Muscle Car Interior Restoration Guide: Upholstery Repair & Replacement

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A muscle car has not been fully restored until the interior has been returned to original or like-new condition.

Whether a car operates in a northern or southern climate, seats, carpets, and other equipment deteriorate and wear out over time. A factory-original and professional-grade interior restoration is critical for enjoying the driving experience.

However, many enthusiasts and owners do not fully understand the techniques and procedures necessary to produce a premium-quality or original restoration.

While factory service manuals and magazine articles might cover bits and pieces of the interior restoration process, this book has been entirely dedicated to the process of restoring the interior.

Muscle Car Interior Restoration Guide provides expert insight into the tools, materials, techniques, and procedures for professionally completing a muscle car restoration. It covers instrument panel and dashboard restoration, electrical system restoration, firewall pad, steering wheel, steering column, and pedal restoration.

It also provides insight and expert guidance for restoring carpet, headliners, doors, door panels, glass restoration or replacement, convertible top restoration, upholstery replacement, and vinyl and leather seat repair.

With the prices of muscle cars high enough to make Wall Street investors pay attention, a tasteful modified or quality restored interior will mean the difference of thousands – if not tens of thousands – of dollars when it comes time to sell.

Whether you're looking to cash in with a quality restoration, or just want to make the cockpit of your favorite muscle car a pleasant place to be, this book will help you do the trick.

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
  
  
• Getting Started: Plans and Tools
• Putting the Plan Together
• Elements of Restoration
• Priority List and Budget
• Research
• Organization
• Properly Store Your Parts
• Tools
• Photographing the Project
  
  
• Instrument Panel and Dashboard Restoration
• Instrument Panel Refurbishment
• Instrument Restoration
• Dashboard Restoration
• Glove Box Restoration
  
  
• Electrical Component, Wiring and Radio Restoration
• Electrical Theory and Components
• Wiring Repair
• Radio Upgrades
  
  
• Steering Wheel and Column, and Pedal Restoration
• Steering Wheel Removal
• Steering Wheel Repair and Restoration
• Steering Column and Pedals
  
  
• Carpet and Headliner Restoration
• Carpet Types and Ordering
• Noise and Heat Barriers
• Carpet Installation
• Bow-Type Headliner
• Shell-Type Headliner
• Sail Panels
  
  
• Door Panel and Glass Restoration or Replacement
• Door Panel Replacement
• Interior Panel Reskinning
• Hard Plastics Restoration
• Glass Restoration
• Adding Power Windows and Power Door Locks
  
  
• Convertible Top Restoration and Replacement
• Disassembly
• Fitting New Pads
• Well Liner and Rear Window Replacement
• Fitting the New Top
  
  
• Upholstery Repair, Restoration and Replacement
• Installing New Seat Covers
• Vinyl Repair
• Seat Belt Restoration and Replacement
  
  
• Source Guide
• Muscle Car Clubs

About the Author:

An associate editor on staff at Hemmings Motor News, Daniel Strohl has written and photographed extensively for Hemmings Muscle Machines and Hemmings Classic Car and helped jump-start Hemmings' online editorial initiative after leaving an award-winning career in newspaper journalism. A muscle car fanatic, he lives in Bennington, Vermont with his wife, Heather.

Muscle Car Interior Restoration Guide: Upholstery Repair & Replacement