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62kellison Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2018 Posts: 513 Location: mass
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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Heavy duty singer home sewing machine is great for throw pillows..Trying to stuff all this soft top material under the little enclosed end and keep the machine sewing in a straight line is a real bitch….Sean.. |
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62kellison Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2018 Posts: 513 Location: mass
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:35 am Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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ALMOST DONE!!!!!
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62kellison Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2018 Posts: 513 Location: mass
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:39 am Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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I have to pull doors down tight and add the snaps on the inside bottom of doors.I also need to sew the flap on that attaches to the outside of door, that runs the length of the body(sill plate) to keep rain from running in.Rub off my yellow oil pencil marks, And its a WRAP!!!....lol.finally.I like it a lot.thats a;ll that matters to me....SEAN... |
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62kellison Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2018 Posts: 513 Location: mass
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:44 am Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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I need some sun to get the wrinkles out.the passenger sides been in the sun its wrinkle free now.lol.stuffing it all thru the machine wasn't easy...Sean... |
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LesbleuBuggy Samba Member
Joined: September 04, 2017 Posts: 18 Location: ZA
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:46 am Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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Looking good - Kudo's for the effort |
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YDBD Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2017 Posts: 890 Location: Bavaria, Germany
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:10 am Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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Came out really nice, especially for a first time! AND no pattern besides the one you made.
Great work! _________________ '56 pan Dune Buggy since '69
don't live in the past...but when I did:
'67 bug
'64 baja
'60 dune buggy
'73 Personenkraftwagen Type 182 "Thing" |
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Cammie Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2015 Posts: 87
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:52 am Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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Really well done!
A hair dryer will shift these wrinkles too. Did that fitting a motorbike seat cover once. |
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62kellison Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2018 Posts: 513 Location: mass
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 6:27 am Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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Thanks guys.YesYDBD I think for a first time its not bad with no patterns.I do know I learned ALOT and there will be a second one in the future.Hopefully I am past a lot of the learning curve. Cammie I was wondering if that would work,ill do that.(the hair dryer)...MY hats off to upholstery guys!!..ITS not as easy as one would think.IT was brutal,lol..I had never used a sewing machine,or bent a piece of conduit or done a lick of upholstery work.So for me this is great.Hopefully someone can use what I posted and do much better than they would have, or just much better....thanx guys SEAN... |
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Cammie Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2015 Posts: 87
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:15 pm Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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Take it easy. Don't let the heat concentrate on a small area. You're just warming it slightly. |
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62kellison Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2018 Posts: 513 Location: mass
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:49 am Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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gotcha Cammie thanks. |
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62kellison Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2018 Posts: 513 Location: mass
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2018 10:58 am Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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finally!!..
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Merk Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2018 Posts: 43
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2018 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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Hello:
Nice work. Your top looks great.
Thanks for posting your project.
I have enjoyed following along.
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62kellison Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2018 Posts: 513 Location: mass
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 2:35 pm Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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Merk ,thank you!!.Glad u liked it....Sean.. |
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57BLITZ Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2012 Posts: 2385 Location: DEEK - U.S.A.
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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Great job on the top . . . turned out nice! _________________ Jesucristo es mi Señor y Salvador! |
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62kellison Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2018 Posts: 513 Location: mass
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2018 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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57BLITZ ,thanks Man!...Sean.. |
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andygere Samba Member
Joined: January 31, 2014 Posts: 600 Location: Central Coast, CA
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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: making a full soft top. |
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You did a really nice job making that top. I know how difficult it is to sew industrial fabrics with a home sewing machine, having done some of that for my boat. Thanks for documenting the process for others to learn from. |
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