Quotes on upholstery?
 

This fall I removed ever piece of furniture/upholstery in the cockpit area. 1994 fountain fever 32. Does anyone have an approximate cost if I build the wood/foam myself and just had the skins made? I know it's a shot in the dark but figured I'd ask.

ask XT Innovations on here he is usually in the baja section

Not sure what the total cost would be ,,but I just bought the skins for the drivers and passengers head rest ,,the sun pad 1st row section with built in head rest and the 3 piece sun pad skins for around $1500.00..
It all came from Fountain..nobody else was able to touch their price..

I paid $175/bolster, $375 for the back seat, $25 for the kick panel under back seat and $100 for the sun pad. I repaired all the wood under the foam and this was 6-7yrs ago.

Thanks, I was planning on going to fountain directly since they should have the patterns. I'm hoping to spend less then $3,000. I'll call Gail @ fountain tomm.

WOW!!! Thats pennies for all that work! I was quoted $1200 to recover two bolsters, rear seat $300, rear sunpad $650. Those prices are based on a private party doing the work (helps alot) plus me removing and reinstalling the items once the work is done. How on earth did you get someone to agree to all that work and vinyl for under $1000????

They may not have those patterns around anymore beings their almost 20 years old. I know Nordic didn't have anything around for mine. If you take the old skins to an upholstery shop they'll cut them apart and use them for patterns. Also you can get the vinyle yourself and save some time and money. Just be sure to get marine grade vinyle. Here's the place I got mine from, Naugahyde brand off the Surfside chart. It comes on 54" wide rolls so if you lay your skins all out on the ground together you can figure how much you would need off a roll. Spent around $300 on vinyle and I paid the shop around 1K for 16 pieces. I did the assembly myself. Also if you have stapleing to do be sure you use stainless steel staples. Regular steel staples will only last 1-2 years if your lucky.
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I had the bucket seats, rear wraparound seat, & huge sunpad on my searay redone about 6-7yrs ago for 1000.00 & he even replaced a couple of plywood panels while he was there. I just had to deliver & pick up when done. I guess I got a pretty good deal

All depends on what ya want done I'm sure it versus by where your located too

All mine is being redone with plastic wood. No more wood in my interior. Raises cost some. So far on avg been about 150-300 a piece depending on size and complexity.

i did my first complete interior last winter. looks like was done by either an ametuer or a very drunk upholstery guy. but still way better than dissolved vinyl. anyway, if you are gonna do the stapling yourself, stainless or monel staples. and DON'T buy the cheap elec staple gun. you need enough power to hammer a half-inch staple all the way in...don't ask how i know. i'll hafta take the fifth. but i need a new staple gun...

The standard steel staples is part of the reason I'm doing the interior. The rust has bled down causing streaks of brown everywhere. Why they would use anything but stainless is beyond me. I'm using the plastic wood for everything but side trim panels.

double post.

I'm having the same issue, completely ruining a beautiful interior job

I dropped it off the and gave him 4 months to complete it. I believe it was his winter filler work in between jobs. Also I basically supplied him with the patterns and did not deviate from the original lines. Only color changes.

I paid 1100 for the rear sundeck, and the 2 parts of the rear seat on a 27' baja.

I am taking my Cig to XT, I am going to pay the premium and get the best, I dont want to have horror storys on mine, I need a rear seat completely custom made, side gunnels made, sunpad made and windscreen trim, I am looking at 3-4000.00 to do what I want to do, but I also know the work and the owners, I want a FACTORY look and that comes with a premium..I want it to be right, get what you pay for I guess...

$13 a box compared to $60. Unbelievable a high end boat manufacturer would do that. I used wood with screws and Gorilla glue. Then coated it all with fiberglass resin. If you do get a stapler I would recommend an air one with the extended snout which gets into tight places. Makes a BIG difference.

If you can staple along side of them with stainless then pull out the steel ones before it ruins it completely. The staples are so small they will rust and fall apart in no time anyway.

Gotcha...

Upholstery
 

Call Lilly Sport Boats in MD. I saw one of their carbon fiber vinyl upholstery projects and paint jobs and was blown away.

What vinyl, fabric or upholstery manufacturer is everybody using??
Spradling Vinyl???? Morbern, and Enduratex???

Try "Sew What" 973-770-8500 out of Mt. Arlington, she does good work, mainly specializes in covers, but may be worth a shot and close by.

Curt

Ya still gots ta sit on everyone to get perfection:angry-smiley-038:

Morbern makes a great product I would recommend it over enduratex( not that it's bad).... Never used spradling before so I can't comment

Dont use Plywood, use Expanded PVC Board, little more money but will last forever. Thats what Cig Factory uses.
It could be heated and will bend Also.

not with XT they do it right the first time

I had both bolsters, rear seat, and sun deck done for $1200. The guys were artists, they were retired from Ford. I had all kinds of French Seaming and I checked all of it, it was flawless. They also made some design changes for that price. On top of super quality they were fast, I think it was all done in two weeks, I supplied the seats and sun deck, they took everything apart and put it back together. I got their name from a dealer who uses them extensively and all their work is top quality.

I just called fountain and they wanted 10,165.00 to do my 35 foot 1996. Is there some one around chicago just as good for less and closer.

:eekdrop: They must have debts to pay or something :lolhit: