some reason so i gave up and just sueded on top of it





Posted By: killer sonata
Date Posted: December 07, 2006 at 8:20 AM
Oh ok. I only asked because I can still see the outline of where the stock speaker location is. If you ever plan on recovering the panel, my suggestion would be to use some body filler and smooth out the stock speaker location so when you cover it, it has a smooth transition. Where are your speakers now by the way?




Posted By: killer sonata
Date Posted: December 07, 2006 at 8:21 AM
Oh ok. I only asked because I can still see the outline of where the stock speaker location is. If you ever plan on recovering the panel, my suggestion would be to use some body filler and smooth out the stock speaker location so when you cover it, it has a smooth transition. Where are your speakers now by the way?




Posted By: asianjack
Date Posted: December 07, 2006 at 9:46 PM
that would be a good idea, i might just fiberglass it later. my speakers are actually behind the door panels. they are connected to the door




Posted By: asianjack
Date Posted: December 07, 2006 at 9:46 PM
that would be a good idea, i might just fiberglass it later. my speakers are actually behind the door panels. they are connected to the door




Posted By: killer sonata
Date Posted: December 11, 2006 at 8:16 AM
you have your speakers trying to project sound through the suede???? suede is not a breathable material like grill cloth. i bet you speakers sound very quiet now huh?




Posted By: asianjack
Date Posted: December 11, 2006 at 3:46 PM

i havent had my car for a week. its been in the shop posted_image

but i think it sounds the same. ill let you know when i get my car back soon.





Posted By: asianjack
Date Posted: December 11, 2006 at 3:47 PM

i havent had my car for a week. its been in the shop posted_image

but i think it sounds the same. ill let you know when i get my car back soon.






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