Automotive Upholstery Handbook by Don Taylor
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Book Reviews of Automotive Upholstery Handbook
Book Review: 1st timer
Summary: 5 Stars
Been reading this book and so far it seems like a great guide. We'll see when I start sewing.Book Review: A Solid Do-It-Yourself Guide to Auto Upholstery Restoration
Summary: 4 Stars
This inexpensive handbook introduces many key methods for making and installing automotive upholstery. The focus of this text is on restoration (stock replacement) projects and covers everything from carpeting and seat covers, to headliners, door panels and convertible tops. Basic projects for trucks, vans and boats are also included.
This is probably the best introduction to auto upholstery sewing techniques that I've come across. This text is packed full of photographs and the steps outlined very clearly to take you from beginning to end of an upholstery restoration project as smoothly as possible.
A few minor criticisms on this text: all photographs in this text are black & white, and some of them are not as clear as they could be; pattern making is relatively bushed over (in favor of working on the actual fabric to be used); and a few very commonly used techniques are left out (although you will find them in Taylor's "Custom Auto Interiors" book).
All in all, this is an excellent introduction to auto upholstery techniques, a great time and money saver, and will get you off to a very good start. This book will tell you everything you need to know to restore your car's interior, making it look brand new.
If you are interested in creating custom upholstery and interiors, however, you'll need another book, as this text does not cover custom auto trim work. "Custom Auto Interiors" by Don Taylor and Ron "The Stitcher" Mangus beautifully covers custom auto upholstery/fabrication techniques, and together with the Automotive Upholstery Handbook, will provide you everything you need to know to create an incredible custom interior for your next custom project.
Book Review: Excellent
Summary: 4 Stars
I would have to agree with most of the folks here that this is the resource for auto upholstery, including airplanes in my case. This book is a must read and will be money well spent. His other book, custom car interiors would be another one that would complement this book. As a person who wants redo panels and seats in an aircraft, I felt I needed to see a lot of pictures to drive the point home. The second book, after reading this, gave me a feeling of thinking outside of what was done already and that is always worth more than a measly few bucks. as you walk away thinking, instead of copying.
This book starts off with tools and sewing and then goes off into projects. If your reading about auto upholstery for the first time, you need to get this book. The second book acts more like a cookbook and is really geared towards people using thier imagination in creating something that may be 'new', instead of a restore or kit seat, as I mentioned above. both together gives you the tools.
Both books are beside me by the sewing machine as practice on scrap for the real project.
So why four stars ? I thought the very important section on explanation of seat cover movement and listing wires was lacking. I had to go to a professional trim shop to ask what all that meant. Everything else in the book was a no brianer.
Book Review: Excellent informative book
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is great for getting started in the basics of Auto Upholstery. It explains the very basics, the tools needed, terms of the trade, and even gives you a project to try out your skills and tools. It is plainly written so is easy to understand. The only things I did not like were the black and white pictures and that the book only really dealt with working with vinyl, and it has many sections on replacing vinyl tops on cars and convertables when I was hoping for more basic projects like normal car seats that are out of fabric instead of vinyl. One plus is it does have a section on boats seats and motorcycle seats. Overall, it is a good book to have especially to get started with.Book Review: Exelent book if you are planning to start in this job!
Summary: 4 Stars
Great, just take a look of what it has on the inside (thanks AMAZON.com for this feature). I covers all you need to know about auto upholstery... try it! it's easy... The only thing is that you will need a good sewing machine, but who cares if you are going to earn a lot with it!
If you are planning to do your own designs, and see them come true in all kind of cars, this is your book. It's a great step-by-step guide!
It just don't get the 5 stars because all photos (exept those on the cover) are Black and White... I just can't understand why there are still books like this in B/W.